With the display of the trendy new Ford Escape, presenting the small SUV's best-ever performance, flexibility and clever new technology, Ford is reinventing the version that helped power the recognition of the segment.
Escape, which debuted the world's first hybrid SUV in 2005, brings again hybrid alternatives for 2020, a fashionable hybrid and a plug-in variant, and introduces technology starting from power modes and driver-help capabilities to electric powered car ingenuity and on-board connectivity.
"This all-new Escape brings a sleeker, sportier layout with the functionality to take you on pretty much any of your life's adventures," stated Kumar Galhotra, Ford's president, North America. "With our elegance-main hybrid powertrains, clients will spend much less time on the fueloline station and greater time at the road."
To create a sportier search for the all-new Ford Escape, designers grew to become to a number of the maximum high-profile sports activities motors withinside the Ford showroom. The shield-fashioned trapezoidal grille is stimulated with the aid of using the sixth-era Mustang, at the same time as the decrease the front quit borrows from Ford GT. Compared to the modern version, the all-new Escape stands decrease, wider and longer.
With a sloped roofline, optimized liftgate spoiler and strake, and green underbody, the all-new Ford Escape is the maximum aerodynamic to date. Meanwhile, it sheds greater than 2 hundred kilos from the modern version, due in component to the huge use of high-strength, light-weight steel.
Every version withinside the lineup, whether or not powered with the aid of using one in all EcoBoost® engines or the all-new hybrid powertrains, objectives an EPA-predicted variety of as a minimum four hundred miles consistent with tank. The fashionable hybrid with the front-wheel power objectives best-in-elegance EPA-predicted variety of greater than 550 miles.
New powertrains and transmission systems, a discount in weight, stepped forward aerodynamics and up to date suspension gadget all make contributions to 1 plain fact: that is the best-performing, maximum amusing-to-power Escape ever.
"This new car plays like no different Escape earlier than," stated Jim Hughes, Escape leader application engineer. "It's quick, it is responsive and, in staying proper to the usual set with the aid of using 3 generations of Ford Escapes earlier than it, it is a heck of a number of amusing to power."
The new 2.zero-liter EcoBoost engine, to be had on Titanium, is projected to supply 250 horsepower and 275 lb.-ft. of torque the usage of ninety three octane gasoline, at the same time as delivering a zero-60 mph time up to ten percentage quicker than the outgoing Escape 2.zero-liter. When well configured, it's far rated to tow three,500 kilos.
The all-new 1.five-liter EcoBoost, fashionable on S, SE and SEL, is projected to supply one hundred eighty horsepower and 177 lb.-ft. of torque the usage of ninety three octane gasoline. When well configured, it's far rated to tow 2,000 kilos. To assist preserve gasoline, the 1.five-liter EcoBoost debuts cylinder deactivation, a Ford first for North America, which senses whilst one cylinder isn't always wanted and shuts it down automatically. The gadget can spark off or deactivate a cylinder in 14 milliseconds to preserve a clean journey.
SE Sport and Titanium fashions come fashionable with Ford's modern fourth-era hybrid propulsion gadget, which incorporates an all-new 2.five-liter Atkinson cycle hybrid engine and digital constantly variable transmission. The the front-wheel-power hybrid version is projected to supply a blended gadget horsepower of 198, and a pinnacle pace of eighty five mph in electric powered-most effective mode.
The plug-in hybrid variant, to be had on each trim stage besides S and SE Sport, initiatives a best-in-elegance EPA-predicted variety of as a minimum 30 miles in electric powered-most effective mode. Escape Plug-In Hybrid has a Level 1 / Level 2 AC charging port. Using a 110-volt Level 1 fee, the predicted time to absolutely fee the battery is 10 to eleven hours. Using a 240-volt Level 2 fee, fee time drops to more or less three.five hours.
Hybrid fashions characteristic 4 EV modes that permit clients to choose the settings maximum appropriate for his or her character needs. This means:
- In Auto EV mode, the car comes to a decision whether or not to run on fueloline or electric powered power
- In EV Now mode, drivers can perform on all-electric powered using
- In EV Later mode, drivers can transfer to complete fueloline-powered using to preserve electric powered miles for later
- In all-new EV Charge mode, drivers can keep to fee the battery at the same time as using and generate electric powered-most effective miles to apply later
Unrivaled flexibility
Sliding second-row seats in fueloline engine-powered fashions permit rear-seat passengers to revel in best-in-elegance most second-row legroom with the seats withinside the complete rearward position, plus improved knee clearance and footwell period for a greater snug journey.
With the second-row seats withinside the complete ahead position, the rear shipment place extends more or less six inches to provide 37.five cubic ft of shipment area in fueloline engine-powered fashions (shipment and cargo ability restricted with the aid of using weight and weight distribution). The shipment place turned into designed to deal with 4 units of golfing golf equipment or a good sized canine crate.
The all-new Ford Escape Hybrid programs its liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery well beneath the second-row seats instead of occupying a extensive part of the shipment place. The briefcase-fashioned battery withinside the fashionable hybrid measures about one-1/3 the scale of the antique Escape Hybrid battery.
Despite a moderate drop in car peak and with the hybrid battery packaged beneath, the engineering group turned into capable of growth headroom throughout. First- and second-row headroom, shoulder room and hip room all enhance as opposed to the modern Escape.
Smartest Ford Escape Ever
With a selectable power mode gadget fashionable throughout the lineup, Escape makes it smooth for Escape proprietors to create the journey enjoy they desire - or the only that situations demand. Modes are tailor-made for normal, eco, recreation and slippery, plus snow and sand situations.
Titanium fashions are to be had with an all-new heads-up display, a first-for-Ford in North America. The characteristic that initiatives records onto a 6-inch screen, giving drivers smooth get entry to to critical records including car pace with out taking their eyes off the road.
Class-distinct driver-help technology consist of to be had Active Park Assist 2.zero and Evasive Steering Assist. Active Park Assist 2.zero lets in the driving force to park in a parallel or perpendicular spot with the contact of a button, while not having to paintings the steerage wheel, equipment shifter, fueloline or brake pedal. Evasive Steering Assist detects a slower-shifting or desk bound car beforehand and gives steerage aid which could help the driving force to keep away from an drawing close collision.
Ford Escape comes fashionable with Ford Co-Pilot360™, and makes to be had different driver-help capabilities including Adaptive Cruise Control with Stop-and-Go and Lane-Centering.
FordPass Connect™ is a fashionable characteristic that offers 4G LTE Wi-Fi for up to ten cellular gadgets with well suited wi-fi subscription service. FordPass Connect additionally offers drivers far off get entry to to their Escape, permitting them to use their telephone to lock, unlock, find and begin the car, in addition to reveal key car diagnostics.
Drivers and passengers can maintain well suited cellular gadgets charged with an to be had wi-fi charging pad withinside the the front middle console. Also to be had are kind A and kind C USB charging ports in addition to 3 12-volt charging sockets.
An 8-inch contact screen - fashionable on SE fashions and above - stocks records with the to be had 12.three-inch all-virtual device cluster, which shows critical car records including speedometer and gasoline stage. It makes use of 3-d lively photographs to signify the power mode.
Available SYNC® three is well suited with to be had capabilities including Apple CarPlay™, Android Auto™, Ford+Alexa and Waze navigation. For tune lovers, Escape gives an to be had 575-watt 10-speaker B&O Sound System with the aid of using Bang & Olufsen.
The all-new Ford Escape, to be had in S, SE, SE Sport, SEL and Titanium collection trim levels, is constructed at Louisville Assembly Plant in Kentucky. Vehicles are because of attain showrooms in fall 2019. Plug-in hybrid devices are because of arrive in spring 2020.
