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2008 Mercury Sable

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Kelley Blue Book Retail:  $15,800 – $18,750   Change Vehicle
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EPA Fuel Economy:
 City: 17 – 18   Highway: 24 – 28
Available Engines:
 263-hp, 3.5-liter V-6 (regular gas)
Available Transmissions: 6-speed automatic w/OD

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 What We Like

 What We Don't
•Previously known as the Montego
•New 3.5-liter V-6
•Mild styling changes
•FWD or AWD
•Optional Sync entertainment system
 
+Ride comfort
+Stability
+Large backseat
+Big trunk
+Crashworthiness
 
-Occasional transmission delay before upshifting
-Non-telescoping steering wheel compromises comfort
-Significant gas mileage penalty with AWD
-Gauge legibility in daylight
-Bland looks
 

Vehicle Summary

Mercury's full-size Montego sedan is now called the Sable, recalling Mercury's twin to the Ford Taurus of 1990s eminence. Ford says 60 percent of customers remember the Sable, and it's hoping to cash in on those memories with the name change.  Read more 

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  Original MSRP

4dr Front-wheel Drive Base

 $23,935

4dr All-wheel Drive Base

 $25,785

4dr Front-wheel Drive Premier

 $27,725

4dr All-wheel Drive Premier

 $29,575

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