![]() ![]() More importantly, it’s made one owner of the other “turbocharged compact crossover” salivate with envy. It’s garnered enough inquisitive looks from motorists, passersby, and gasoline station attendants. It’s as chiseled as Ben Affleck’s Batman chin. It’s modern, sleek, and filled with all the correct angles and none of the curves. There’s not a single weak point to the Escape’s sheet metal. Nice like a spaceship landed on the roads, nice. Still, you’ve got to hand it over to the Ford guys. It’s certainly come a long way, but it’s still not the super-uber best one out there. The question now beckons: is the Ford Escape the best compact crossover out there. Whoever said that this genre was cornered by the Japanese makes didn’t tell Ford. It’s what you needed, you just don’t know it yet. It’s what the compact crossover segment needed. With the exception of MyFord Touch (MFT), everything else is what Ford needed. We give you SYNC with MyFord Touch powered by Microsoft™.” It wiped out all traces of its ancient ancestor and felt like a blessing, a mana from the gods (who happened to look and sound like Alan Mulally) who said: “You’ve suffered long enough from carbon dated products. (If you want to read the review on the Escape 1.6 SE EcoBoost, click here).Īnd then, like a meteorite from the heavens, boom: the all-new Ford Escape is here. Alas, it almost fell victim to fossilization after a model run lasting a good 12 years (2000-2012) despite three facelifts. Locally, it brought the Blue Oval brand from niche to mainstream player almost overnight. One of the biggest hits is the Ford Escape. Americans, who were mostly busy making rolling versions of the Stegosaurus, soon got into the game. After all, going up mall ramps diagonally is uncool. Given their propensity to favor small cars, putting height (but not necessarily four-wheel drive) seemed perfect for the urban environment. The compact crossover genre was popularized by the Japanese.
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