Mercury joined the lineup of hybrid car dealers in 2005, and here’s what reviewers had to say about this year’s Mercury Mariner SUV…

Automotive.com said this year’s Mariner “continues unchanged on the outside, its slick and clean design accented by Mercury’s avant-garde styling cues. Inside is a pleasant and calming cabin with room enough for the kind of stuff people who are moving up from the Milan sedan or retreating from the more truck-like Mountaineer need to haul around.”

Consumer Guide said it “is a luxury-trimmed version of the Ford Escape and Mazda Tribute” whose “performance and accommodations mirror those of comparably equipped Escapes and Tributes.”

MSRP on models runs from $21,380 to $24,885 and mileage runs from 19/23 mpg to 22/26 mpg.