VOGA means fashion in Italian. It is no wonder why Ford designer Camilo Pardo, the designer of the Ford GT, chose this name when he introduced the upscale appearance package in 2006 on the vehicle named after the Italian fashion capital, the Mercury Milan. Since then Mercury has expanded the elegant VOGA line to include the Mercury Mariner crossover based on the Ford Escape.
Being an aesthetics package, the VOGA option is much more about design than function. In order to purchase the high-class VOGA equipped Mercury, future Mariner owners must first upgrade to a Mercury Mariner Premier, and then purchase the Moon and Tune package that includes a large panoramic sunroof and a seven speaker MP3 compatible sound system and much more.
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Mercury continues pushing fashion-forward design, with a new runway-inspired production series called VOGA. Literally translated as “fashionable and trend-setting,” VOGA hits primetime today at the South Florida International Auto Show, debuting on a 2008
Mercury Mariner. Over time, the VOGA series will be offered on a series of Mercury products
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Mercury unveiled the 2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid, a stylish, upscale small sport-utility vehicle with nimble handling and impressive performance, along with ample cargo and towing capacity. It’s an environmentally conscious SUV with remarkable fuel efficiency, and also meets the cleanest emissions rating achievable by a fossil-fuel vehicle (California’s Advanced Technology Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle standard).
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Al Gore is looking to make a statement with his two new rides- one for the environment with his acquisition of the two brand new
Mercury Mariner Hybrid. Before his "green move" , Gore was driving around in a you-guess it Lexus - which most likely wasnot in hybrid form. On a side not, the Lexus model was most likely a LS- for him to able to trade it in and get two - Mariner Hybrids.
Its about time this guy stepped up to he stands for ie - developments towards a better environment by (...
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New 2008
Mercury Mariner, boasting a new design, lower suggested MSRP and greater fuel efficiency, aims to build upon one of the strongest vehicle conquest rates within Ford Motor Company. Cutting-edge 3D animation technology drives captivating new ads that showcase the 2008
Mercury Mariner’s sophisticated design and styling. Hitting network airwaves now, the ads will appear in lifestyle media that tap into the Mariner customer’s passions for cooking, (..
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