Four-dollar-per-gallon gasoline may be wreaking havoc on sales of the Mustang, F-150 and Explorer, but it comes along at a convenient moment for the facelifted 2009 Escape and Mariner. Six-speed automatics replace four-speed automatics, there’s a new lower front chin spoiler below the redesigned front fascia and rear tire spoilers for better aerodynamics, and new [...]

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Yay, hybrids! You’re in the market for a relatively compact SUV whose fuel economy doesn’t drop too far from the Focobaltra you’re selling. Plus, you want the snob appeal of owning a hybrid. You’d like to sit up high, have more cargo space, and get amazing fuel economy.

With $31,013 to spend, you can just barely [...]

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