Ford Escape test drive since 2008 SUV

Test drive Ford Escape: CROSS output

Ford Escape will be liked by those who have remained indifferent to the complex design and advanced interface of Ford Kuga, but has not yet accumulated on Explorer, uses the car in the city, but at the same time likes to get out onto barbecue and run away from time to time to long -distance lands. This person probably has a family, and he had cooled for a long -term road for the checkers on a multi -lane road, but he began to appreciate safety.
The new Ford Escape is essentially the next generation of Maverick from the Russian market. To draw attention to the model, Ford marketers acted quite radically: they updated the exterior and interior and released the SUV graze in the market under a new name. Whether this turned out to be enough to interest consumers, only sales can show.
Ford Escape is not too common on our roads. In addition, almost half of the laurels are assumed by the American modification of this model. The fact is that in Russia the Asian version of the escape is officially sold, which is produced at the factory in Taiwan. Cars are noticeably different from each other.
The American Escape resembles a solid explorer in more compact dimensions, but Russian is more modest. But relatively affordable from 1,050,000 rubles (taking into account the price of prices), a more advanced American would cost more. Outwardly, it is not difficult to distinguish escape: the Asian features in Taiwan's trick are guessed by one or two characteristic optics a la Kia Spectra, a sound grate of the radiator, modest fog of the Testament. There’s nothing to cling to the look, the details are at least. But this is the advantage of the escape: no pretentiousness and licnation, a serious car for the Zagorod. However, is it only for the clock?
Escape dimensions will allow you to feel comfortable in the city: 1845 mm in width, 4480 mm in length, the height corresponding to 1730 mm. The road clearance of 210 mm hints that the car does not save and where there are no roads. SUV? Crossover? Rather, a station wagon of increased cross-country ability, an alternative between Explorer and S-Max.
To check this hypothesis in practice, it is enough to leave the city, since the season is more persistent in Dali. And the calm and good -natured view of Escape, like the name itself, only fuels the desire to escape from the stone jungle. There are only two sets for the escape, XLT and Limited, both with a 2.3-liter engine with a capacity of 145 hp. and automatic transmission. We got a simpler version to the test.
We easily jump into a low SUV and look around in the cabin. The kingdom of pragmatism and asceticism: hard, albeit solid plastic, neat gaps, a simple, even thin steering wheel. Against the background of modern rudders, it looks unusual. Ford hobbies with kinetic design and Nokia phones clearly passed by an escape. Devices are as simple as possible: in the center there is a speedometer and a tachometer, on the sides are classic small rounds of fuel level and temperature. An ancient green backlight comes into the conflict indicating the modes of automatic transmission and a bright blue glow of scales. But the numbers are read easily, and with a blue glow of the radio and climate control, after all, they are in harmony.
At the first moment, the glossy polished insert of the central console is somewhat surprised, but on the other hand, it favorably shakes the interior decoration. True, there is no getting anywhere from the traces of the fingers
At first glance, everything is simple: the minimum of the keys, everything is only the most necessary: \u200b\u200bcontrol with a microclimate, a radio and an interdose blocking. Due to small numbers on the keys, many functions are entrusted. For example, the blowing handle of blowing strength is also responsible for the inclusion of recirculation. And the fan turns off using the handle of the distribution of flows, which you need to get used to, in addition, the zero mode is located in the middle, and not in the extreme position.
The disadvantage of the radio is an uncomfortable location of the shift keys or radio stations: one has to reach for them from the driver’s place, but there is no radio control rouple in configuration XLT. Why is she harsh ascetics? But there are places for thousands of little things, glasses, glasses, bottles of water for a traveler. There is nothing to jump around the stations, sit yourself, drink coffee like a true American, and wind up kilometers. At the same time, the car does not rock excessive smoothness, the suspension is quite stiff.
In distant travels, Escape really does not bother. The steering wheel is not adjustable, the seats are flat both in terms of the back and in terms of pillows, but this does not interfere with getting up with acceptable comfort. In this machine, there is no need to perfectly adjust the driver's place to merge with a car in turns. On the contrary, you can sit freely and hold the steering wheel with one hand on the checks of 600 km without the slightest fatigue. Only now the rear passengers who do not have the opportunity to adjust the flat vertical back will begin to complain about the stuck back.
Serene movement is facilitated by a high landing, a low window line and not littered racks, providing good visibility, lack of buildup and good sound insulation. Here the claim is only one to the mirrors too small for the crossover. The steering wheel, of course, could have been perplified and not so heavy, but for leisurely turning it is enough. I still do not want to enter the speed of them anyway, although it is not observed, although it does not somehow pull without a stabilization system. Escape cannot be called completely indifferent to the irregularities of the roadway, but the pit does not cause any special troubles.
The four -speed automatic is in no hurry, but switches without jerks. If necessary (desire is unlikely to arise), you can give gas, but it makes no sense to expect a flight acceleration from Escape, so overtaking should be prepared in advance. At the same time, the crossover starts quite azardously from the place, but then it is already reluctant to accelerate.
 
Let's try to move off the asphalt and evaluate the Intelligent 4WD Systemtm all -wheel drive system there.
In the normal mode, the front wheels are spinning in Escape, and the rear -wheel drive is connected automatically due to the blocking of the multi -disc council of RBC, which can be done and forcibly using the 4x4 Lock key, which blocks the center differential with an electromagnet.
 
The entry angle decreased from 28.5 to 27 degrees, and the angle of the congress increased from 22 to 30 degrees. The clearance of the Escape is 201 mm, the overhangs are short, which allows you to freely move around the road and climb onto the slopes, but it should be remembered that the passages are small, diagonal hanging will not pass. Escape is still not a full-fledged rogue, although it will allow you to climb a picnic in rather thick jungle, with comfort, overcoming a shallow track, pit and sand. The main thing is not to get carried away. By the way, after the study of off -road, the inside of the thresholds of the doors, especially from the back, is godlessly polluted.
Escape will allow you to take a significant luggage with you on the road. In the standard state, the trunk has an impressive volume of 934 liters, and with folded rear seats, it reaches 1792 liters, while retaining the flat floor. If desired, it is enough to open only glass, and not the entire door.
Ford Escape will be liked by those who have remained indifferent to the complex design and advanced interface of Ford Kuga, but has not yet accumulated on Explorer, uses the car in the city, but at the same time likes to get out onto barbecue and run away from time to time to long -distance lands. This person probably has a family, and he had cooled for a long -term road for the checkers on a multi -lane road, but he began to appreciate safety.
It will be arranged by the presence of only one available power unit of that very 2.3-liter capacity of 145 hp. And one transmission of a calm four-speed assault rifle will be pleased with the low consumption of 92nd gasoline. The future escape will only have to choose between two trims.
The basic is called XLT 4x4 and includes a full -sized spare wheel on a alloy disk, electric mirrors, front foglight headlights, an audio system with four speakers, air conditioning, electric windows of all doors, a driver’s safety pillow and a passenger, ABS with EBD.
Limited 4x4 equipment already provides for luxury elements: leather upholstery, CD chamber CD with DU on a steering column, climate control, cruise control, rear parking sensor and hatch with an electric drive and sunscreen.
At the same time, despite the repeated increase in prices for the entire lineup, Ford managed to maintain a very attractive price for an escape base for 1,050,000 rubles (you can pay 30,000 rubles and get a hatch), and Limited 1,180,000 rubles. At the same time, you can still find cars produced in 2008, which are sold with a discount.
The Kuga intra -corporate competitor is significantly more expensive than 1,317,400 rubles and is focused on an audience with a completely different character. As for the players of the same field, only Koreans and Japanese remain here: Hyundai Santa Fe (from 949 900 rubles, with an automaton - from 1,174,276 rubles), Hyundai Tuscon (from 699,900 rubles, with an automatic machine from 859 900 rubles) , Honda CR -V (from 1,047 250 rubles, with a machine gun - from 1,138,700 rubles) and Nissan Xtrail (from 1,166,500 rudders, with an automaton - from 1,208,500 rubles).
Svetlana Aleeva
 

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SUV at an affordable price
Compact sizes of the crossover
Spacious salon
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Lack of choice of power units
An uncomfortable back seat
Asceticism of the basic version
 
  
The price of the tested car is from 1,050,000 rubles
Complete the test of the tested car
Ford Duratec 2.3 L (145 hp) engine with an automatic gearbox
16 alloy wheels, a full -sized spare wheel on a alloy disk
Radiator grille - chrome
External rear -view mirrors with electric adjustment, manually folding, built -in rotation indicators
Front halogen headlights with adjustment of the angle of inclination
Rear lights with LED lamps
Front fog lights and back fog lights
Two -sectional door of the luggage compartment
Dark tinting of the rear side glasses and glass of the baggage compartment door
Radio / CD / MP3, with a clock, a protective coding system from theft and 4 speakers, the radio antenna is located on the roof of the car
Lamps for reading cards for the 1st row of seats, internal lighting ceiling and 1st, 2nd row of seats and luggage compartment
The front seats of the bucket -like type, with a low back and the head restraint adjustable in height
The rear seat with two head restraints adjustable in height, with a back, separated in relation to 60/40
High -quality fabric upholstery
Air conditioner
Electric windows of the windows of all doors, control buttons on the driver's door, with the function of lowering the glass door glass with a single press
Driver and passenger airbags, side safety curtains
ABS with EBD (electronic brake distribution regulator)
Immobilizer, perimeter protection system, folding key d/a

Specifications
Body
Type of body crossover
The number of places 5
Trunk volume, l 934/1792
Equipped mass, kg 1605
Complete mass, kg 1986
Length, mm 4480
Width, mm 1845
Height, mm 1730
Wheel base, mm 2620
Road clearance, mm 201
Engine
Basin type with distributed fuel injection
The location in front is transversely
Location and number of cylinders 4 in a row
Working volume, cm 2261
Cylinder diameter/piston stroke, mm 87.5 x 94.0
The degree of compression is 9.7
The number of valves per cylinder 4
Maximum power, L.S./rpm 145/6000
Maximum torque, Nm/rpm 200/4000
Transmission
Automatic gearbox 4-speed
The drive is complete, with a multi -disc coursed in the drive of the rear wheels
The front suspension is independent, such as McPherson with a reptile stability stabilizer
The rear suspension is independent, spring, multi -link
The front brakes are disk
The rear brakes are disk
Tires 215/70 R16
Dynamics
Maximum speed, km/h 160
Acceleration time 0-100 km/h, with ---
Fuel consumption, l/100 km
city cycle ---
country cycle ---
mixed cycle 10.5
Fuel tank capacity, l 61
Fuel AI-92 gasoline

   
   
 
 

Source: Carclub.ru