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05-21-2007, 08:51 AM
The 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid is a roomy and comfortable small-family sport utility with excellent fuel economy afforded by the gasoline-electric hybrid power system. (http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/columnists/gcwilliams/stories/MYSA051807.01G.OnTheRoad.e15356.html)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2008_Ford_Escape_Hybrid_at_Kansas_City_Plant.jpgG. Chambers Williams III - San Antonio Express - May 17, 2001
With gasoline prices jumping to record levels, many of us are rethinking our vehicle needs and wondering whether we can afford family-size SUVs for everyday use.
The new crossover models offer better fuel-efficiency choices than the traditional truck-based SUVs. But an even better choice might be one of the new gasoline-electric hybrid models.
And of those, perhaps the most practical are the two that Ford Motor Co. offers — the Ford Escape and the Mercury Mariner.
These hybrids have been on the market for a couple of years and have been selling well.
For 2008, though, they have been updated significantly, with new, more compelling styling and interiors, as well as some tweaks that make the hybrid drive system even better.
For this report, we tested the Escape Hybrid two-wheel-drive model (base price $25,075 plus $655 freight). Even with all of the changes, Ford actually lowered the price from last year's base of $25,700.
This vehicle seats five adults comfortably and has room for plenty of luggage behind the second seat … http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/columnists/gcwilliams/stories/MYSA051807.01G.OnTheRoad.e15356.html
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2008_Ford_Escape_Hybrid_at_Kansas_City_Plant.jpgG. Chambers Williams III - San Antonio Express - May 17, 2001
With gasoline prices jumping to record levels, many of us are rethinking our vehicle needs and wondering whether we can afford family-size SUVs for everyday use.
The new crossover models offer better fuel-efficiency choices than the traditional truck-based SUVs. But an even better choice might be one of the new gasoline-electric hybrid models.
And of those, perhaps the most practical are the two that Ford Motor Co. offers — the Ford Escape and the Mercury Mariner.
These hybrids have been on the market for a couple of years and have been selling well.
For 2008, though, they have been updated significantly, with new, more compelling styling and interiors, as well as some tweaks that make the hybrid drive system even better.
For this report, we tested the Escape Hybrid two-wheel-drive model (base price $25,075 plus $655 freight). Even with all of the changes, Ford actually lowered the price from last year's base of $25,700.
This vehicle seats five adults comfortably and has room for plenty of luggage behind the second seat … http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/columnists/gcwilliams/stories/MYSA051807.01G.OnTheRoad.e15356.html