New Ford Escape gets curvier, more fuel stingy
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| The 2013 Ford Escape sport utility vehicle brings technologies and features By Ford, Wieck |
The 2013 Ford Escape was just unveiled and it shows a dramatic styling change. Gone is the boxy, utilitarian SUV look and the new Escape becomes more curvy and Hyundai-like. Ford is also touting its fuel economy and technology.
The new version of the Ford Escape will have a rear tailgate that can be operated remotely with the swipe of a foot or leg under the rear bumper. The idea is that a driver toting an armload of grocery bags will have a hands-free solutionto getting into their vehicle.
The Escape will gain an estimated 5 miles a gallon through advanced engines. It will have both the option of 1.6-liter and 2-liter versions of the turbocharged four-cylinder Ecoboost engine. There will be no six-cylinder option.
Called the Kuga in Europe and Asia, the new Escape is in keeping with Ford's goal of selling the same vehicles worldwide. In the U.S., it arrives this spring. It's supposed to look, gulp, sexy.
"We wanted to create the impression of an athlete, like a runner or a swimmer, in the new body," Martin Smith, Ford's European design director, said in a statement.
Ford also plans on packing it with technology. Besides its magically opening tailgate, Escape will come with Ford's Sync in-car communications system and a blind-spot protection system, and will be the first Ford SUV to get a system that better controls the vehicle through a sharp turn.
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