![]() ![]() ![]() And that’s where the all-new 2020 Ford Escape lineup comes into play, as it brought home a pair of big awards during the current model year. We look forward to the 2021 Ford models that will soon be hitting our lot here at Brandon Ford in Tampa, FL, but we also look back at all the successes of the 2020 Ford model year. Power 2020 APEAL Study and Wards 10 Best UX Lists By Product Expert | Posted in Ford Escape on Wednesday, July 29th, 2020 at 7:45 am All-New 2020 Ford Escape Brings Home a Pair of Big AwardsĪs the 2021 model year approaches, now is the best time to look both forward and backward. We think the choice between the two is simple-and a complete Rorschach test to boot.2020 Ford Escape Earns Spots on J.D. Escapes have a ratty 4.2-inch screen in base trim for audio, while the Bronco Sport has an 8.0-inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility.įrom there-about $26,000 for a base Escape, under $30,000 for a low-spec Bronco Sport-buyers can opt into panoramic roofs, Bang & Olufsen audio, adaptive cruise control, and navigation. Ford promised twin 27.5-inch-wheel bikes can be mounted inside the Bronco Sport, and a movable cargo shelf looks like a great solution for those who need a mobile workstation.īoth vehicles have standard automatic emergency braking and blind-spot monitors, and both come with the usual power features. The Bronco Sport’s a little shorter than the Escape, too: it has a 105.1-inch wheelbase and an overall length of 172.1 inches, versus the Escape’s 106.7 inches and 180.5 inches.įord hasn’t released interior volume of the Bronco Sport, though it’s likely to be close to that of the Escape. Leather’s an option on both, still-but the Bronco Sport gets the equivalent of Lincoln’s Black Label interior themes with its cascade of looks that range from the tony Outer Banks, to the energy-drink-ish Wildtrak, to the Big Bend’s brown-out. Ford fits some Escapes with 19-inch wheels-but 18s are the biggest you’ll find on the Bronco Sport, for now.īoth crossovers seat up to five passengers, but the Escape and Bronco Sport take different trails in interior design, with the latter offering dog-whistle signals to the mudfest set, such as washable rubber flooring, a built-in tailgate bottle opener, and Molle straps sewn into the front seatbacks. But the advanced all-wheel-drive system on Bronco Sports, can get off-road tuning for the struts and monotube rear shocks for better wheel travel. Those can be fitted with special adaptive cruise control with a crawl-control mode and a front off-road camera for keeping an eye on wheel-level obstacles.īoth the Bronco Sport and Escape have a strut-and-multilink suspension setup. Ford says its intended Bronco Sport buyers are more focused on off-road ability, so some degree of suspension complexity is involved in the tow rating, too.īoth the Escape and Bronco Sport get a set of drive modes, but the basic Normal or Sport found in the Escape transforms into a terrain-management system in the Bronco Sport with Normal, Eco, Sport, Slippery, and Sand modes-adding on Mud/Ruts and Rock Crawl modes on the most off-road-ready versions. ![]() (With the turbo-3, both top off at a 2,000-lb tow rating.) The difference likely comes down to the all-wheel-drive systems offered on each: A simpler design on the turbo-4 Escape, a more complex system with a twin-clutch rear differential in the Bronco Sport. So it’s unusual that the off-roader of the pair is rated lower in towing: 2,200 pounds max in the Bronco Sport, versus up to 3,500 lb in the Escape. ![]() The curb weight of the Bronco Sport has not been made official, but it’s likely within range of the 3,500-lb Escape with AWD. Escapes also come in Hybrid and plug-in Hybrid form, but it’s not confirmed if, or when, the Bronco Sport will offer either of those. Rated at 245 hp and 275 lb-ft of torque in the Bronco Sport and 250 hp in the Escape, the engine’s teamed to the 8-speed that comes with a transmission cooler and paddle shift controls in the Bronco Sport.Įscapes with all-wheel drive come with EPA combined ratings of 28 mpg in the 1.5-liter and 26 mpg in the 2.0-liter, and we expect similar ratings from the Bronco Sport. We’re interested in that, but we’re compelled by the 2.0-liter turbo-4 found in the top Escapes and in the costliest Bronco Sports. Base models get the 181-horsepower turbo-3, coupled to an 8-speed automatic-a perfectly adequate powertrain in the Escape, one that should measure up just as moderately in a Bronco Sport that will carry the added weight of standard all-wheel drive. The Bronco Sport and Escape share a pair of inline engines that made their debut last year. ![]()
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