2011 Ford Escape

The 2011 Ford Escape sees no major changes. This compact SUV is a 5-passenger, 4-door wagon that includes a liftgate with opening glass. It lends its basic design to the Mercury Mariner and Mazda Tribute.

Note that the Mariner will be discontinued by the end of calendar 2010 after a short model-year 2011 production run. Escape comes in XLS, XLT, and Limited trims, each with front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive. All have a standard 171-horsepower 2.5-liter 4-cylinder engine. Optional on XLT and Limited is a 240-horsepower 3.0-liter V6 that’s capable of running on E85 ethanol-blended fuel. The front-drive XLS has a standard 5-speed manual transmission. Optional on those and standard on all others is a 6-speed automatic.

A gas/electric Hybrid model also returns in Base and Limited trims. It teams a 155-horsepower 2.5-liter 4-cylinder gas engine with an electric motor. It requires no plug-in charging and uses a continuously variable transmission (CVT) that behaves much like an automatic. Maximum towing capacities are: 1,500 pounds for the conventional 4-cylinder; 3,500 pounds for the V6; and 1,000 pounds for the Hybrid. Available safety features include ABS, traction control, antiskid system, curtain-side airbags, and front-side airbags. Also available are leather upholstery, heated front seats, rear-obstacle detection, a navigation system, and Ford’s Sync voice-activated control for cell phones and MP3 players. A rearview camera is available, as is Ford’s MyKey, which allows owners to program a key that can limit the vehicle’s top speed and audio volume. Escape also offers Ford’s Active Park Assist, which uses ultrasonic sensors to help automatically guide the vehicle into a parallel-parking space.

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