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The exciting 2010 Mariner
The Mariner hit the market for the first time in the year 2005 and is still under production, manufactured in various generations. It falls under the category of Compact Crossover SUV class model vehicle. The body style of the vehicle is designed based on the 4-door SUV with the front engine layout, providing both the front wheel and the four wheel drive. The vehicle is designed based on the Ford CD2 platform. It offers 2.3 liter I4 engine and the 3.0 liter V6 engine that produces 114 kilo watts and the 150 kilo watts of power respectively. The vehicle has the transmission of 4-speed automatic providing the wheel base of 2619 mm.
Now it is time to take a sneak peak at the all new exciting 2010 Mariner. Beyond the other undisclosed security features, the noticeable specs in the 2010 Mariner include -
• Personal DVD players for each seat
• Rear bucket seats
• Increased rear seat legroom
• Center console & rear seat fold-out writing desks
• LED lighting
• Refrigerator
• A 110-volt outlet
The Mariner is a sibling of Ford Escape and Mazda Tribute and the market of the Mariner has been better than the other two models. Except the manual transmission in Ford Escape, most of the features are common in the Mariner. The vehicle also differs from the Escape in its interior design, signal repeaters and the monotone cladding. In the year 2006, Mariner Hybrid was released, which was identical to the Ford Escape Hybrid.
Similar to the Ford Escape Hybrid, the vehicle can switch between gasoline engine power and the electric battery automatically or it can use the combination of both the gasoline and the battery to attain the maximum speed and load performance.
The vehicle uses the regenerative braking system. Whenever the vehicle is decelerated or brakes are applied, the electric motor becomes a generator, which results in the conversion of momentum to electricity and is stored in the batteries. By this the 155 hp and the 200 hp Mariner accelerates the same kind of performance. The vehicle gets an average distance of 34 miles per US gallon.
The Presidential Edition Mercury Mariner Hybrid was released on 7th of September, 2006 to the former US president, Bill Clinton.
The Mariner was updated again in the year 2008 with an innovative look, built based on the Ford CD2 platform, which was used in the prior generations of Mariner. The changes in the vehicle include head lights, tail lights, new seats, new doors and wheels and the higher beltline.
The interior region of the vehicle was designed using the high quality materials, but the engine remained the same 3.0 liter Duratec V6 with reduced consumption of fuel by 10 percent. The 2008 Mariner was introduced at South Florida International Auto Show on 6th of October, 2006.
Looking at the awards it has bagged, the Mariner had won the “Green car of the year” award in the year 2006. According to the Consumer digest, Mariner was the best buy vehicle for three years, 2005, 2006 and 2007 respectively.