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Wednesday September 1 2021 Bay Harbour News 17
Ford’s old favourites pave way for Escape
FOR THOSE like me who have
reached their senior years, you
will remember fondly the cars we
grew up with, most of which were
English.
The Ford Motor Company was
well represented here – Popular,
Anglia and Prefect were names
I remember well, in fact it was
the family’s three-speed Prefect I
learnt to drive in.
If you had access to a hefty
amount of overseas funds you
may well have been lucky enough
to score a Consul, Zephyr or even
Zodiac.
Those cars set the foundation
for Ford becoming a trusted and
recognised brand in New Zealand
and today nothing has changed,
the product line-up is extensive
and is sourced globally.
One of the latest to come
my way was the Spanish-built
Escape, a mid-size sport utility
vehicle that represents everything
a buyer would want in a family
wagon.
The new Escape lands in a
five-model line-up, two and fourwheel-drive
variants, and now
there is the option of a plug-in
hybrid. This evaluation focuses
on the ST-Line four-wheel-drive
at $50,990.
Prices for the range start at
$42,990 and end at $55,990 for
petrol-only models. The hybrids
are likely to land in New Zealand
towards the end of the year and
will be priced at $60,990 and
$66,990.
The newcomer is flash, it has
a bold, muscular body style. It
is curvy and has flowing lines, it
shows real presence and follows
similar styling to that that has
made Ford’s small SUV – the
Puma – so attractive.
The Escape carries on as before,
it gets the 2-litre EcoBoost
engine of its predecessor, the
four-cylinder unit is a real gem
in terms of performance and
economy.
The engine is rated at 183kW
and 387Nm, which is due to the
turbocharging system fitted to
the twin-camshaft, 16-valve unit.
It offers significant boost at a
low operating area. Peak power
arrives at just 5700rpm while
maximum torque is available at
3100rpm. The significance of
those figures is the punchy way
the engine works. It is feisty and
lively, yet it delivers with little
audible sound.
If you also factor in the
way power is transferred
through a silky-smooth eightspeed
automatic gearbox, the
driveline is structured for
quick momentum and it has a
responsive nature.
The Escape in GT-Line form
USER-FRIENDLY: A large central screen controls many of
the Escape’s in-cabin functions. It is intuitive to use.
FORD ESCAPE: Plenty of choices along with the option of plug-in hybrid.
will accelerate to 100km/h from
a standstill in 8sec and will
complete an overtaking time of
5.2sec to make 120km/h from
80km/h.
Ford is very proud of its
EcoBoost range of engines, they
have been developed not so
much for the performance I’ve
just commented on, but they also
stand out for economy.
I drove the new Escape many
times at city speeds commuting
for a fair chunk of my evaluation,
normally that type of running
isn’t kind to economy. However,
the fuel usage readout was listing
at a respectable 9.6-litre per
100km when I took the car back
to the Sockburn dealership.
That’s not that far distant to
Ford’s combined cycle average
claim of 8.6l/100km, and that’s
put into perspective when you
take into account the 4.5l/100km
figure sitting instantaneously at
a steady 100km/h, the engine
turning over very relaxed at just
1500rpm.
The evaluation car was riding
on high grade Continental tyres
(225/60 x 18in). With their
wide footprint and formidable
reputation there is a lot of
steering feel and strong selfcantering
application within the
steering mechanism. Turn-in
is direct and accuracy with the
handling process is positive.
I particularly like the way the
• Price – Ford Escape ST-
Line, $50,990
• Dimensions – Length,
4620mm; width,
2000mm; height,
1666mm
• Configuration – Fourcylinder,
four-wheel-drive,
1999cc, 183kW, 387Nm,
eight-speed automatic
• Performance – 0-100km/h,
8sec
• Fuel usage – 8.6l/100km
Escape handles, and that doesn’t
surprise me, I’m a big European
Ford fan, and the way the
designers engineer balance and
handling ability into the chassis
of a sport utility vehicle is a credit
to them.
Sport utility vehicles with
their height would, by the
law of physics, be a lot more
cumbersome than they are,
but the Escape doesn’t move
awkwardly in a corner, the
sporting and damper rates easily
contain gravitational movement
without the cost of a firm ride.
The occupants are treated to high
levels of comfort.
I guess a lot of that has to do
with the sophistication within the
suspension, the fully independent
suspension system has supple
movement. Of course, any vehicle
of this ilk that has four-wheeldrive
locates the rear driving
wheels through an independent
system, and the manufacturers
today see that as a way to
promote ride comfort as well as
maintain tyre contact to ground.
The Escape is also fitted
with state-of-the-art gear for
convenience and safety. Some of
the major items include satellite
navigation, voice recognition
communication and infotainment,
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto,
and radar cruise control.
Of course, it is also fivestar
Australasian New Car
Assessment Program safety rated.
The new Escape has a lot to live
up to. I remember when the first
iteration landed in 2001 it was
competing head-to-head with
Mazda’s Tribute, essentially the
same car. The Escape started with
a V6 engine and then, of course,
the Volvo unit as generations
changed.
Since then turbocharged
engines of varying capacities have
powered the Kuga and Escape,
and buyers have related well to
those exciting power plants.
The Escape lands here with
a strong European feel that is
something I particularly like.
However, that doesn’t make it
awkward, the best of all things
Ford does is characterised in
the Escape and there is plenty of
choice within the line-up to meet
tastes and demands.
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