So the 2017 Escape...

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11/17/2015 at 10:49 • Filed to: None

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Erm, I can’t say the Ford crossover family face works very well on the it. It looks a bit awkward and forced onto a body that looks like a tall Focus.

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On a more positive note, a new 1.5T, the new 2.0T from the Edge, and Sync 3 make an appearance. I also like the updated center stack.

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Maybe the face will grow on me, but other than that I’m sure the update will only help the Escape climb even higher on the sales charts.


DISCUSSION (15)


Kinja'd!!! Steve in Manhattan > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/17/2015 at 10:58

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Strip off the badging, tell me it’s the new Subaru Forester, and I’d believe you.


Kinja'd!!! Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/17/2015 at 11:04

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I’m not the biggest fan of the new family face. I thought that the old (new) Escape looked really handsome.


Kinja'd!!! MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/17/2015 at 11:04

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It was always a Ford Kuga with an Escape badge slapped on it’s ass.

Now it’s a Ford Kuga with an Escape badge slapped on it’s ass and an Edge grilled slapped on it’s face.


Kinja'd!!! BeaterGT > Steve in Manhattan
11/17/2015 at 11:07

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Exactly my first thoughts.


Kinja'd!!! punkgoose17 > Steve in Manhattan
11/17/2015 at 11:08

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My first thought was it looked like a Subaru. Then I had to go look at Subaru’s currentline up, and I felt better when I couldn’t find a dopplerganger of the 2017 Escape.


Kinja'd!!! Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna
11/17/2015 at 11:10

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I like the face of the Edge but this is just... eh. I did like the old face though.


Kinja'd!!! Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/17/2015 at 11:11

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Subaru Outback.


Kinja'd!!! Steve in Manhattan > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/17/2015 at 11:11

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There’s also some Mazda CX5 towards the rear ... it took lots of boring elements to get to that design.


Kinja'd!!! bob and john > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/17/2015 at 11:35

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there is SOOO much dam wasted space on this dashboard...WHY does it need to extend another 3 feet in front of the driver? WHY?


Kinja'd!!! Logansteno: Bought a VW? > bob and john
11/17/2015 at 11:38

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Aerodynamic windshield mixed with trying to put the front seats at the point of the roof with the most headroom I guess.


Kinja'd!!! for Michigan > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/17/2015 at 11:57

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Looks like the old one with a Subaru grill and a better interior.


Kinja'd!!! BKosher84 > Steve in Manhattan
11/17/2015 at 12:22

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I saw a Ford Taurus in my rearview driving down the highway the other day and I thought it was a Subie Legacy... lol.


Kinja'd!!! Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/17/2015 at 12:29

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That’s maybe because the Escape IS a tall Focus. Even the old one was like that.

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Kinja'd!!! Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
11/17/2015 at 13:54

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That's what I'm saying, it was designed to look like a tall focus. This new face doesn't work with the rest of the body because it's an SUV looking face on a crossover meant to look like a car.


Kinja'd!!! Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/17/2015 at 14:21

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Ah now I’m picking up what you’re putting down.