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2005 Ford Escape

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Kelley Blue Book Retail:  $11,100 – $13,000   Change Vehicle
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Snapshot

 
EPA Fuel Economy:
City: 18 – 36   Highway: 22 – 31
Available Engines:
133-hp, 2.3-liter I-4 (gas hybrid)
153-hp, 2.3-liter I-4 (regular gas)
200-hp, 3.0-liter V-6 (regular gas)
Available Transmissions: 2-speed CVT w/OD
4-speed automatic w/OD
5-speed manual w/OD

New or Notable

 What We Like

 What We Don't

More powerful four-cylinder
Available V-6
Availability of new "Intelligent" automatic 4WD
Optional Safety Canopy rollover protection
Hybrid powertrain offered in mid-2004
 
+Carlike maneuverability
+V-6 performance
+Interior space
+Hybrid is most fuel-efficient SUV
+Hybrid has low emissions
+Hybrid eligible for $2,000 tax deduction
+Hybrid's 8-year, 100,000-mile warranty
 
-Noise
-Short seat bottoms
-Construction quality
-Slow Hybrid distribution
-Hybrid brakes not linear
-Hybrid power flow/navigation screen too small
-Long waits, inflated sale prices likely for Hybrid
-No sunroof option for Hybrid
 

Vehicle Summary

Face-lifted for 2005, Ford's smallest sport utility vehicle combines a friendly personality with capable performance and driving ease. A stronger four-cylinder engine has been developed, and the Escape can also be equipped with a V-6. Mazda's similar Tribute is considered to be the Escape's slightly sportier cousin. A new Escape Hybrid with a gasoline/electric powertrain debuts in the 2005 model year.  Read more 

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Available Styles

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  Original MSRP

Front-wheel Drive XLS 2.3L Manual

$19,425

Front-wheel Drive XLS 2.3L Automatic

$20,070

4x4 XLS 2.3L Manual

$21,175

4x4 XLS 2.3L Automatic

$21,820

Front-wheel Drive XLT 2.3L Automatic

$22,535

Front-wheel Drive XLT 3.0L Automatic

$23,390

Front-wheel Drive XLT 3.0L Automatic Sport

$24,185

4x4 XLT 2.3L Automatic

$24,285

Front-wheel Drive Limited 3.0L Automatic

$24,880

4x4 XLT 3.0L Automatic

$25,140

4x4 XLT 3.0L Automatic Sport

$25,935

4x4 Limited 3.0L Automatic

$26,630

Front-wheel Drive Hybrid

$26,830

4x4 Hybrid

$28,455

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