Philippines: Santa Rosa, Laguna ( Ford Philippines) Germany: Saarlouis ( Saarlouis Body & Assembly) Hybrid and plug-in hybrid options are available for the fourth-generation model.įord Maverick (Europe and China, 2001–2008) It continues to the fourth-generation in which the North American Escape is identical to the Kuga with a minor cosmetic redesign. For the third-generation, Ford unified the model with the Europe-designed Ford Kuga as per the "One Ford" plan of having only one vehicle per segment internationally. A hybrid option was again available.įord released the third generation model in 2012 for the 2013 model year. Since 2013, the model has been paralleled with the Kuga sold outside North America, making them essentially identical. Unlike the collaborative approach taken with the previous model, this time the design and engineering was carried out by Ford. In other markets, the first generation models were either replaced by updated first generation versions, or replaced by the Mazda CX-7 (2006) and Ford Kuga (2008). Second generations of the Ford Escape, Mercury Mariner, and Mazda Tribute were released in 2007 for the 2008 model year, but mostly restricted to North America.
The first generation was jointly developed with Mazda which also created the Mazda Tribute and Mercury Mariner as the twin model.
The base price of that model is $25,100, plus a mandatory delivery fee that takes the price to right around $26,000.įollow GreenCarReports on Facebook and Twitter.The Ford Escape is a compact crossover SUV sold by Ford since 2000 over four generations. Our 2017 Ford Escape came with striking Titanium Blue paint, but no window sticker to lay out the various options and prices. We anticipate testing the 2017 Escape's real-world fuel economy sometime this year. But that earlier system's quadrant of rectangles on the touchscreen display, each in a different color, is still echoed by the information panel between the instrumentsĬHECK OUT: 2014 Ford Escape: Great Small SUV, Not-So-Great Gas Mileage (Apr 2014).The Sync 3 screen has larger characters and plainer display design than the late and unlamented MyFordTouch.The soft-touch interior finishes and general design of the passenger compartment continue to convey an air of high quality.
It also gets Android Auto and Apple CarPlay integrated into the infotainment system.Īnd it hangs onto features like the popular foot-wave-to-open tailgate (which takes a bit of learning but is great for drivers with their arms full).