2013 Escape discussion
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Originally Posted by kylerohde
That makes sense, until you look at the sales numbers that show the current Escape and Honda CR-V being the segment leaders (http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/201...ember-and-ytd/), selling four times as much as the Mazda CX-7, for example.
Btw I've driven in a CX7. It's the same size as the Rav4. So the CX5 isn't much smaller.
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I don't see why they even need the CX7 with the CX5 here. It's slightly smaller and gets much better FE while they say it's supposed to compete with the same vehicles as the CX7 does. Sooo what's the point?
Btw I've driven in a CX7. It's the same size as the Rav4. So the CX5 isn't much smaller.
Btw I've driven in a CX7. It's the same size as the Rav4. So the CX5 isn't much smaller.
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Originally Posted by SteedaGus
I like the new Escape, maybe I can convince the finance to upgrade to this from her Hyundai.....
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Why Ford is dropping the Escape hybrid
http://www.autonews.com/article/2011...111219927/1186
One thing is missing from the 2013 Ford Escape.
When the redesigned Escape goes on sale early next year, a hybrid powertrain will not be available.
Why the change? After all, the Escape has been offered with a hybrid powertrain for years.
Derrick Kuzak, Ford's group vice president of global product development, says there are two reasons. Kuzak was interviewed during a press event today in Dearborn, Mich.
First, Ford's EcoBoost four-cylinder engines will offer fuel economy "that approaches the existing hybrid," he said. The automaker concluded that an Escape with higher mpg was not needed to attract buyers.
Read more: http://www.autonews.com/article/2011...OG06/111219927 <meta name=#ixzz1ghczfPTZ
When the redesigned Escape goes on sale early next year, a hybrid powertrain will not be available.
Why the change? After all, the Escape has been offered with a hybrid powertrain for years.
Derrick Kuzak, Ford's group vice president of global product development, says there are two reasons. Kuzak was interviewed during a press event today in Dearborn, Mich.
First, Ford's EcoBoost four-cylinder engines will offer fuel economy "that approaches the existing hybrid," he said. The automaker concluded that an Escape with higher mpg was not needed to attract buyers.
Read more: http://www.autonews.com/article/2011...OG06/111219927 <meta name=#ixzz1ghczfPTZ
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This might be the biggest reason ...
Another likely reason? The hybrid version isn't selling. Through November, Escape hybrid U.S. sales fell to 9,009 vehicles -- a 13 percent decline from the same period last year, according to the Automotive News data center.
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