| Main Params | 
        
            | Photo |   |   | 
        
            | Car name | Mercury Eight | Ford Aerostar | 
        
            | Car type | passenger cars | passenger cars | 
        
            | Car body type | sedan | minivan | 
        
            | Model | mercury | ford | 
        
            | Variant | eight | aerostar | 
        
            | Modification | 4.2 MT (112 hp) | 3.0 AT (147 hp) | 
        
            | Release of cars | 1949 | 1986 | 
        
            | The end of production | 1951 | 1997 | 
                
                    | Engine | 
                
                    | Boost type | No | No | 
                
                    | Compression ratio | No | 9.3 | 
                
                    | Cylinder arrangement | V-shaped | V-shaped | 
                
                    | Cylinder diameter and piston stroke, mm | No | 88.9 × 80 | 
                
                    | Engine capacity, cm³ | 4184 | 2979 | 
                
                    | Engine power supply system | No | distributed injection | 
                
                    | Engine type | petrol | petrol | 
                
                    | Maximum power, hp/kW at rpm | 112 / 82 at 3600 | 147 / 108 at 4800 | 
                
                    | Maximum torque, N*m at rpm | 271 at 2000 | 224 at 3600 | 
                
                    | Number of cylinders | 8 | 6 | 
                
                    | Number of valves per cylinder | No | 2 | 
                
                    | General information | 
                
                    | Brand country | USA | USA | 
                
                    | Car class | No | M | 
                
                    | Number of doors | 4 | 4 | 
                
                    | Performance indicators | 
                
                    | Fuel type | No | Super (95) | 
                
                    | Sizes in mm | 
                
                    | Front track width | No | 1562 | 
                
                    | Ground clearance | No | 180 | 
                
                    | Height | 1646 | 1880 | 
                
                    | Length | 5253 | 4834 | 
                
                    | Rear track width | No | 1524 | 
                
                    | Wheel size | No | 205 / 75 / R14 | 
                
                    | Wheelbase | 2997 | 3020 | 
                
                    | Width | 1953 | 1829 | 
                
                    | Suspension and brakes | 
                
                    | Front brakes | drum | disk ventilated | 
                
                    | Rear brakes | drum | drum | 
                
                    | Type of front suspension | independent, spring | independent, spring | 
                
                    | Type of rear suspension | No | independent, spring | 
                
                    | Transmission | 
                
                    | Drive type | rear | rear | 
                
                    | Number of gears | 3 | 4 | 
                
                    | Transmission | mechanical | automatic | 
                
                    | Volume and weight | 
                
                    | Fuel tank capacity, l | No | 79 |