2014 Ford Escape Review & Release Date

2014 Ford Escape Review & Release Date - The 2014 Ford Escape goes through minimal improvements to its feature accessibility. Especially, a rearview photographic camera and Synchronize are now conventional on all cut stages. The Titanium cut no longer gets the 2.0-liter turbocharged engine as conventional, though Ford has decreased its cost as a result. The SEL cut stage has been stopped.

2014 Ford Escape Review & Release Date

The 2014 Ford Escape is unique as one of the best little crossovers in a section complete of deserving records. Completely remodeled last year, the Ford Escape continues to be one of our favorite lightweight cross-over SUVs. It has distinct managing, eye-catching design and high-end internal variations that help rationalize its partially high cost in this category.

You don't have to look at the 2014 Ford Escape for very lengthy before you start to think it looks like a pumped-up Ford Focus, and with valid reason. The Escape is based on the same system as the Focus, and it reveals in the smooth design. We love the Ford Focus for its quality, flexibility and fantastic driving personality, and those attributes convert well to the Escape program. Sure, the Escape is bulkier than a Ford, but it still has a perfectly managed drive and goes around changes with a amazing stage of speed.

Ford offers a group of 3 of four-cylinder engine on the 2014 Escape. The base 2.5-liter four-cylinder, which is a pretty common providing for a little cross-over, provides sufficient performance. But what help differentiate the Escape in this category are the available 1.6-liter and 2.0-liter turbocharged engine. The 1.6 provides more energy and better gas mileage than the 2.5, while the 2.0 churns out 240 horse power and has only a little bit lower EPA gas mileage scores than small sized 1.6.

2014 Ford Escape Review

The 2014 Ford Escape is a lightweight cross-over SUV that comes in three cut levels: S, SE and Titanium. The S comes with 17-inch metal tires, a blind-spot reflection, MyKey parent manages, complete energy components, vacation management, air-conditioning, a tilt-and-telescoping leader, a rearview photographic camera, the Synchronize speech control gadgets interface, Wireless phone and sound connection, and a six-speaker audio program with a CD player, a USB/iPod interface and an reliable sound port.

Standard and available only on the S is a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine with 168 hp and 167 pound-feet of twisting. The SE and Titanium come conventional with a turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder that makes 178 hp and 184 lb-ft. Optionally available on the SE and Titanium cuts is a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder that pushes out 240 hp and 270 lb-ft of twisting.

A six-speed automated gearbox is conventional, and all but the S are available in either front- or all-wheel-drive settings (the S is front-wheel-drive only). In Edmunds examining, an all-wheel-drive Escape with the 2.0-liter engine ran to 60 mph in 7.0 a few moments. A front-wheel-drive Escape 1.6 did the same sprint in 9.4 a few moments. Properly prepared, an Escape with the 2.0-liter turbocompresseur engine can tow up to 3,500 pounds.

Antilock disk braking system, grip and balance management, front-seat side safety bags, a car owner joint airbag and full-length curtain-type safety bags are conventional on the 2014 Ford Escape. Ford's MyKey (which allows owners to set vehicle factors for young drivers), a rearview photographic camera and blind-spot decorative mirrors are also conventional. Back vehicle parking receptors are optional on the S and SE, and conventional on the Titanium. A blind-spot caution program with cross-traffic aware is optional on the Titanium.

The front and rear side seats have plenty of head- and legroom. Seats cushioning and improving is comfortable and company without being too company. Freight area in the 2014 Ford Escape is regular for the section, dropping between the CX-5 and the CR-V. With the back seats collapsed up, there are 34.3 cubic legs of space; foldable down the back seats improves that area to 68.1 cubic legs. A helpful option on the Escape is the hands-free energy liftgate that reveals with a trend of your foot under the back fender (as lengthy as you have the key somewhere on you).

Dash and middle system materials are eye-catching, and overall fit and complete is excellent. The leader is distributed to the Ford Focus and improves the Escape's fantastic feel, while providing useful sound manages besides. The location of the environment manages is uncomfortable, though, as they're placed low on the middle collection and the equipment selector restricts access.