2017 FORD ESCAPE DRIVER

While this SUV is a great automobile to drive around the city, itвЂ™s also a vehicle that likes to play rough. But as we all know, just because a car looks good doesnвЂ™t mean it will perform like you want it to.ДonвЂ™t let the Ford EscapeвЂ™s handsome features fool you. Clean lines, classic colors, and a slick interior make this one stylish SUV. From grocery runs to road trips.A quick glance at a 2017 Ford Escape will tell you that itвЂ™s a good looking car. From Millennials to Boomers to small families, the 2017 Escape has grown into a well-rounded compact crossover thatвЂ™ll certainly appeal to wide group of consumers. ItвЂ™s no surprise the popular Escape has been FordвЂ™s second-best selling vehicle in Canada (followed by the F-150 pickup).

2017 FORD ESCAPE DRIVER

The new iteration of the Escape is a good one, with a nice design refresh, more cargo and capacity in the cabin, new EcoBoost engines with the standard auto start/stop (SE and Titanium models), and more technology and connectivity for both driver and passengers. The EcoBoosts come with the new Auto Start/Stop, shutting the engine off when sitting idle вЂ“ a great, handy addition that helps boost efficiency. Two new EcoBoost engines are now offered with the Escape, including a 1.5-litre and a twin scroll 2.0-litre. Other new technology includes Siri seamless integration, AppleLink, enhanced voice recognition, and blind spot monitoring with cross traffic alert, to name a few. New in tech is the adaptive cruise control, heated steering wheel, a lane keeping aid, lane departure warning, a driver alert system blind spot monitoring with cross traffic alert.

The 2017 Escape includes nearly a dozen hardware upgrades gone is the Ford MyTouch, replaced by the new, faster Sync3 with the Sync Connect app, allowing driver to lock/unlock, locate, and start the engine, amongst other things, using a smartphone. These days, you canвЂ™t have a refresh without the latest technology and connectivity, and loads of it. The cabin is also quieter (Ford claims the new Escape is the quietest CUV in the segment). Other changes include a redesigned centre-console a new gear shifter location and an electronic e-brake replacing the manual, old-school version. Inside, the 2017 Escape retains that progressive look but now includes more storage capacity for things like cell phones вЂ“ overall, better usability lacking in the outgoing model. New Escape Titanium Interior 2017 Ford Escape Titanium. The headlights and taillights are restyled the SE and top-line Titanium models (seen here) now come with an optional Sport Appearance package plus, new wheel options. The design receives some welcome tweaks for 2017 including a more rugged front and rear appearance вЂ“ now more inline with the larger, sleeker Ford Edge. New features for the 2017 Ford Escape Titanium More Rugged Design Best part is, consumers have plenty of options now вЂ“ and thatвЂ™s always a good thing. Add, the automakersвЂ™ unrelenting push to produce them, and weвЂ™ve got a fairly saturated segment of small crossovers, from affordable volume-selling models to luxury. Fast forward to today, the compact utilities are dominating the market fuelled by cash-flush Millennials (yes, they have money) and Boomers (вЂ¦whom the Millennials recently passed in numbers). When Ford first introduced the compact Escape back in 2000, the small SUV segment accounted for only 18% of the industry, making way for its gas-guzzling, behemoth counterparts popular at the time.

Jasper, Alberta вЂ“ What better way to spend seat time with new 2017 Ford Escape Titanium вЂ“ with updated design cues and more tech вЂ“ than a drive through the mountains on fun, twisty roads.

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