7/24/2023 0 Comments 2008 escapeWith the AWD it delivers a constant 24.5 MPG with the AC on, we went a week with the AC off and it got 25.5 MPG. What an absolute blast that little SUV is to drive! For a four cylinder it will accelerate quite quickly! For in town driving it is the bomb! On the highway it does well though you don't want to go above 70 as you feel like an insect skittering on top of water but that could be the tires. I bought it at a reasonable price and drove it for two months until my son could get his license. As a bonus all the fluids had been changed and it had new tires. This particular one had been garage kept and had 102K miles, no wrecks, no nicks in the paint, upholstery had no tears and looked brand new, the only option it had was AWD and power windows. According to the Ford Escape forums, this is the combination you want as the 2.3L uses a timing chain and not a … timing belt and if you get the manual transmission it can easily go 200K+ miles. After looking for several months I ran across a one owner 2007 Ford Escape with the 2.3L motor and the five speed manual. For some reason he WANTED a manual transmission and he wanted a small SUV. Recently my wife and i decided to get our 17 year old son his own car. ![]() If the 2007 Ford Escape was the only small SUV you ever drove, you'd probably be perfectly happy with it, but alongside newer rivals, Ford's entry-level sport-ute is beginning to slip. And not only do recently redesigned competitors like the Honda CR-V, Mitsubishi Outlander and Toyota RAV4 offer these items, they provide better acceleration and handling to boot. If these features are important to you, the Escape might not be a good fit. Entertainment options are also a bit limited, as neither a rear DVD player nor an auxiliary MP3 player jack is available. On the safety side, it's not available with stability control, and when it comes to convenience items, features like a navigation system and Bluetooth capability are missing from the options list. Overall, the 2007 Ford Escape is an adequate performer, and with the optional all-wheel-drive system, it can tackle rain, snow and the occasional dirt road.Ĭompared to the newer s in this price range, the 2007 Ford Escape is missing a few key features. Ride quality, too, is decent, but some of the newer models in the compact class do a better job of smoothing out pavement imperfections. Now, however, it's merely one of many easy-to-drive car-based SUVs, and several competing models feel sportier when going around corners. Although the chassis tuning on the Escape has always been a bit softer than that of its corporate twin, the Tribute, it was one of the most athletic small SUVs available at the time of its introduction. However, the competition has moved on considerably in the small-SUV class this year, and several of the Escape's peers now offer more powerful and fuel-efficient engines, along with superior driving dynamics.įord designed and engineered the Escape in conjunction with Mazda, which has a lot to do with this SUV's dynamics. Even today the 2007 Ford Escape meets the minimum needs of most compact-SUV buyers: It's roomy enough for a family of four, easy to drive in the city and, equipped with the V6 engine, adequately powerful on the highway. Credit is due Ford for getting it right the first time. Six years later it's a larger, more competitive category, yet the Escape continues to sell well, despite the fact that it's received minimal changes over the years. ![]() The small-SUV segment was growing fast when Ford introduced its car-based Escape sport-ute for 2001.
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