T-dubz Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 https://www.motor1.com/news/592377/2023-ford-escape-spy-reveal/ The new front end helps, but not as much as I thought it would. Also, what were they thinking with that light bar? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 (edited) 22 minutes ago, T-dubz said: https://www.motor1.com/news/592377/2023-ford-escape-spy-reveal/ The new front end helps, but not as much as I thought it would. Also, what were they thinking with that light bar? I saw the article and photos at FordAuthority.com a few minutes ago. I don't know what Ford thinks they've accomplished with this update and that light bar serves no purpose and is just a distraction. Edited June 15, 2022 by ice-capades Typo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oac98 Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 25 minutes ago, T-dubz said: https://www.motor1.com/news/592377/2023-ford-escape-spy-reveal/ The new front end helps, but not as much as I thought it would. Also, what were they thinking with that light bar? This escape has that fusion, Evos , edge face. Looks better than the bland product they have on the roads now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92merc Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 Overall, it's an improvement. But I think the light bar is a distraction from the bigger changes. IF Ford did an update to the interior, I'd probably pick it over a Bronco Sport. If not, it would be a toss up for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcartwright99 Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 It's not ground breaking but I like it. It has a slightly smushed Edge ST look to it. Curious about lightbar....that's a puzzler. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzcat Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 (edited) They got rid of all the black plastic that reeks of cost cutting. So it's a start. The Chinese Escape for reference... They look different but the treatment is very similar. Edited June 15, 2022 by bzcat 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2005Explorer Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 Yeah that isn't going to do much to improve sales. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 Man, I hate hate HATE light bars 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyGreatEscape Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 Not much of a difference. I was expecting better. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 I'm wondering if the lightbar is going to be just found on higher end models? Overall its not a huge improvement but its not bad overall....still seems a bit off to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willwll313wll Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 :facepalm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeluxeStang Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 Nice little improvement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 I don’t think the light strip is necessary, it’s polarising and by that I mean it’s a feature that buyers will either love or hate. Not normally a good idea to do with a volume seller….. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-dubz Posted June 15, 2022 Author Share Posted June 15, 2022 28 minutes ago, jpd80 said: I don’t think the light strip is necessary, it’s polarising and by that I mean it’s a feature that buyers will either love or hate. Not normally a good idea to do with a volume seller….. For me, it looks like an afterthought. It’s not integrated into the design very well and it makes the top of the grille look unfinished. I don’t know if it’s the lack of black plastic, or the smaller headlights or grille, but the front end looks much lower to the ground now. The proportions of the whole thing seems to be slightly off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzcat Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 I'm sure the lightbar will be only on Titanium or SEL. The SE will probably just have a chrome strip like the Chinese Escape. 22 minutes ago, T-dubz said: For me, it looks like an afterthought. It’s not integrated into the design very well and it makes the top of the grille look unfinished. I don’t know if it’s the lack of black plastic, or the smaller headlights or grille, but the front end looks much lower to the ground now. The proportions of the whole thing seems to be slightly off. The headlight is now tucked under the hood instead of above it so it looks like the nose is pointed lower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92merc Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 The article claimed the grille opening was raised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 1 hour ago, 92merc said: The article claimed the grille opening was raised. I think they may have meant "razed" ....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExplorerDude Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 This is a Titanium, only trim to have the light bar. Make no mistake though, many future Fords will have this as a tie in to the electric Lightning look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisgb Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Two different front faces; note the driving lights.. Top photo China only? Titanium only? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-dubz Posted June 16, 2022 Author Share Posted June 16, 2022 33 minutes ago, ExplorerDude said: This is a Titanium, only trim to have the light bar. Make no mistake though, many future Fords will have this as a tie in to the electric Lightning look. Man I hope not. The light bar on the lightning looks cheap as hell, not to mention every new Chevy EV has one too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzcat Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 1 hour ago, 92merc said: The article claimed the grille opening was raised. It's quite obvious the grille didn't move. But the hood opening moved lower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 I guess I differ from most here in that I think it looks a lot better than the outgoing model. But, I do agree that the lightbar is unnecessary and seems forced though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slemke Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 I don’t like it. With all the completion in the segment, this is a boring also ran. It’s like Ford intentionally made it unattractive to avoid selling them in large numbers and diluting the corporate profit margin. light bar could just be for the hybrid models. Make it change color based on whether the ice was running or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTAUS Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Just opinion here because looks are objective...I like it, just a touch as an improvement, but it's still "off", to me...not sure what's missing. I think they aimed to make it less "delicate" than the previous person. Make it different from Bronco Sport, but why are we aiming for Ovaltine. But eh, could be worse... Let's see the interior, which is where the biggest improvement should be made since it was criticized by many for having a chintzy interior. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tico Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 To a non Ford fan or non car enthusiast the changes are a little to subtle to really notice much difference from the current Escape. As the owner of a 21 Titanium hybrid I am fine with the looks of the current and the new Escape, but was gonna buy a Ford more likely than not matter what it looked like. I am pretty happy with my hybrid as a daily driver it is quite nice. Also had an Escape SE as a rental a few week ago on vacation and was quite happy with that vehicle also. The Escape has grown on me. I understand sales are disappointing and better looks might help in this competitive segment. Agreed they should have went for bolder changes. But maybe it was not meant to be. Not in the budget for something that is rumored to be going away eventually anyway. In other words, yes maybe Ford never meant to try that hard with this refresh in the first place since they are focused elsewhere. Just my thoughts. Still love my Escape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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