Vehicle Overview
The Mazda Tribute, a sibling to the Mercury Mariner and Ford Escape, got a significant exterior and interior face-lift for 2008. For 2009, Mazda makes a slew of mechanical changes that could improve performance and efficiency. New inline-four-cylinder and V-6 engines are available in the Sport, Touring and Grand Touring trim levels; a hybrid model is listed elsewhere in the Cars.com Research section. The Tribute seats five, and its competitors include the Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V and Saturn Vue.
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Exterior
Narrow headlights flank a large, five-pointed grille with a Mazda logo. The
wheel arches and belt line are well defined. For 2007, Violet Gray and
Smokestone are new colors, with the latter availa ...
Ignition Switch
With advanced key
Refer to “Starting the engine”
for information on how to use the ignition
switch.
Ignition Switch Positions (Without Advanced Key)
LOCK
The steering wheel locks to protect
a ...
A sporty cockpit that improves functional beauty
The new "zone layout" approach focuses on improving visibility and more
intuitive controls which provide "a sense of the car and driver as one" and "a
reassuring sense of ...


