2006 Mercury Mariner
November 22nd, 2006
Mercury’s conveniently compact SUV adds a gas/electric Hybrid model for 2006. Mariner is a luxury-trimmed version of the Ford Escape and Mazda Tribute.
It comes with a conventional gas engine as the Convenience model with a 153-hp 4-cyl and as the upscale Luxury and Premier with a 200-hp V6. These come with a 4-speed automatic transmission and front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive that lacks low-range gearing.
Hybrids are AWD only and team a 4-cyl gas engine with a battery-powered electric motor. It requires no plug-in charging. It uses a continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT). Mariner’s hybrid system automatically runs on one or both power sources.