escape and the x?

[jgilbs]

i was reading somewhere that the escape is based off of the ranger platform. is this true? if so, how come you never see anyone talking about swapping parts like u see with rangers and xs. i always thought the escape was built off of a smaller platform.

 

[jimbo74]

the escape isnt off a ranger.... if anything, its probably more closely related to a focus......

the ranger never used front and rear CVs and was never a 4x2 front wheel drive

 

[Black Magic]

Originally posted by jimabena74
the escape isnt off a ranger.... if anything, its probably more closely related to a focus......

That statement is 100% true!

 

[ehnco]

Isn't the Escape a Mazda Tribute?? Or vice versa ? Any one had experience with them?

 

[jimbo74]

the ford escape and the mazda tribute are the same vehicle just as a ford explorer is a mercury mountaineer

 

[jgilbs]

see, i figured the escape is off a much smaller platform, cuz it really doesnt have the same layout at all as a ranger or x. i guess whoever wrote that artice didnt bother to research their facts

 

[ehnco]

Is it built by Mazda or Ford ? My wife drives my EX quite a bit but wants something smaller to replace her '98 Escort ZX2 (173,000 miles). I haven't researched the Escape much yet. Are they any good?

 

[jimbo74]

the mazda tribute is an escape they are both built by ford..... just as an explorer is a mountaineer, just as an expedition is a navigator.... the old mazda navajo was a rebadged explorer sport.....

same company......

the escapes are nice for a cute ute...... if no modifing is planned (although you can lift it slightly) then its fine....

 

[snocross1985]

The escapes are nice vehicles if you don't need the cargo space. I rode with a friend in his and it was gray with black interior w/black leather, premium sound (w/subwoofer), AWD which can be locked into 4hi. Sporty vehicle, not sure on the motor size but it could get up and go pretty good.

 

[briwayjones]

Originally posted by ehnco
Is it built by Mazda or Ford ? My wife drives my EX quite a bit but wants something smaller to replace her '98 Escort ZX2 (173,000 miles). I haven't researched the Escape much yet. Are they any good?

It's built by Ford with a Mazda engine.

 

[jgilbs]

speaking of how weak the escape is, when i heard the "new" bronco would be a weaker and cheaper version of the escape, i thought "is there a suv thats cheaper and weaker than an escape" then i rembered...the geo tracker . its a shame that ford is going to shame a brand name that evokes images of power and ruggedness with a POS that is, in my opinion in the same category as the ****tiest vehicle known to man: the tracker

 

[plrs x45]

Being an explorer fan and owning one, the term "weaker and cheaper" does not quite fit the Escape. Any V6 Escape would easily outgun your X in any performance contest. The only setback to the Escape is that there is less cargo space. I have a V8 X and I would not buy an Escape, however, I would not dog it like that. I like the way it drives. Just my opinion.

 

[Billy177]

having ridden in an escape i can say that the explorer has better acceleration than the escape. it has a stronger transfercase and i don't think that the escape can go 130mph (before my lift)

 

[Glamdring]

The Escape is OK, its just a different kind of "SUV". I would take one over a Freelander, anyway. It isn't all that well designed ergonomecially, though, and little things might bug you. A friend's parents bought one and its an auto "on the tree". The shift lever sits right in front of the stereo controls in D.

 

[PicoG4]

I dunno you can get an escape with 200 hp from the factory I think it would probly haul ass somewhat

 

[Billy177]

horsepower sells cars torque wins waces

 

[IAmTodd]

Where's the redline on those things? I've seen no redline up to 8k. Can it even go that high!?

 

[Nick C.]

comparing the escape and the explorer is comparing apples and oranges. my wife has an 3.6 liter 6 cylinder and it's fast...especially compared to my 4.0l 6.

but the bottom line is the explorer is a truck and the escape is a car with awd.