2020 Ford Escape Ford today officially unveiled an all-new, redesigned version of its popular compact SUV. The 2020 Ford Escape gets reimagined styling, a raft of new technology and convenience features, and new powertrains (including both hybrid- and plug-in-hybrid models). Ford’s Future: Automaker Set to Revamp Product Lineup with a Strong Focus on Trucks, SUVs, and Hybrids The Escape is a very big deal for Ford. It’s the company’s second best-selling vehicle behind the F-Series pickup trucks, and it’s poised to be even bigger part of Ford’s product-line strategy going forward. The 2020 Escape is the second fully redesigned Ford SUV to debut since the company’s announcement last spring that it would transition away from traditional passenger cars. (The 2020 Explorer, unveiled just before the 2019 Detroit Auto Show in January, was the first.) 2020 Ford Escape The expanded model lineups of the redesigned Explorer and Escape are both evidence of … [Read more...] about First Look: 2020 Ford Escape
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Meet the 2020 Ford Escape
The 2020 Ford Escape is here for a fourth generation, and there’s a lot riding on it -- figuratively and literally. It sits in the strongest-growing segment of the new-car market (compact crossovers) and is the strongest selling non-pickup in Ford’s stable. The new Escape rides on the company’s new flexible, front- and all-wheel drive platform and looks like a cross between an older Mazda CX-9 and new Porsche Macan -- not a bad place to be. The Escape also lost more than 200 pounds versus the previous model. And, after taking a break for the third generation, two hybrid Escapes are returning for the new model year.For power, the Escape gets two new engines and one carryover. The new 1.5-liter Ecoboost I3 is the most interesting. Not only does the three-cylinder make a solid 180 hp and 177 lb-ft of torque, but it uses cylinder deactivation to go into two-cylinder mode in milliseconds whenever it senses you don’t need all three. We don’t have EPA fuel … [Read more...] about Meet the 2020 Ford Escape
Future Car: 2020 Ford Bronco
The 2020 Ford Bronco would be based on the Australian-designed Ford Everest seen here. Bronco would be built in Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant alongside the coming Ford Ranger. Ranger is word that an off-road-ready SUV built on the same architecture would likely follow. The Ford Everest is sold in a number of markets around the globe. A version of the truck is sold in India and neighboring countries as the Endeavor. The Bronco, as the truck is rumored to be named, would be based on the Everest, a Ford-of-Australia-designed and marketed body-on-frame SUV that shares its basic architecture with the international-market Ford Ranger. The Everest, offered as the Endeavor in India and neighboring markets, is an off-road-ready truck featuring 4 doors, 3-row seating, and, when properly equipped, a 6600-pound towing capacity. Also sold in several Asian and South American markets, the Everest features a live rear axle with coil spring and Watt’s link rear suspension. The truck boasts … [Read more...] about Future Car: 2020 Ford Bronco
This Teaser Means The Ford Bronco Might Look Like The Boxy Off-Roader It Deserves To Be
Truck Yeah The trucks are good! Ford just released a teaser image of the 2020 Ford Bronco, and it looks boxy and upright, and there appears to be a spare tire on the back. Just as the off-road gods intended. Earlier today, Ford dropped a press release with some juicy information about future product plans, and in the document was the teaser image you see above of the “2020 Ford Bronco.” You can’t see any sheetmetal, but the teaser does show an angular shape, prominent fender flares, what appears to be a spare tire hanging off the back, and almost perfectly horizontal hood and roof surfaces. It all looks very Wrangler-esque, which is a good thing, because for the longest time, we were all worried the Bronco would be essentially a rebadged Ford Everest (though Ford’s former Vice President did later say it would be unique from its overseas sibling). I called up my Ford P.R. contact to see how locked-in and official the shape shown in this picture really … [Read more...] about This Teaser Means The Ford Bronco Might Look Like The Boxy Off-Roader It Deserves To Be
Leaked 2020 Ford Baby Bronco Photos Tease What the Big Bronco Will Look Like
Truck Yeah The trucks are good! Earlier today, photos from a Ford event taken by somebody who has almost certainly been killed by now circulated of what appears to be the upcoming Ford Bronco or Baby Bronco. But everyone was so excited we seemed to have missed an easter egg revealing the crossover to be the Baby Bronco for sure, while also hinting at what the upcoming bigger Bronco will look like. The easter egg was pointed out to us by the folks over at the Bronco6G forums. If you look in the background of the middle photo via Off-Road.com of one of the presentation images, you see that the SUV-shaped shadow on the wall does not match the crossover that’s perfectly lit in the image. Check it out: The shadow on the wall clearly shows a taller, longer and boxier shape, but the big giveaway is the spare tire mounted on the rear of the SUV. The back edge of the roof also seems to be closer to a 90-degree angle, and better echoes the Broncos of the past, especially the Bronco II, … [Read more...] about Leaked 2020 Ford Baby Bronco Photos Tease What the Big Bronco Will Look Like