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2017 escape11/20/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Priced at $32,990 and auto-only, it too is powered by the 134kW version of the 1.5. This addition alone should deliver Escape significantly more opportunity. This section of the Medium SUV market alone accounts for as much as 25 per cent of the segment’s local volume, says Ford. ![]() Most importantly, Ford has added a front-wheel drive version of the mid-grade Trend. Although there’s still a dual-clutch used in partnership with the excellent 132kW/400Nm TDCi turbo-diesel (see below), Ford says it’s a different gearbox with none of the issues. Tick the box for auto ($1500) and the 1.5’s power is boosted to 134kW (torque is unchanged) and you also open up the option of all-wheel-drive (a further $3000).įor the avoidance of doubt, Ford’s problematic Powershift dual-clutch auto is gone from the EcoBoost petrol models. That price is for sole 110kW/240Nm manual front-drive combination. The base Ambiente arrives priced from $28,490 with Ford’s latest 1.5-litre EcoBoost four under the bonnet in two outputs. There are three updated or new engines and a wider choice in terms of powertrain options - front versus all-wheel drive manual versus automatic transmissions. Prices are generally down but in most cases equipment has been boosted – or at least freshened. As part of this process, the company has also looked at the buyers it’s targeting with the car. In the manner of the brand’s recent ‘overhaul’ of Ranger, it’s been put through the wringer: the car itself, tech, equipment, etc how it’s priced and positioned and how it’s marketed and sold. Ford Australia says the Escape has undergone a top to bottom review. ![]()
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