The NHTSA gives the Escape five stars overall for crash protection, while the IIHS only gives it four. The 2.0-liter turbo-4 gets 20/27/23 mpg with all-wheel drive and 21/28/24 mpg with front-wheel drive.īoth turbocharged engines have stop/start technology and direct injection that boost fuel mileage, and all Escapes get active grille shutters that help smooth airflow. With the 1.5-liter turbo and front-wheel drive, it’s rated at 23/30/26 mpg, or with all-wheel drive, at 22/28/24 mpg. With the standard 2.5-liter engine and front-wheel drive, the EPA rates the Escape at 21 mpg city, 29 highway, 24 combined. It’s not as space-efficient as a Honda CR-V, which has a shorter wheelbase by 3 inches but 1 inch more rear legroom.īut the Escape is a good bit bigger than the next smallest Ford crossover, the EcoSport, with a 99-inch wheelbase and length of 161 inches. The Escape is on the small side to start with, having a wheelbase of 106 inches and overall length of 178 inches. Inside, the heavily styled dash cuts into some passenger room, and the seats are pretty firm. The not-SUV styling works on the outside. From the model’s firm ride to its sharp steering, it creams the competition. That’s a 2.0-liter turbo-4 making 245 horsepower, with available all-wheel drive. Our own choice, of course, is the hottest engine. The transmission is able to be more relaxed with this stronger engine. It uses the same 6-speed automatic, with welcome paddle shifters.
It makes 179 horsepower and 177 pound-feet of torque, and while that isn’t much more than the base engine, the turbo makes Escape-ing much more fun and adventuresome.
#FORD ESCAPE SE 2019 UPGRADE#
The upgrade that most buyers choose is the 1.5-liter turbo-4. It has a 6-speed automatic transmission that works well, but also works hard with the available power. It’s smooth enough, and it’s nearly as fast as the turbo on the freeway, but it’s not as quick. The base engine is a 2.5-liter inline-4 making 168 hp and 170 lb-ft of torque.
#FORD ESCAPE SE 2019 ANDROID#
For 2019, Ford makes a big touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility standard, on all but the base Escape. This is the seventh year of this generation, and it will be the last, with a redesign scheduled for 2020. A responsive turbo engine complements the snappy handling. Ford builds many truck-like utility vehicles (soon there will be two more, with the coming return of the Bronco), but the Escape slips into that fleet discreetly disguised as a big hatchback, at least from behind the wheel. The Ford Escape has been an enormous success, with hundreds of thousands sold each year, for a few good reasons.
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