A redesigned Mercury Mariner crossover SUV was unvieled in Miami on Friday . The new Mariner retains the basic shape and style of the outgoing version but it has been completely re-engineered, according to Ford Motor Co., which makes Mercury vehicles. The redesigned version will go on sale early next year as a 2008 model.
Mercury is Ford’s entry-level luxury brand. Its products, upgraded versions of Ford vehicles, are sold alongside Ford’s luxury-level Lincoln cars and SUVs in Lincoln-Mercury dealerships. The Mariner is closely related to the Ford Escape. Ordinarily, related Ford and Mercury vehicles are revealed together. The Escape redesign will not be publicly revealed until the Los Angeles Auto Show in November.