Then it can go 37 miles on plug-in electric power and provides 210 hp combined (slightly less than the 221 hp Ford quotes for the 2022 version).įord boasts that between Auto EV, EV Now, EV Later, and EV Charge modes, owners can pick which one best meets their needs as we’ve noted in our review of the Escape Plug-In Hybrid, EV Now doesn’t always lock out the gasoline engine when there’s a full charge. It has a version of the same system, but with a 14.4-kwh battery pack that can be charged up in just 3.5 hours on 240 volts or less than 11 hours on 120 volts. The Escape Plug-In Hybrid is a standalone model in the lineup and only offered with front-wheel drive. For 2022, Escape Hybrid models achieved 40 mpg combined with AWD and 41 mpg combined with front-wheel drive.
The Hybrid’s powertrain is carried over, with a 2.5-liter Atkinson-cycle inline-4 and traction motor, managed via a planetary drive system, making 200 hp combined and connected either just to the front wheels or, mechanically, delivering all-wheel drive. Base and Active come with a 181-hp, 1.5-liter turbo-3 and front-wheel drive, while the top Platinum can be had either as a hybrid or with a 250-hp, 2.0-liter turbo-4-both with all-wheel drive. The revamped lineup features Base, Active, Platinum, and Plug-In Hybrid models, with the new Active level replacing the former SE and SEL.
And that’s before even taking note of the 40-mpg Maverick hybrid pickup.įord still positions its hybrid versions of the Escape as an upmarket powertrain but not necessarily the top one. But as Ford rightfully points out, if you add the sales of its two models together, you blast past both of those other sales champs. Go a little sportier and more city-savvy, and the Escape is still the one, but pivot to the boxy side, with more overt hints of rugged weekend wear, and you end up at the Bronco Sport.Īmong compact SUVs, the Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4 are the elephants in the room. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.įord has announced a refreshed and revamped 2023 Escape lineup that maintains plug-in hybrid and hybrid models, with the latter among the versions that can be had in a sportier-looking ST-Line guise.Īs the automaker positions it, the move is a natural extension of what it started with the introduction of the Bronco Sport for 2021-when it effectively split the Escape’s size into two different vehicles and form factors. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.
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