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Very much so! With F-Series doors.

It looks to me like the same old styling theme with the front fascia. It would be great to have a fresh idea instead of different variations of the same old. Nothing interesting. They nailed the Bronco and Bronco Sport. It doesn’t have to be rugged, maybe just a more unique look for an all new vehicle.

It is not the engine. It is the noise it makes and it is worse when the weather and engine is cold. A little sound deadening would go a long way.

The three-cylinder engine is fine, it is the lack of noise isolation, budget interior, and bland styling affecting Escape sales. Hopefully a refresh is coming soon to address this.

What is it you like about the new Escape over your Edge? The Edge has more comfortable seats, quieter interior, better ride, more luxurious interior. I do believe the 1.5L 3 cylinder engine is far more responsive and has better fuel economy than the 2.0 Edge engine that surges on light acceleration. It has a too aggressive throttle tip in. 3.5 V-6 was a smoother engine with similar fuel economy.

The exterior looks like one of the vehicles in the Cars movie, the interior looks cheap and there is very little sound deadening in my opinion. Who would think that this would be a recipe for success? The Bronco Sport with its more traditional SUV styling is really the new Escape. The one they are marketing looks like a tall six year old Focus, again in my opinion and it appears the market agrees.

We all know this isn’t a Mustang. If it means the death of the pony cars, so be it. Let the name die with dignity instead of attaching it to something that does not resemble anything like a Mustang other than the taillights and front end.

I hope the new screens are dark instead of the light background like on the new Explorer.

Latest iPhone update fixed this issue.

My iPhone has the same issue after the latest phone update. It is coming from Apple not Ford.

It could be a bad PATS key.

Great! I am pleasantly suprised!

Does anyone know if the rear hatch can be opened by the remote fob? I am not sure that I want to be kicking around under the vehicle with my arms full and ice on the ground.

This RAV4 copy will probably have the horrific MyFord touch as well as reduced sight lines and abandon everything that has made the Escape a success.

Maybe that is why dealers do not stock them, no demand...except for California Dean. Rebates are within $500 of each other, last time I checked.