2015 Ford Escape/Kuga

[larry0609]

The new 2015 Ford Escape/Kuga is finally coming to our shores later part of this year
************ - Philippine Car News, Test Drives, and Prices: MIAS 2014: Ford Previews 2015 Escape; Destined to Bring the Fight to Subaru Forester?


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[Battlestar]

Malamang dadalhin nila dito sa pinas eh yung EcoBoost 1.6 and 2.0. Masyadong mahal ang 2.5L Duratec version.

[larry0609]

Malamang dadalhin nila dito sa pinas eh yung EcoBoost 1.6 and 2.0. Masyadong mahal ang 2.5L Duratec version.

Para sa akin, solve na ako sa 2.0L variant na EcoBoost. This will probably my next car, next year. Hopefully, if the specs are good!

[Battlestar]

Para sa akin, solve na ako sa 2.0L variant na EcoBoost. This will probably my next car, next year. Hopefully, if the specs are good!

If the specs are same with US version, it packs with 240hp*5500? OMG

[larry0609]

Really looks good. MIAS 2014: Ford previews U.S. version Escape for PH market - Auto News by AutoIndustriya.com

[leodawesome]

2.0 ecoboost? Will this be the same engine inside the explorers?

[skybison]

If the specs are same with US version, it packs with 240hp*5500? OMG

diko alam kun saan ko nabasa but i think they're targeting to match with Forester XT?

[larry0609]

diko alam kun saan ko nabasa but i think they're targeting to match with Forester XT?

Doon sa original 1st post ko na link, naka indicate doon na it will try to match Forester XT. Halos the same HP but medyo mataas daw and torque ng Escape at 366nm vs XT's 350nm

[c_cube]

Drove the ecoboost version in the US last year. Lakas ng hatak and interior is very roomy.


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Wait til Jan 2015...

4x2 a/t with 1.6L ecoboost php1.490
4x4 a/t with 2.0L ecoboost php1.790

Ford PH launches all-new 2015 Escape and Explorer Sport

[StockEngine]

Expensive ...

[niky]

Expensive ...

1.6 Ecoboost should be roughly the equivalent of a 2.5 liter engine in terms of power, while still giving similar economy to a 2.0. The 2.0 would be in the small V6 range in terms of power... basically the same motor as in the Explorer 2.0T... good match for the Forester XT, actually... at a lower price.

New Explorer V6 Ecoboost is interesting... ton of power... bit faster than an FXT in a straight line. Still a big, heavy car... but now it's a scary big heavy car.

At that price, it's a steal. Only other SUVs that powerful all cost at least a million or two more.

[jut703]

The 1.6 Ecoboost comes in 2 flavors - a 148 hp version and a 182 hp version.

I wonder which one we're getting.


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[Egan101]

^^^ As per the Autoindustriya article, the 1.6L Ecoboost to be released on the Escape 4x2 is rated at 178PS at 5700 rpm, 250Nm at 2500 rpm. Not the 182HP model but still good enough at 175HP. That's way better than the 2.0L NA engines that the competition offers. With Ecoboost, the more important thing is the ample torque offered at lower RPMs plus the overboost at 5k rpm (in case you feel like flooring the pedal).

With the 2.0L Ecoboost model, it offers a good competition to the Forester XT. The question now is how well the Escape 2.0L Ecoboost 4x4 handles and behaves compared to the FXT.

[jut703]

Hard to compete with the FXT, but maybe the 1.6 Ecoboost can give the other 1.5M CUVs a run for their money. Hopefully handling and kit is nice.

I've only seen one in the flesh, it's not as handsome as a RAV4 or striking as a Forester/CX5. It blends in the crowd..which isn't a good thing if you ask me. Toyota actually made a more exciting car than Ford...




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Wag lang sana Dual-Clutch ang transmissions

[Egan101]

I have already seen the new Escape in the flesh back in July. I have seen 2 in Makati but both of them had diplomatic plates. Last week, I saw another new Escape with diplomatic plates in the service area of Ford BGC. The new Escape looks like the big brother of the Focus. Car and Driver says that the new Escape drives like a giant Focus with a higher center of gravity.

Assuming we get similar models as the ones in the US, both Escape Ecoboost models have the 6-speed SelectShift automatic, similar to the ones on the Explorer Ecoboost models.

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Assuming we get similar models as the ones in the US, both Escape Ecoboost models have the 6-speed SelectShift automatic, similar to the ones on the Explorer Ecoboost models.

Malamang same ng sa US since CBU US ang unit.

[leodawesome]

Powerful yet frugal. Selling point versus Forester XT.

[AG4]

Wag lang sana Dual-Clutch ang transmissions

All Ford Escapes use a 6-speed SelectShift "torque converter" automatic.

The 1.6 Ecoboost comes in 2 flavors - a 148 hp version and a 182 hp version.

I wonder which one we're getting.

That's for the Euro-spec "Kuga" version.
The Philippines is getting the North American-Ford Escape and its 1.6 EcoBoost only comes in one flavor, the one that makes 178hp (180PS). This is the standard engine of the P1.49M Escape SE.