Mercury Milan
| Mercury Milan | |
|---|---|
2006 Mercury Milan Premier | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Mercury (Ford Motor Company) |
| Production | August 1, 2005–December 17, 2010 |
| Model years | 2006–2011 |
| Assembly | Mexico: Hermosillo, Sonora (Hermosillo Stamping and Assembly) |
| Designer | Darrell Behmer, Mercury Chief Designer |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Mid-size |
| Body style | 4-door sedan |
| Layout | FF layout All-wheel drive |
| Platform | Ford CD3 platform |
| Related | Ford Fusion Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ Mazda6 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine |
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| Transmission | 5-speed Mazda G5M manual 6-speed Mazda G6M manual 5-speed Mazda FNR5 automatic 6-speed Aisin TF-80 automatic 6-speed Ford 6F35 automatic Aisin CVT |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 107.4 in (2,728 mm) |
| Length | 191.4 in (4,862 mm) (2006–2009) 189.0 in (4,801 mm) (2010) |
| Width | 72.2 in (1,834 mm) |
| Height | 2006: 55.8 in (1,417 mm) 2007–2010: 57.2 in (1,453 mm) Hybrid: 56.9 in (1,445 mm) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Mercury Sable (mid-size) |
The Mercury Milan is a four-door, five passenger, front- and all-wheel drive mid-size sedan manufactured by Ford and marketed by its Mercury division over a single generation for model years 2006-2011, using Ford's CD3 platform.
As a rebadged variant of the first-generation Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ/Zephyr, the Milan received an extensive mid-cycle refresh (i.e., facelift) for model year 2010 — under Chief Designer Darrell Behmer and Design Director Peter Horbury.
Manufactured alongside the Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ/Zephyr at Hermosillo Assembly in Mexico, it served as the entry-level and smallest Mercury, succeeding the 1990s Mercury Mystique and replacing the Sable. It was marketed in the United States (including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), Mexico, and the Middle East.
Introduced at the 2005 Chicago Auto Show, in 2008 the Milan became Mercury's best-selling model. Coinciding with Ford's retirement of Mercury, sales of the Milan ended after a shortened 2011 model year; the final vehicle was manufactured on December 17, 2010.
The nameplate Milan derived from second-largest Italian city, Milan, often associated with fashion and design. Chief Designer, Darrell Behmer, said the "name 'Milan' connotes visions of a modern, fashionable European city, fitting the car's design theme and target customer like a fine Italian suit."