8/19/2023 0 Comments 2020 ford escape titanium review![]() ![]() While general visibility is top-notch, the base of the A pillars is extremely FAT, with a large Sony speaker at the base. You do get Blind Spot Assist too of course. General visibility looking out is excellent – the windows are deep, and the D pillar doesn’t block as much as other SUVs in this range that have a more stylish (angular) rear-end. The natural light makes a huge difference to the airiness of the interior. Luckily the Titanium comes with a full length sunroof, and for my entire time with the car I left the blind open. Is it dark inside with lots of black plastic? Yes. Some felt it was a bit clunky at the front, but my thoughts were it’s up there with the latest design trends. On the whole and in the flesh, it’s a good looker. Opinions were polarised when I asked other people about the car – it seems to come across as a love it/not love it and that’s pretty much it. The Escape is only available as a 5-seater. ![]() And you do have to climb up into it – compared to the car-like CX-5 and Sportage, the Escape is more SUV than crossover. Climbing inside the car just reinforces this – there’s plenty of room, the front windscreen is a mile away and the rear of the car seems incredibly far back. That’s not to say it’s too mini – forget the Escape of the past – or even the Kuga it replaces – this is a much bigger car and one that is in the real SUV range, and not a pretender. The reality is that the Escape looks pretty much like a mini Everest. Many medium-sized SUVs now have a sharp angle on the back window and while it looks sexy, it cuts down on storage space. ![]() ![]() It looks much more like a ‘real’ SUV than some of its competitors, especially with that rear end with its almost vertical rear window. It’s great that you can get a selection of ten colours for the Escape. In Ruby Red, our test car looked pretty darn fine. When I first picked up the Escape, first impressions were good. The Escape also comes with the MyKey feature, where you can program the car key to reduce the car’s top speed and limit the stereo volume. You could say the Titanium has all the bells and whistles you could want. The Trend goes a little further, with the addition of Blind Spot Information System, Active City Safe (braking), privacy glass for rear passengers and the back door, 18” alloys, auto headlights, auto-folding mirrors with puddle lamps, auto wipers, auto-dimming rear-view mirror, and a leather gear shifter.įor your top-range Titanium, you can then add Active Park Assist, adaptive cruise control, Driver Alert (drowsiness alert), Forward Alert, front parking sensors, keyless entry and start, automatic and auto-levelling Active Bi-Xenon headlights, LED DRLs, an automatic tailgate, 19” alloys, heated front seats, 10-way power driver’s seat, trays mounted on rear of front seats (handy!), leather seats and a 9-speaker Sony audio system. That’s not a bad list for a base model, especially when you throw SatNav in there. Touching on only the ‘important’ features, the Ambiente comes with an electric park brake, cruise control with speed limiter, Hill Start Assist, a reversing camera, rear park sensors, 17” alloys, front fog lights, DRLs, heated mirrors, dual zone climate AC, a leather steering wheel, 8” touchscreen display, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto capability, SatNav, voice control and Bluetooth. The Titanium goes all out with AWD only and a choice of either 2.0-litre diesel or petrol power.Īs you can imagine, there’s a list of standard features with each model, rising to max out with the Titanium. The Trend versions have the same FWD/AWD option, and offer the 2.0-litre EcoBoost petrol (178Kw/345Nm) or 2.0-litre Duratorq diesel engine (132Kw/400Nm) as well as the 1.5 EcoBoost. The Ambientes come with in either FWD or AWD with the 1.5-litre EcoBoost petrol engine which pumps out 134Kw and 240Nm of torque. There’s a huge price range, with the base Escape model at $37,990 and the top of the range at $54,990 (which we tested).Īs with most Ford models, you get your base Ambiente, then the Trend, then the top of the range Titanium. The Escape sits between the EcoSport and the Everest in their SUV range. The new Escape is decidedly bigger, bolder and much more in your face.Ĭould it be time to take the Escape seriously, as a contender in the mid-size SUV market? With 2017, Ford aims to change that perception. The Ford Escape has been seen by some as a bit of an underdog overshadowed by the CX-5 and Sportage, it hasn’t had the same high profile. ![]()
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