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Mazda Tribute Going on Ice for 2007

If there's a vehicle that doesn't quite fit into Mazda's sporty lineup as well as the 3, 6, MX-5, RX-8 and new CX-7, it's the Ford Escape cloned Tribute. When it debuted, way back in 2000 as a 2001 model, it easily drove away with all the entry-level sport utility fun-to-drive awards thanks to an athletic 200-horsepower V6, in top trim levels, and a relatively agile suspension, but times have changed and the Tribute has trouble measuring up to