What is the best all-round small suv hybrid vehicle-mileage, reliability, comfort, power?
I want good gas mileage, power and reasonably good looks. Reliability is a big factor, as well as future maintenance cost.
If you want a small hybrid SUV that has proven to be very tough and reliable, look no further than the Ford Escape Hybrid.
Where I am here in New York City, the NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission has been using the Escape Hybrid as taxi cabs since 2005. The original batch has racked up over 200,000 miles with no major problems. http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=11619
NOBODY abuses their cars worse than NYC cab drivers. If the Escape Hybrid can weather that kind of punishment on a daily basis, it can survive normal use just fine. 
And better yet, Uncle Sam will actually help you out with a $3000 Federal Tax Credit rebate if you buy a 2008 Escape Hybrid 2WD: http://www.irs.gov/irs/article/0,,id=176409,00.html
Answering your other criteria:
- Escape Hybrid 2WD gets 32mpg combined city/highway according to the EPA’s new downwardly-revised estimates. It’s the most fuel-efficient SUV out there.
- The combined power when both the electric motor and the 2.5L engine is running is 200 horsepower. That’s comparable to the regular V6 3.0L Duratec-powered 2008 Escape 2WD.
- The Escape Hybrid is lower-maintenance than regular cars. It uses regenerative braking to save wear on the brake pads, so you don’t need a brake job until 100,000 miles. Its transmission has just one teethed gearset, no gear-shifting wear-and-tear of a normal car transmission. That’s why it’s so tough and can withstand the abuse of NYC cabbies.
Hope this helps.
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