eGMCarTech (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
It would only make sense, but Mazda has no plans to offer a hybrid version of the 2009 Mazda6 any time soon. The Mazda Tribute Hybrid and its platform sibling Ford Escape Hybrid share the same...
Autoblog (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative , Sedans/Saloons , Green , Mazda Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2009 Mazda6. Despite having the ability to snatch the 2.3-liter gasoline-electric hybrid from FoMoCo's arsenal - the same engine found in the Mazda Tribute Hybrid, Ford Escape Hybrid and 2009 Fusion - Mazda has decided to keep the new Mazda6 hybrid-free for the time being. Jay Amestoy, veep...
larry borsato (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
On this past Wednesday, my wife was in a car accident. An idiot in a Mercedes E550, on his BlackBerry at the time, went right through a red light and hit my wife. Her 2001 Mazda Tribute rolled a few times, coming to rest down the road on its roof. Fortunately a couple who lived in the apartments at the corner got her out before anything happened. Her Tribute, though it sustained a few dents and bent...
Article Master (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Did you know Mazda has a hybrid. It is called the Mazda Tribute Hybrid. Check out some of the reviews of the Mazda Tribute. What does it say when the company that produces the hybrid admits that the handling is a letdown? That they are aware that at least one part of its [...]
Article Archive (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Do you want to learn about the Mazda Tribute Hybrid. Check out the overview here.
Hybrid Car Review (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
The 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid has improved its fuel economy by 1 mpg over the 2008 model, getting a 34 city/31 highway mpg rating from the EPA. Since the Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner Hybrid (and Mazda Tribute) are all built the same, you should expect the same improvements in the 2009 Mercury Mariner Hybrid. Read up on more of the improvements to the 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid and Mercury Mariner Hybrid...
Dayton Daily News (Free subscription) | 05/18/2008
Real estate agent Kimberly Wattermann's Mazda Tribute comes in handy for lugging real estate signs around town and conducting business on rainy days.
Autoblog (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
Filed under: Tech , Ford For 2009, the Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner (as well as the Mazda Tribute) are getting the powertrain updates that they missed out on when their exteriors were revamped last year. While the 2008 models had all-new looks and interiors, the engines and transmissions were carried over from 2007, including the four-speed automatic transmissions. We'll have more info on their...
Automobile (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
Ford Gears Up Six-Speed Escape for 2009 If four cogs are good, six must be better - which, perhaps, is why Ford announced today it'll be installing six-speed automatic transmissions on the 2009 Escape - along with its kissing cousins, the Mercury Mariner and Mazda Tribute . Built in the automaker's Sterling Heights, Mich. plant, the 6F35 will become the top-end automatic in the CUV trio, surpassing...
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Exterior Design:*** Whereas the platform buddy Ford Escape never manages to look tough enough and the other derivative, the Mazda Tribute, looks like a child with some sort of neurological condition, the Mercury Mariner Hybrid appears exactly as it should. By far the best looking of the trio, the conservative looks fare well next to luxury SUV offerings from Toyota and Acura. Interior Design:** Compared...
AutoblogGreen (Free subscription) | 01/22/2008
Filed under: Hybrid , Ford , Mercury , Washington DC Auto Show Just in time to better compete with the upcoming Saturn Vue Two-Mode hybrid , Ford is rolling out a series of updates to the Escape and Mariner (and likely the badge engineered Mazda Tribute) hybrids. The big news is an updated 2.5L four cylinder engine that supplants the existing 2.3L unit. The revised engine includes variable cam timing...
Leftlane (Free subscription) | 01/17/2008
Ford has announced that it expects to turn a profit on its hybrid vehicles in 2008. Ford launched its first hybrid vehicle in 2004 — the Escape Hybrid — followed by hybrid versions of the Mercury Mariner and Mazda Tribute. Later this year, Ford will introduce the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan hybrids, [...]
Leftlane (Free subscription) | 01/16/2008
Ford's gas-electric vehicles will be profitable for the first time ever in 2008, hybrid program director Nancy Gioia said at the Detroit auto show. She said Ford has reduced the cost of producing its Escape, Mercury Mariner and Mazda Tribute hybrids by 30 percent since production first began, and the introduction of the Fusion and [...]
AutoMill (Free subscription) | 01/14/2008
The 2008 Ford Escape was developed in conjunction with Mazdaa, which in turn is owned in principle by Ford. Thus, the Escape, the Mazda Tribute and Ford's Mercury division SUV, the Mariner, are not surprisingly quite similar. A hybrid version of the Escape was introduced in 2004 and this year with the 2008 model, the Escape and its SUV siblings have all been redesigned. Why? The SUV market has expanded...
KickingTires (Free subscription) | 01/07/2008
Competes with: Ford Focus, Mazda Tribute Hybrid, Mercury Mariner Hybrid, Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V Looks like: The regular Vue and other Vue Green Line, with a few tweaks Drivetrain: 3.6-liter direct-injection V-6 with four-speed automatic, two 55-kilowatt electric motors and...
