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Mercury Mariners sold in North America will receive an significant update in order to stay competitive against [[Toyota RAV4]], [[Honda Element]] and [[Jeep Patriot]]. There had been a rumour that the Mariner, Escape and Tribute will use the CD3 platform, however, Ford appeared to retain the CD2 Platform. Another report suggests the changes could be based off of the EUCD platform. The 3.0L V-6 may be replaced with the 3.6L V-6 debuting in the Ford Edge. | Mercury Mariners sold in North America will receive an significant update in order to stay competitive against [[Toyota RAV4]], [[Honda Element]] and [[Jeep Patriot]]. There had been a rumour that the Mariner, Escape and Tribute will use the CD3 platform, however, Ford appeared to retain the CD2 Platform. Another report suggests the changes could be based off of the EUCD platform. The 3.0L V-6 may be replaced with the 3.6L V-6 debuting in the Ford Edge. | ||
The interior is expected to get a significant upgrade with higher quality materials and revised | The interior is expected to get a significant upgrade with higher quality materials and revised instrument console. This should end critisisms of cheap construction. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== |
Revision as of 20:01, 2 July 2006
The Mercury Mariner debuted in late 2004 as a 2005 compact SUV, essentially a re-skinned Ford Escape with minor enhancements. The Ford Escape was jointly developed with Mazda, in which Ford owns a controlling interest, and was released a few months after the nearly-identical Mazda Tribute. The Escape is sold in Europe as the Ford Maverick while the Mariner is not.
It is built on the Ford CD2 platform, which is in turn based on the Mazda GF platform, which was used by the Mazda 626.
The Mariner offers a 3.0L V-6 engine, all wheel drive system, four wheel disc brakes with ABS and color keyed exterior styling.
2007
The 3.0L V6 has been modified to reduce fuel consumption by over 10%.
2008
Mercury Mariners sold in North America will receive an significant update in order to stay competitive against Toyota RAV4, Honda Element and Jeep Patriot. There had been a rumour that the Mariner, Escape and Tribute will use the CD3 platform, however, Ford appeared to retain the CD2 Platform. Another report suggests the changes could be based off of the EUCD platform. The 3.0L V-6 may be replaced with the 3.6L V-6 debuting in the Ford Edge.
The interior is expected to get a significant upgrade with higher quality materials and revised instrument console. This should end critisisms of cheap construction.
External links
- Ford's Escape page
- Hybrid Cars and Vehicles - MixedPower.com
- Ford's Escape Hybrid page
- Escape Central: Escape/Mariner/Tribute Enthusiast site
- AutoGuideWiki.com: Ford Escape XLS 2WD (Auto)
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