Editing Ford Explorer (section)

=== Mercury Mountaineer ===
{{Main|Mercury Mountaineer}}
The Ford Explorer was sold by the [[Mercury (automobile)|Mercury]] division as the [[Mercury Mountaineer]] from 1997 until 2010. Developed as a competitor for the [[Oldsmobile Bravada]], the Mountaineer was a four-door SUV slotted above the Explorer Limited. Marking the reintroduction of the waterfall grille to the Mercury brand, the model line was distinguished by two-tone (and later monochromatic) styling different from the Explorer.

Coinciding with the 2010 closure of the Mercury brand, the Mountaineer was withdrawn after the 2010 model year; three generations were produced, with the Mountaineer serving as the largest Mercury SUV (above the [[Mercury Mariner|Mariner]]).
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File:1998-2001 Mercury Mountaineer.jpg|1998-2001 Mercury Mountaineer
File:Mercury Mountaineer.jpg|2002-2005 Mercury Mountaineer 
File:3rd Mercury Mountaineer -- 03-05-2010.jpg|2006-2010 Mercury Mountaineer 
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