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14 JULY 2003
Powerful New V6 Engine Coming.
01 MAY 2003
Time To Escape....
Escape Gets A Cousin
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16 APRIL 2003
Escape HEV debuts at NYC Autoshow
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05 APRIL 2003
Built Ford Tough.
07 JANUARY 2003
Revealed....
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More changes for 2003 Escape's and Tributes are coming. Here is some info on changes will take effect at the beginning of December 2002:
Trim levels:
Exterior revisions:
Interior:
Other changes on 03's:
23 AUGUST 2002
The official 2003 Escape Full Color brochure .
03 JULY 2001
The Dream is Real.
18 MAY 2001
Ford Escape HEV (hybrid electric vehicle) is designed to be the
cleanest, most fuel-efficient sport utility on the planet when it goes
on sale in 2003. Ford Motor Company, the worldwide leader in light
trucks, is the first automaker to announce production plans for a hybrid
electric-powered sport utility vehicle.
Full Story...
The survey found that owners of upper mid-sized cars are five times as
likely to switch to a sport-utility than they were two years ago.
Although the mid-sized segment includes some of the best-selling cars in
the United States, it is increasingly vulnerable to sport-utilities,
such as the Ford Escape, and sport wagons, such as the Lexus RX 300 and
Acura MDX, said Tom Libby, analyst and director of Power Information
Network. Full Story...
07 MAY 2001
The Ford Escape solidified it's lead as the nations number one selling
small SUV with another sales win in April. This makes it four months in a row that the Ford Escape has lead its direct competition.
This Escape (and Tribute) checklist will help you check for any potential
problems with your Escape/Tribute. You should take this list with you when
you go to view the Escape/Tribby you are considering purchasing. Go over each
point on this checklist before taking delivery. To see the list (we recommend
printing it out) just click here.
Ford Motor Company's Escape HEV concept made its worldwide debut
Thursday at the Los Angeles International Auto Show. The drivable
concept is part of a demonstration fleet the company will put on the
road later this year. Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. has been selected to be the exclusive supplier of nickel-metal hydride battery systems for the Escape HEV.
Ford Escape HEV (hybrid electric vehicle) is designed to be the
cleanest, most fuel-efficient sport utility on the planet when it goes
on sale in 2003. Ford Motor Company is the first automaker to announce
production plans for a hybrid electric-powered sport utility vehicle. Click
HERE for Ford's official Escape HEV site!.
The Ford Escape HEV will feature an electric drivetrain combined with a
fuel-efficient four-cylinder gasoline engine. With regenerative braking
and nearly instantaneous start-stop capability, the Escape HEV will be
especially fuel-efficient in the city, delivering about 40 U.S. miles
per gallon in urban driving. The hybrid Escape will be capable of being
driven more than 800 kilometres (500 miles) on a single tank of
gasoline. Yet Escape HEV will deliver acceleration performance similar
to an Escape equipped with a V6 engine.
"Escape HEV will be a 'no-compromise' family-sized hybrid electric
vehicle that achieves superior fuel economy and low emissions without
sacrificing performance, roominess or affordability," says Jim O'Connor,
president, Ford Division. The Escape HEV will undergo rigorous truck testing.
It will have
available 4x4 capability, the same ground clearance as the base model
Escape and comparable cargo capacity. The Escape HEV will be built on
the same assembly line in Kansas City, Missouri, as the standard Escape
and will be a full-fledged member of the Ford Outfitters.
04 JANUARY 2001 More Ford ESCAPE HEV Hybrid Facts The Escape HEV drive system combines a 65kW permanent magnetic electric motor and 28kW generator with an Atkinson cycle variant of the Escape's Zetec four-cylinder engine. The Atkinson cycle engine is significantly more efficient than a conventional four-stroke Otto cycle engine. The increase in efficiency is due to controlling pumping losses and optimizing the expansion ratio, while maintaining a constant compression ratio. The Atkinson cycle, also called the "five-stroke cycle" works like this: intake, back-flow (partial expulsion to eliminate pumping losses), compression, expansion and exhaust. Based on this cycle, the combustion chamber volume is adapted to maintain a constant compression ratio for each load level while varying the expansion ratio to optimize efficiency. Low-end torque losses, which are characteristic of five-stroke cycle engines, can be overcome with the assistance of an electric drive motor, making the Atkinson cycle ideal for hybridization.
The electric drive motor is used to increase the performance of the
internal combustion (IC) engine, stop and restart the IC engine when the
vehicle is at rest, drive the vehicle at low speeds, recharge the
300-volt traction battery and recapture braking energy - called
regenerative braking. These and other related technologies have been
developed and proven out in Ford's P2000 research program.
"We're applying advanced hybrid-electric technology to the heart of the
American market: the highly popular sport utility vehicle," O'Connor
says. "The Escape HEV will be fuel efficient and extremely clean. We'll
also sell this hybrid-electric SUV in Europe under the Maverick name,
where its nimble driving characteristics and clean, fuel-efficient
operation should make it especially appealing to European customers."
For more information about the Escape HEV check out http://www.escapehev.com.
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