2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid
2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid is going to be 3rd in the hybrid cars segment from Ford. It is good that hybrid version of the vehicle buyers are getting more and more automobiles to choose from. With ample cargo and towing capacity, 2006 Mercury Mariner is stylish with impressive performance and comes with remarkable fuel economy. The estimated fuel economy is 33 miles per gallon city, 29 mpg highway. The car was initially going to be launched in 2007 but was pulled ahead by 1 year. It will arrive in the market by fall of 2005. 2005 Mercury Mariner is going to be one of the most fuel efficient sport utility vehicle in the market. It is going to use the technology used by Escape Hybrid.
The powertrain for Mercury Mariner Hybrid uses best features of both gasoline engine and electric motor, which gives a 50% increase in driving efficiency with a much lower emission and all this without compromising on any of the functionalities. All this is achieved by the use of 6 powertrain components which work in perfect unison. Ford motor has 40 patents in hybrid engine technology and 70 pending.
It has 2.3-liter DOHC Duratec four-cylinder engine with 2 ac electric motors with 250 D-size nickel-metal hydride batteries in a compact, rear-mounted, sealed package. The vehicle could go upto 25 mph with only electric power. The gas engine automatically shuts down at stoplights, during coasting or while vehicle is crawling at low speeds. 2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid has a greater fuel economy in city driving where electric motor runs the vehicle up to as much as 25 mph. The hybrid vehicle takes advantage from frequent stops for regenerative braking in the city drive.
The safety features for the vehicle is also great. It uses 4 channel anti-lock brake system which helps the driver to avoid accidents. The other safety system includes Occupant Classification Sensing to tailor the front passenger air bag deployment to match the passenger's size and severity of impact.
2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid is going to be 3rd in the hybrid cars segment from Ford. It is good that hybrid version of the vehicle buyers are getting more and more automobiles to choose from. With ample cargo and towing capacity, 2006 Mercury Mariner is stylish with impressive performance and comes with remarkable fuel economy. The estimated fuel economy is 33 miles per gallon city, 29 mpg highway. The car was initially going to be launched in 2007 but was pulled ahead by 1 year. It will arrive in the market by fall of 2005. 2005 Mercury Mariner is going to be one of the most fuel efficient sport utility vehicle in the market. It is going to use the technology used by Escape Hybrid.
The powertrain for Mercury Mariner Hybrid uses best features of both gasoline engine and electric motor, which gives a 50% increase in driving efficiency with a much lower emission and all this without compromising on any of the functionalities. All this is achieved by the use of 6 powertrain components which work in perfect unison. Ford motor has 40 patents in hybrid engine technology and 70 pending.
It has 2.3-liter DOHC Duratec four-cylinder engine with 2 ac electric motors with 250 D-size nickel-metal hydride batteries in a compact, rear-mounted, sealed package. The vehicle could go upto 25 mph with only electric power. The gas engine automatically shuts down at stoplights, during coasting or while vehicle is crawling at low speeds. 2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid has a greater fuel economy in city driving where electric motor runs the vehicle up to as much as 25 mph. The hybrid vehicle takes advantage from frequent stops for regenerative braking in the city drive.
The safety features for the vehicle is also great. It uses 4 channel anti-lock brake system which helps the driver to avoid accidents. The other safety system includes Occupant Classification Sensing to tailor the front passenger air bag deployment to match the passenger's size and severity of impact.
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