The Ford Escape, a 2001 model, is another compact crossover sports utility vehicle manufactured by Ford Motor Company. It was introduced in 2000, and is known in the European market as Ford Maverick.
Ford and Mazda jointly developed Ford Escape and it was simultaneously launched with the Mazda Tribute. In the US, a luxury version called the Mariner was released by Ford’s Mercury division. In addition, a hybrid Ford escape was developed and released in 2004. It is the first hybrid sport utility vehicle (SUV).
Base MSRP for New Ford Escape: $21,240
Estimated MPG for Used Ford Escape: 23 City/28 Hwy
Available Trims: XLS, XLT
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The Ford Escape platform was built on the Ford CD2, which was based on Mazda GF. Mazda 626 was built on the same platform. Among Ford’s line up, The Edge is priced below the truck-based Explorer. However, it is larger than SUVs from Honda and Toyota.
One good characteristics of Escape is its SecuriLock. This security lock includes a built-in RFID chip in the key. This chip is read by the vehicle every time it is started. This feature made theft by using duplicate keys almost impossible.
Ford Escape Review
