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.
Ford Escape
The first "Green" sport-ute to make it to market is the hybrid version of Ford's (F ) Escape, the best-selling small SUV. It's a four-cylinder vehicle, but the electric motor boosts the performance to that of the Escape V-6.
2005 Ford Escape Review -- ROAD & TRAVEL Magazine
A 5-speed manual transmission and 4-speed automatic are available with the 4-cylinder engine, while the 6-cylinder is mated to the automatic transmission only. If there is one thing Ford understands, it's that not all SUVs are driven off-road.
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The hybrid weighs about 325 pounds more than the conventional Escape, Ford specifications show. And the combined power of the four-cylinder gas engine and the electric motor is just 155 horsepower, modest for a 3,700-pound SUV. 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.
SUV Reviews - 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid Review
Performance of the Escape Hybrid is almost indistinguishable from the conventional Ford Escape with the 200hp V-6. The main difference is the Hybrid is capable of an honest 40mpg in stop and go driving and 500 miles between fill ups. Cost differential between the conventional Ford Escape XLT and the Escape Hybrid is about $3,500.
2005 Ford Escape Hybrid - Detailed Pricing and Specifications ...
The Escape Hybrid is added for 2005 with a gas-electric hybrid drive system, a high-tech electronically-controlled Continuously Variable Transmission, and either front-wheel drive or 4-wheel drive.
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The 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid is a 4-door, 5-passenger sport-utility, available in two trims, the FWD and the 4WD. The 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid's competitors include the Chevrolet Tracker, the Mitsubishi Outlander, and the Toyota RAV4.
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