exrub Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Good morning, Just wondering if there has been any solid, reliable update on whether there may be a 2026 Escape? TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92merc Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 There's 10 pages in the main Ford section. Ford has given the Escape a 1 year reprieve. So there will be a 2026. It looks like some models will be Hybrid power trains by default. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exrub Posted June 19 Author Share Posted June 19 I hope the 2.0L EcoBoost will still be available. Will keep watching how things develop. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92merc Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 That is supposed to still be an option on the higher trim levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exrub Posted June 27 Author Share Posted June 27 (edited) Now that the order guide for the 2026 Escape is out, I wonder what the order/build timeframe would look like. Also, in the order guide, it mentioned the following: What exactly does this mean? Is FordPass Connect not available? I thought they had both FordPass Connect and an onboard 4G Modem? Wouldn't mind getting the final model having previously owned a 2007 Mariner, 2014 Escape, and 2018 Escape. Edited June 27 by exrub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 (edited) Just remember, Hyundai Santa Fe looked like this in 2018 before the remodel... Then, it was redesigned to look like this in 2024.... It is only 2.2 inches longer than the Santa Fe it replaced....I can see Escape doing the same thing on C2 Global using Maverick chassis for it's start. Edited July 1 by twintornados Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exrub Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 So I have a question regarding the Escape with 1.5L and AWD. How does the engine perform? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherminator98 Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 45 minutes ago, exrub said: So I have a question regarding the Escape with 1.5L and AWD. How does the engine perform? Thanks! My wife got a 2024 Bronco Sport to replace her 2017 Escape with the 2.0L Ecoboost and AWD. It has the same powertrain and there isn't a huge difference in performance. Gas mileage is much better-she was doing about 23 MPG with the Escape and now gets about 27, which equates out to cutting out 1-2 gas station refills a month for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exrub Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 Her Bronco Sport has the 2.0L w/AWD or 1.5L w/AWD? I had a 2018 Escape Titanium with the 2.0L w/ AWD and liked the performance a lot. Just trying to get a sense of how a 1.5L w/ AWD may be compared to that. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgan20 Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 8 hours ago, exrub said: So I have a question regarding the Escape with 1.5L and AWD. How does the engine perform? Thanks! I drove a new Escape with 1.5L and AWD from Martinsville, IN to Anderson, IN and back. Performance is OK. It ain't a speed demon, but it ain't a slug either. Just make sure you plan ahead if you need to pass at high speeds. Fuel economy is good, the Escape got 38 mpg on that trip which was almost all freeway including a big ass traffic jam on I-69 southbound from Pendleton to Noblesville 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 47 minutes ago, exrub said: Her Bronco Sport has the 2.0L w/AWD or 1.5L w/AWD? I had a 2018 Escape Titanium with the 2.0L w/ AWD and liked the performance a lot. Just trying to get a sense of how a 1.5L w/ AWD may be compared to that. Thanks! Girlfriend has a 2024 Escape ST-Line with the 1.5L....it scoots along just fine....you are not going to win the Daytona 500, but it will get you there with a decent amount of verve..... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exrub Posted July 9 Author Share Posted July 9 (edited) Sounds pretty good. Live in Florida now so need to consider the dang fools down here who act like they're at Talladega or Daytona. 😄 Edited July 9 by exrub 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherminator98 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 20 hours ago, exrub said: Her Bronco Sport has the 2.0L w/AWD or 1.5L w/AWD? I had a 2018 Escape Titanium with the 2.0L w/ AWD and liked the performance a lot. Just trying to get a sense of how a 1.5L w/ AWD may be compared to that. Thanks! The Escape had the 2.0l Ecoboost and the Bronco Sport she has now has the 1.5L Ecoboost. Performance accelerating from say 10-60 MPH is roughly the same. It is slightly slower at higher speeds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92merc Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 I had a 2013 Escape with the 2.0EB and 6 speed. I currently have a 2020 Escape with 2.0EB and 8 speed. I occasionally drive a fleet model Escape with the 1.5EB and 8 speed. Biggest difference is the noise. 1.5EB is noisier and rougher. It's not horrible by any means. But you would tell the difference. Used to get 24 mpg on the old Escape. Now I get 33-34 mpg on the new one. For me, I prefer the smoother engine. It's worth the couple of mpg difference. Others may not have the same priorities. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exrub Posted July 15 Author Share Posted July 15 On 7/14/2025 at 9:36 AM, 92merc said: I had a 2013 Escape with the 2.0EB and 6 speed. I currently have a 2020 Escape with 2.0EB and 8 speed. I occasionally drive a fleet model Escape with the 1.5EB and 8 speed. Biggest difference is the noise. 1.5EB is noisier and rougher. It's not horrible by any means. But you would tell the difference. Used to get 24 mpg on the old Escape. Now I get 33-34 mpg on the new one. For me, I prefer the smoother engine. It's worth the couple of mpg difference. Others may not have the same priorities. That's what I was thinking...to consider the Platinum. However, the wife seems to prefer the Bronco Sport over the Escape so it may end up being a Badlands. We'll have to wait and see. 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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