The Mercury Mariner Hybrid
Go to most
Ford / Mercury dealerships and you might find a few Escape
hybrids, but you almost certainly won't find a Mercury
Mariner hybrid. Ford simply hasn't produced many hybrid
Mariners and if you want one, you pretty much have to order
one.
Nonetheless,
while
the original Mariner hybrid wasn't a huge seller, hopes
are higher for the 2008 model, which will offer more
features and a lower price, starting $26,430.
In
addition, Ford is planning to offer some great
incentives on the 2008 Mariner hybrid. For example,
$3,155 cash back, or 0 percent financing for 60 months
and $655 back - dependant upon sales market and region.
Mariner
hybrid nuts and bolts
It took Ford five years
and 100 engineers to successfully integrate a hybrid
powertrain into the conventional Escape to produce the
hybrid Escape - the foundation of the Mariner hybrid.
Combining two electric
motors - one to drive the wheels, the other to turn over
the gas engine - with the standard Mariner 2.3-liter four-cylinder gas engine,
the Mariner hybrid should achieve around 33 mpg in the city
and 29 mpg on the highway, yet perform
as well as the 200-hp 6-cylinder version.
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Read about the Mariner
hybrid on the Hybridcarblog.
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