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more about #fordescapehybrid more comments → weatherman: The Ford Escape Hybrid is already ridiculously priced, I can only imagine what this plug-in model will do for that. Maybe that's why they want to wait... more » LucasElectric: 2012? Haven't these fools learned anything in the last 4 months? There's absolutely no reason these cars can't be on the damn showroom floor by this t... more » something_unique_and_descriptive: If this is what they come out with in 2012 I will be sorely disappointed. The platform will be over ten years old by then. more » MushyHeirloom: You burned rubber in it, right? more » damnelantra™: i wonder how much faster the suhv would charge full without this gimmicky blue light more » kneebeau: "Each of the vehicles had a driver sitting in it with the engine running. " Uhh, that's gonna help fuel efficiency how? I guess chauffeurs are paid to... more » pir8matt: @Matt Hardigree: "How does the Aspen Hybrid stack up against the Escape Hybrid? It gets worse gas mileage, it uses mediocre hybrid technology develope... more » Elhigh: They don't build small, fuel-efficient cars because there's "no market," and they're "not profitable." Then exactly who the hell is building all these... more » volkspower: Did we give up when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?! more » FTGDWolverineEdition'09: @Matt Hardigree:" it uses mediocre hybrid technology developed in conjunction with GM and is built into a car that's proven to be wildly unpopular." I... more » British_Looks_British_Reliability: By not even throwing some $50 plastic wheelcovers on the Volt mule, GM is saying, "Yes, it would get better fuel economy with the better aerodynamics,... more » Jagvar: In the grand scheme of things, does it really matter how they got there? This media circus has gotten out of hand, if you ask me. more » Graverobber: Ford showed up in a Hybrid that has been on the market for 3 or more years. Chrysler showed up in a Hybrid that is just now reaching the market. GM sh... more » Timtoolman, sporadically speaking: NO, NO. Nardelli was shown arriving in an EV Jeep Wrangler! more » Illegal_Machine: I wish Nardelli would have showed up in a Cherokee SRT-8. Took everyone for a ride and said: "It doesn't get good MPG...but watch this..." Just then, ... more » -
#detroitautoshow
Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid: Quick Drive
We took to the Detroit Auto Show basement to drive the 120 MPG Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid. Our impressions below. More » -
#carpocalypsenow
How The Not-So Big Three Rolled Into Washington, D.C.
The not-so-Big Three learned from their corporate travel mistake deciding to drive to D.C. this week for testimony before Congress. Thanks to our man on the scene, here's a look at the cars they chose and their meaning. -
#ifeelgassy
Reasons For Buying A Hybrid: The Good, The Bad And The Moronic
Leave it to The Car Connection's Marty Padgett to dream up a list including seven good reasons for buying a hybrid — we were surprised to see that many. Being professional cynics, we're far more interested in, and familiar with, the six bad reasons he detailed in a piece for PR Newswire. But with the super-exciting hybrid wars on the way at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, we suppose it's about time to bone up on the rationale for hooking up with the hybrid clan. Brief summaries of the points after the jump. More » -
#2009fordescape
2009 Ford Escape: First Drive
While we're not quite willing to call this a full review, we did get some seat time with a couple of spankin' new 2009 Ford Escape models yesterday. We managed to get back-to-back seat time with both the 2008 and 2009 V6 4x4 Limited as well as the Hybrid for direct comparison on the same 20-mile circuit. When Hardigree reviewed the Escape's platform pal, the 2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid, it was fairly obvious our impression was one of disconnectedness. The brakes felt funny, the handling was blah, and the steering felt numb. Ford apparently heard these complaints from its customers as well. More » -
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#jalopnikreviews
2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid, Part One
The full title of this review is "2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid, Part One or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love my Yuppie Ass" but the kicker wouldn't look good on the page. I do my best to pass myself off as anything-but-a-yuppie. Preferring to rock cheap chinos, a hoody and an Astros cap over J. Crew sweater vests and flat front Banana Republic slacks, but something about the Mariner Hybrid makes me suddenly think about how fly I'd look with the sleeves of my dress shirt exposed while driving through Lincoln Park listening to The Best Of Tuvan Throat Singing Vol. 2. More »
