Latest Ford Escape News

Ford's critical all-new Escape mid-size SUV has scored a five-star safety rating from independent crash-tester ANCAP ahead of its launch next month.

Ford's redesigned Escape introduces a plug-in hybrid to the line, the first electrified Ford in Australia. There's also a posh Vignale and standard turbocharged 2.0-litre power, with prices starting at $35,990 before on-road costs.

The new Escape will touch down in mid-November from $36,990 drive-away, with Facebook walkarounds and cash-back incentives also on offer.

An overheating battery in the Ford Kuga PHEV has led the company to expand its European recall, halt sales there, and delay US production of its Escape PHEV twin.

There are new versions of the Ford Escape, Hyundai Tucson, Mitsubishi Outlander and Nissan X-Trail coming, and updated versions of many more including the Mazda CX-5, Subaru Forester, Honda CR-V, Peugeot 3008, MG HS, and Volkswagen Tiguan.

With the Ford Endura being withdrawn from other markets and reports a three-row Escape is being developed, Ford's large crossover could be living on borrowed time.

Mitsubishi once had a monopoly on the plug-in hybrid SUV market with its Outlander PHEV. That's changing rapidly, with a raft of PHEV SUVs arriving over the next 18 months.

The 2021 Ford Escape plug-in hybrid is still due in Australia late this year, despite battery fires putting European deliveries on hold.

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