![]() Other fuel-efficiency measures, such as refined aerodynamics and new low-rolling-resistance tires, also enhance fuel economy while contributing to a quieter interior. The 240-horsepower V-6 is equipped with i-VCT and ETC along with new cylinder heads, intake and exhaust cams, injectors, intake and exhaust manifolds, and pistons. Our test car had the six-speed automatic transmission, and a more powerful yet fuel-efficient 3.0-liter V-6 engine with 20 percent more horsepower. A new 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine will probably be the big seller as fuel prices continue to fluctuate. The Ohio/Kentucky/Indiana junket was the opening shot in ten days of very satisfactory driving experience. It is safe to assume that in these parlous times, the factory price is purely hypothetical, a convenient place to start the negotiations. This car was fully equipped-everything from four-wheel drive to GPS-and its sticker stated the asking price as $32,564. I genuinely enjoyed it, although I was somewhat embarrassed by the great rectangular expanse of chrome radiator grille that dominates the Escape’s front end. It appears to be quite compact from the outside, but there’s a surprising amount of space inside for people and gear. The car handles and holds the road at least as well as the better sedans in its price class. When we arrived at our destination, the Escape still had fuel for exploring Louisville and New Albany, studying one another from opposite sides of the Ohio River. We cruised at seventy-five and eighty, and enjoyed plenty of passing power. The gauge indicated just less than three-quarters of a tank, and not a huge tank, at that. It was sitting in my parking place at eight in the morning, and I threw my stuff into the back, adjusted the seat, and set out for New Albany, by way of Cincinnati and Louisville. We drove a 2009 Ford Escape 4×4 to New Albany, Indiana the other day. ![]() They may be the class-leader of the compact SUV category. Not only do you see a lot of them, and not only do they look good, they are good. Now the Ford Escape (and Mercury Mariner) SUVs join the Ranger pickup in its ubiquity. It is handsome, in a hard-working, rectilinear way, and you don’t see many that appear to have suffered neglect or abuse. One of the more ubiquitous sights on the American Road is the Ford Ranger pickup.
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