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Ford will be revealing the new 2009 Escape 2009 Mercury Mariner at the Washington Auto Show this week. The event will start Wednesday and will last until Sunday. Ford will be competing with Toyota at the auto show when it comes to showing off new SUV’s.

Ford said overall fuel efficiency for the gasoline versions of the 2009 Escape and Mariner would increase by 1 mpg compared with the 2008 versions, which get between 18 mpg in the city and 26 mpg on the highway depending on the engine configuration.

The new 2008 Mercury Mariner will be showing of a new look with its new upper level VOGA trim. The new trim – which is already getting a thumbs up – will be available in a variety of colors, embroidered leather interior, five spoke wheels – each with the ‘VOGA’ center caps, and many more unique designs.

The VOGA Mercury concept was unveiled at the South Florida International Auto Show last year. It has been designed by Camilo Pardo – the designer of the Ford GT. It has a stainless steel roof, tasteful body kit, 20-inch wheels and a stainless blue metallic paint job.

Ford’s product-led renaissance swept into the Chicago Auto Show with an “ideal” vehicle made even better, the redesigned 2008 Mercury Montego renamed the Mercury Sable. “Montego owners love their vehicles,” said Michael Richards, Lincoln Mercury general marketing manager.

“That was proven when Montego received the highest overall score in AutoPacific’s 2006 ‘Ideal Vehicle Award,’ which recognizes the vehicle that most closely meets its customer’s expectations. Mercury prides itself on understanding its customers and giving them everything they want and need in their vehicles, a tradition that will continue with the new Sable.”

Mercury comes out with the 2005 Montego, the first competitive sedan for the company to sell since the original Sable came out nearly two decades ago. When the 2005 Mercury Montego goes on sale later this year, it joins its corporate twin, the 2005 Ford Five Hundred, in the battle for import sedan buyers.

The 2005 Mercury Montego is larger inside than its competitors, yet trim and tidy on the outside. Rear seat occupants will be especially happy, since the Montego boasts class-leading headroom and legroom. Plus, the Montego is blessed with high H-points, which refers to the pivot point of the human hip.

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.