2006 Ford Escape Hybrid Review Summaries

What reviewers liked most about the Ford Escape Hybrid:

"...storage room is generous. Deep door pockets, a glove box, a big, covered storage bin and a smattering of cup holders and cubbyholes take care of your carry-ons."

-- AutoSite.com

"Operating in front wheel drive under normal conditions, sensors in each wheel detect slip, and channel power rearward as necessary to maintain your grip."

-- AutoSite.com

"The Escape Hybrid drives like a normal vehicle, with the engine controls deciding when the vehicle should be using electric power, or gas power, or both. All a driver does is drive."

-- MSN Autos

?While more costly than conventional Escapes, buyers of the hybrid version get a one-time $1,500 federal tax deduction.?

-- MSN Autos

What reviewers liked least about the Ford Escape Hybrid:

"...the EPA?s estimating for hybrids seems less accurate than their numbers with gas powered vehicles. We averaged 28 mpg?s in a mix of city/country driving in my front wheel drive tester."

-- AutoSite.com

"The Escape's seats are arguably overstuffed and too shallow to offer good thigh support to tall drivers?"

-- Motor Trend

"The Escape Hybrid is pricey, though. Starting manufacturer's suggested retail price of more than $26,000 for a two-wheel-drive model with continuously variable transmission is some $7,000 more than a base, two-wheel-drive Escape with 4-cylinder gas engine and manual transmission. It's also some $3,000 more than a base, two-wheel-drive, V6-powered Escape."

-- MSN Autos

Best one-liner about the Ford Escape Hybrid:

"You only need the electric motor to get started, but it takes a while to train your brain to this."

-- AutoSite.com

"Fuel Proof."

-- AutoSite.com

"And, no, you don't have to plug it in."

-- New Car Test Drive