2006 Ford Escape Hybrid - Detailed Pricing and Specifications ...
The 2006 Ford Escape Hybrid adds a premium package that includes monochromatic exterior, premium leather-trimmed seats, leather-wrapped steering wheel, heated front seats, reverse sensing system, hybrid energy display with navigation system, and 110-volt power outlet.
2005 Ford Escape Hybrid Road Test
Conceptually, the Escape hybrid is similar to the Toyota Prius, but its parts and execution are unique, Wright said. Of the 350 patents offered by Toyota, Ford licensed 21 of them mainly to avoid infringing on any intellectual property rights, Wright said. Ford's approach to the gas-electric hybrid system is unique, she said, and her team developed all of the software, or "intelligence," to manage the complicated flow of power from engine to motor to brakes to battery.
Car Review : 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid 4WD
This is just what Ford has done with its new Escape Hybrid. The Escape Hybrid is a full hybrid, capable of running under gasoline power, electric power, or a combination of both. It breaks new ground for hybrid vehicles. Not only is it the first hybrid SUV, it's the first hybrid of any sort with four-wheel drive, if the optional ``Intelligent 4WD System''(tm) is specified. What Ford has done in creating the Escape Hybrid is to make a four-cylinder vehicle with the performance of a V6, and better fuel economy than either a four or a six. The Escape Hybrid takes the internal combustion-electric hybrid to the heart of the American vehicular mainstream. Driving an Escape Hybrid requires no sacrifice of interior space, functional utility, or performance.
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Electric Drive - As the Escape Hybrid accelerates from a stop, it does so under electric power. Electric motors are good at generating torque at lower rpm ranges, so they're perfect for this purpose. At about 25 mph, the gasoline engine starts back up. If you're driving in heavy city traffic, you could go all day using only electric power. Electric Assisted Cruising - At highway cruising speeds (roughly 50 to 70 mph or 80 to 110 kph), the gasoline engine does most of the work. It's most efficient at this speed range. But because the Escape Hybrid has a small, four-cylinder engine, it needs a little help when passing. The Escape Hybrid (along with all other hybrid cars) doesn't have the usual transmission, with separate gears for the car to shift into and out of. Instead, the Escape uses an electronically controlled continuously variable transmission (eCVT).
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With the Escape Hybrid comes the availability of a larger passenger compartment, allowing more room for passengers and cargo. The elevated seating position, one of the main reasons buyers look toward SUVs, offers increased visibility. And certainly the hybrid aspect of this Escape gives those folks who want to project an image that they are environmentally correct an alternative over compact cars. The Escape Hybrid also offers the choice in modes of drive train. This Ford is available in either two-wheel drive or four-wheel drive, widening its appeal. This is the first offering of a four-wheel-drive hybrid vehicle, and will certainly enhance its popularity. The Escape Hybrid offers more than just the increase in mileage; it offers V-6 performance in the coupling of an inline four-cylinder with the electric motor. But that is only part of the way you save fuel. Drive smoothly under 13 mph, much like you might in stop-and-go traffic, and the electric motor does all the work.
CanadianDriver: First Drive - 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid
Like a White (or maybe Green) Knight, arriving to save the day, the Ford Escape gasoline-electric Hybrid will make its debut (after a couple of false starts) in showrooms later this year. It promises the fuel economy of a four-cylinder Escape with the launching power and drive characteristics of a V6. Driving the Escape Hybrid requires no special skills or knowledge. Because it uses a self-regenerating hybrid system, you never have to plug it in to charge the battery. Once underway you do hear the occasional whistle from the system as it recovers energy for the battery, but it's not intrusive (and inaudible with the windows closed). Sometimes there is a slight shudder as the gas engine starts and stops. Other than the hybrid powerplant, the Escape Hybrid is largely the same as any other Escape, which is already refreshed for 2005. The Hybrid version comes in one level of trim (equivalent to the XLT Escape) and has unique five-spoke alloy wheels, white-faced gauges and a handy 110-volt outlet into which you can plug a laptop computer, or similar household-current device.
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Escape Hybrid approaches the goal of improved fuel economy without a big sacrifice in performance, but - as with all hybrids - it could use a little more of each attribute. Still, most people who need a small SUV would find Escape Hybrid more than suitable.
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In the cabin, the Escape Hybrid's shift lever has been moved from the steering column to the floor. Company officials say the No. 1 consumer complaint about the best-selling Escape SUV has been the steering-column-mounted gearshift lever. The Escape Hybrid also features new chrome-ringed gauges and better seat fabrics. This model represents the first time that side curtain-type airbags are offered as an option.
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From the outside, the Escape Hybrid looks much like its traditional combustion-engined counterparts. Differentiating it from production Escape models are 18-inch, 8-spoke alloy wheels; a new front fascia with integrated stylized skid plate and circular fog lamps; quad headlamps and silver honeycomb grille insert. Hybrid graphics with Ford's road-and-leaf logo also distinguish the Hybrid. Inside, this Escape Hybrid is trimmed in light ivory leather with leather-and-sisal woven inserts in the seats and door panels. The floor mats also are made from natural woven material. The leather-wrapped steering wheel frames chrome-ringed, satin-white gauges showing the state of the hybrid battery. Originallyintroduced at the 2003 New York International Auto Show, the Ford Escape Hybrid SUV is destined to arrive in Canadian showroom mid to late September 2004. Ford Canada expects to sell 700 units to the end of 2004, and 2,000 annually.
2005 Ford Escape Hybrid
Like Toyota's Prius, the Escape Hybrid uses an array of electric motors, planetary gears, batteries, and four gasoline-fired cylinders to boost efficiency by approximately 50 percent and to reduce emissions to the SULEV category in California. Both hybrids share a propulsion concept invented by TRW in 1970, but Escape components are substantially larger in capacity to provide the on- and off-road stamina expected of a real SUV.
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