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For the money, what is the best small SUV on the market?
I’ve been looking at the Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4 V6, & the Subaru Forester, but with the gas prices soaring, I’ve been trying to find an all-around winner in terms of reliability, safety, performance, value, & gas mileage. Any suggestions?
Ford Escape Hybrid FWD fits your criteria of reliability, safety, performance, value and gas mileage.
On reliability, it does not need a brake job until 100,000 miles (not a typo) due to the use of regenerative braking, and it has an unusually tough transmission because it only has a single gearset (no gear-shifting wear-and-tear of a regular car), no clutch, no torque converter, no CVT belts.
It’s also the most fuel-efficient of all SUVs– 34mpg city / 30mpg highway. http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/2008selemodelf.jsp?year=2008&make=Ford
Horsepowerwise, 200hp. Performs just like a conventional V6-powered SUV but gets better gas mileage.
As far as value goes, right now the Escape Hybrid qualifies for a $3000 Federal Tax Credit, which means it doesn’t cost more than a similarly-equipped gasoline-only Escape: http://alternativefuels.about.com/od/hybridvehicles/a/hybridtaxcredit.htm
And before any idiot tells you a hybrid battery costs thousands to replace… Ford Escape Hybrid comes with an 8-year / 100,000-mile warranty on the battery. If it dies before then (virtually unheard of), Ford replaces it for free: http://www.fordvehicles.com/suvs/escapehybrid/warranty/08/
Hope this helps.
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