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| The hybrid experts at TheCarConnection.com studied the latest road tests on the new 2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid to write this comprehensive review. Experts from TheCarConnection.com also drove the Mercury Mariner Hybrid to offer more information and opinions on this technically advanced compact SUV. |
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| Road Test |
Members of TheCarConnection.com team put thousands of miles on 2006, 2007, and 2008 Mercury Mariner and Ford Escape Hybrids over the past three years. With so much experience behind the wheel of Ford Motor Company’s first- and second-generation hybrid models, our experts verify Ford’s claims that the newer models drive more smoothly, with virtually no transitional wavers in power delivery as the hybrid powertrain switches from electric-only to electric-plus-gasoline or gasoline-only. This is good news for buyers who are looking to go green because the 2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid requires nothing special from the driver to extract every last yard from a gallon of fuel.
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| Positive Points |
- V-6 power from a four-cylinder
- Excellent mileage
- Leading-edge hybrid technology
- Richer new look
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| Negative Points |
- It’s still an Escape...er...Mariner
- Getting used to the CVT (continuously variable transmission)
- Unenthusiastic handling
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