Key Features
Vehicle Details
- Fuel Consumption: City: 21 mpg
- Fuel Consumption: Highway: 28 mpg
- Remote, digital keypad power door locks
- Power windows
- Cruise controls on steering wheel
- Cruise control
- 4-wheel ABS Brakes
- Front Ventilated disc brakes
- 1st and 2nd row curtain head airbags
- Passenger Airbag
- Side airbag
- Bluetooth wireless phone connectivity
- Digital Audio Input
- In-Dash single CD player
- SYNC
- MP3 player
- AM/FM/Satellite Radio
- Radio Data System
- Speed Sensitive Audio Volume Control
- Total Number of Speakers: 6
- Braking Assist
- ABS and Driveline Traction Control
- Stability control with anti-roll control
- Privacy glass: Deep
- Machined aluminum rims
- Wheel Diameter: 16
- Wheel Width: 7
- Front fog/driving lights
- Leather steering wheel trim
- Chrome shift knob trim
- Piano black dash trim
- Piano black door trim
- Piano black center console trim
- Roof rack
- Trip computer
- External temperature display
- Tachometer
- Manufacturer's 0-60mph acceleration time (seconds): 8.6 s
- Auxilliary transmission cooler
- Power remote driver mirror adjustment
- Heated driver mirror
- Heated passenger mirror
- Electrochromatic rearview mirror
- Power remote passenger mirror adjustment
- Dual illuminated vanity mirrors
- Compass
- Driver and passenger heated-cushion, driver and passenger heated-seatback
- Rear window remote window operation
- Audio controls on steering wheel
- Front reading lights
- Leather seat upholstery
- Bucket front seats
- Split rear bench
- Flip forward cushion/seatback rear seats
- Tilt-adjustable steering wheel
- Speed-proportional electric power steering
- Suspension class: Regular
- Manual front air conditioning
- Tire Pressure Monitoring System
- Remote activated exterior entry lights
- Cargo area light
- Max cargo capacity: 67 cu.ft.
- Vehicle Emissions: ULEV II
- Fuel Type: Regular unleaded
- Fuel Capacity: 17.5 gal.
- Instrumentation: Low fuel level
- Clock: In-dash
- Headlights off auto delay
- Dusk sensing headlights
- Coil front spring
- Regular front stabilizer bar
- Independent front suspension classification
- Strut front suspension
- Four-wheel Independent Suspension
Model Highlights
The Ford Escape is available in three trims: the base XLS, the workhorse XLT and the more luxurious Limited. The base engine is 2.5L Duratec 4-cylinder that makes 171 horsepower and 171 pound-feet of torque. Also available is a 3.0L Duratec V6 engine making 240 horsepower and 223 pound-feet of torque. All models, including the Hybrid, offer a choice of front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive. A 5-speed manual transmission is standard with the 4-cylinder engine. A 6-speed automatic transmission is standard on all V6 engines and available with the 4-cylinder. The Escape Hybrid powertrain includes a 2.5L Duratec gasoline 4-cylinder Atkinson-cycle engine. The combination delivers 177 horsepower and 136 pound-feet of torque. The powertrain also incorporates electronic throttle control (ETC), which replaces the manual linkage between accelerator and throttle with a control unit that calculates the optimal throttle position from a number of sensors. It is available in either front wheel drive or 4-wheel drive Standard safety features include front side-impact airbags, AdvanceTrac with Roll Stability Control, Ford's Safety Canopy (a side curtain air bag technology), SecuriCode keyless entry and a tire pressure monitoring system. The base XLS comes with a minimal amount of standard comfort features, but they do include keyless entry and power doors, mirrors and windows. Major options on the Escape include larger 17-inch wheels, a 320-watt audiophile sound system, Sirius satellite radio, a DVD-based navigation system, leather-trimmed power seats, a power moonroof, a roof rack, ambient lighting, steering wheel audio controls, auxiliary audio input jack and a 110V AC power outlet on the Hybrid model. Limited and Hybrid Limited trims come equipped with an abundance of luxury and convenience features. Highlights on the Limited include leather upholstery, upgraded sound system, chrome trim and bezels inside, fog lamps, and bright machined-aluminum wheels. The Hybrid includes dual-zone automatic climate control, eco-friendly fabric, fog lamps and unique alloy wheels.