2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid Review Summaries

What reviewers liked most about the Mercury Mariner Hybrid:

The battery pack is located under the cargo floor and doesn't materially reduce the cargo capacity..

-- Cars.com

Less sporty than the Escape, it maneuvers nicely and rides reasonably smoothly most of the time. Harsher pavement can roughen the ride, but control is seldom affected..

-- Cars.com

Loaded models...sell for less than $35,000..

-- Cars.com

What reviewers liked least about the Mercury Mariner Hybrid:

List price is $29,840, including freight, which puts the Mariner slightly above the Escape hybrid?.

-- Cars.com

Less impressive is the Mariner's "Acceptable" rating (the second highest) in the frontal-offset crash test conducted by the IIHS..

-- Edmunds.com

Four-cylinder engine feels unrefined at high rpm..

-- Edmunds.com

Best one-liner about the Mercury Mariner Hybrid:

...a hybrid that doesn't force you to give up an ounce of day-to-day practicality?..

-- Edmunds.com