Overview & Reviews

The Mercury Mariner Hybrid, a twin to the successful Escape Hybrid, is new for 2006.

• Powerful and efficient hybrid powertrain, large cargo capacity, comfortable and stylish interior, carlike handling, optional side curtain airbags.

• Four-cylinder engine feels unrefined at high rpm.

User Reviews:

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  2006 Mariner Hybrid - after 3800 miles - 2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid
  By M. Tuxford-Hawkins - September 22 - 3:10 am

  Its comfy, fun to drive, handles beautifully. My previous cars being 2 Mountaineers, a Ford Explorer, & a sports car, in that order, it does seem small & car-like to me. It did very well last week in a close encounter with a large deer. Parks easily in the city, keeps up will with semis on the freeway (I drive 35 miles to work in the city & live in the country down a 1100 ft long drive.) It is an excellent utility vehicle; doesnt haul as much as a larger ute, but then it gets much better gas mileage & stills hold a lot of gardening gear & plants in the back. Very quiet drive; fit & finish is very, very good. (Yes, Id buy another one & recommend it to friends.)

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  Mariner Hybrid - 2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid
  By nshomo - August 21 - 11:20 pm

  i have been more than satisfied with my mercury mariner hybrid - i am averaging 31 - 32mpg - and its only about 1/4 city driving - would be great if battery power were extended on future cars -

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  How come its a secret - 2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid
  By A convert - July 21 - 9:13 am

  I found this truck to be a smooth ride on rough roads, comfortable seats, unbelievable economy, good pickup for a SUV, nice with the premium package.

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  I dont miss my Nissan - 2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid
  By Andrejak - June 22 - 2:30 pm

  I traded in a fully loaded 2002 Nissan Frontier 4WD for the Mariner. My pickup averaged 17 mpg. The Mariner is supposed to get 29 highway and 33 city. The 29 highway is attainable. I think the 33 city is a tad ambitious but probably could be done if you do a LOT of driving at 25 mph or less. Ive gone through two tanks of gas and so far have gotten it up to 28 mpg. You have to have a very light foot on the accerator. If youre really good, you can get the Mariner up to 30 mph before the gas engine kicks in. I love driving it and its great sitting at lights for minutes at a time knowing that Im not burning any gas. Trying to conserve fuel makes you allow more time to get where youre going.

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  A Mercury Winner - 2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid
  By Jim - October 9 - 11:13 pm

  The Hybrid is fun to drive and is very responsive. If you drive the speed limit and irritate the drivers behind you, the mpg for combined city/highway is around 33 mpg. In town only I have averaged 36 mpg. For the size of the SUV and the gas mileage I get, this is a very nice combination.

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  The Most Fun to Drive of All - 2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid
  By Lawsonp - November 27 - 8:13 pm

  I love driving the sports car like handling Mariner hybrid that didnt force me to give up an ounce of day-to- day practicality. Im public speaker that travels two large NM counties and carry a lot of audio visual and training equipment I fold the back seats down to open up 65 cubic feet of room. (The small car truck and back seats) of other Hybrids would not work. The Mariners stylish interior is great for my needs. I look forward to driving on long trips (even with gas at $2.89 plus a gallon). If you take a Mariner on a test drive, you will not want to give it back. The heck with MPG this thing is FPG - Fun Per Gallon. Perry D. Lawson

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  high tech car, low tech dealer - 2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid
  By hooverpilot - July 11 - 9:00 pm

  Quite a fun car to drive. Has reasonable power, good mileage, good handling. Big disappointment was that in spite of the fact that both the sticker and the website data sheet say the CD-player is MP3-capable, it isnt! Not even with the premium package! The salesmen said it could play MP3s, but later admitted he didnt know what an MP3 was - he was just going on the sticker. The service people were totally clueless and unwilling to help. I just HATE spending something like $1500 for a stupid radio and it wont even play MP3s. Dont rely on the dealer or the service people to know anything much about the electronics.

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  Best Hybrid SUV choice...I think - 2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid
  By Hybrid Hunter - April 1 - 3:56 am

  If this SUV had more "Hybrid" competition, it would likely score lower w/me. But since there are few SUV "True Hybrids" out there, this one scores pretty well. Overall I really like it. It is fairly fun to drive, gets decent mileage (27 overall - great for a 4WD SUV), has surprising performance, has Nav, etc. There are downsides... Its ridiculously priced - 33K for an Escape w/a Hybrid drive! It should be in the 25-27K range when compared w/similar SUVs (assuming a 5K Hybrid markup). Buy it used like I did - paid 27k w/only 1,700 miles on it. Other than the Nav/Radio, inside its a very plain (and dated) Ford product. CD changer under the seat is insane. And the seat cushions are too short.

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  Stealthy Marketing????? - 2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid
  By Thom - August 19 - 9:30 pm

  I went to check out the Escape - never heard of the Mariner -and found this one on the lot (a return, or a reject?). After a couple of thousand miles I still really enjoy the experience of the drive. My boys love it (they hated the Odyssey we traded in) and it has become my commute vehicle and the one we thrash around in on weekends. A bit small luggage carrying-wise so we picked up a Yakima luggage carrier. I would love to hear if anyone has really driven it on soft sand. I am a little suspect of that claim.

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  2006 Mercury Mariner - 2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid
  By Ken Gabriel - May 28 - 7:23 pm

  Wonderful little SUV. Very nice interior. Really fun to drive. Very good on rough roads. Easy to park.