The Mazda Tribute is a small crossover SUV based on the front-wheel drive Mazda 626 platform. It is the basis for the similar Ford Escape SUV. The Tribute and Escape debuted in 2001, offering front and all wheel drive and a choice of a 2.0 L Mazda 4-cylinder or Ford Duratec 3.0 L V6. It was also sold as the Ford Maverick in Europe with a Ford 2.0 L Zetec engine with manual transmission, or 3.0 L Duratec coupled to automatic transmission. As of March 31, 2005, 109,610 Tribute and Escape models had been sold worldwide since introduction.
One main difference between the Tribute and the Ford Escape/Maverick is that the Tribute's suspension is tuned for a firmer ride than the Escape/Maverick, in order to correspond with Mazda's sporty image. The American market Tribute and Escape are built at Ford's Kansas City assembly plant in Claycomo, Missouri. Mazda will not build 2007-model Tributes, waiting instead for a 2008-model replacement (possibly based on the CX series, which includes the CX-7 and CX-9), though Ford and Mercury will have a 9-month production run.2001
The Tribute made its debut at the 2000 Los Angeles Auto Show. It replaced the Mazda Navajo (which was retired in 1994), and was sold as "the sports car of SUVs".
Engine options:
- 2.0 L YF I4, 130 hp (95 kW)/183 Nm
- 3.0 L AJ V6, 200 hp (149 kW)/265 Nm
2005
Both the Escape and Tribute were refreshed for 2005. The base engine is now the Mazda 2.3 L MZR 4, and the top remains the 3.0 L Duratec V6. A hybrid version of the Tribute, which was supposed to be introduced for the 2007 model year was canceled, as it was going to be similar to the already-released Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner hybrids.
Engine options:
- 2.3 L MZR I4, 153 hp/152 ft·lbf of torque
- 3.0 L AJ V6, 200 hp/193 ft·lbf of torque
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