Salon Los Angeles 2011 Ford Escape

                    

Best-seller in the U.S., the Ford Escape gives way to his successor. New line, new equipment, this new version is unveiled at the show in Los Angeles.

If we Europeans sometimes envy the cars available in the U.S. market, the reverse is also true. These were very interested in the Ford Kuga and with the arrival of the new Escape, the wait is over!

Terms of style, forget the look of solid fighter and former Escape. The new version is adopted gets Europeanized much broader line, adapted to the international ambitions of the SUV. Indeed, this same vehicle will travel to Geneva in March to announce the new Kuga in Europe.

With a front that is reminiscent of the Focus, sculpted lines and round, the Ford Escape wants to please the greatest number without forgetting to have an identity.

Under the hood, Ford will offer EcoBoost 1.6 block for the first time in the United States, in addition to 2.0 EcoBoost four-cylinder and 2.5 updated for the occasion. If the manufacturer does not focus on performance and numbers, it indicates that the improved aerodynamics of the vehicle engines cleaner and allow it to be more sober in consumption and emissions.

As for equipment, there is the hands-free system for opening the tailgate, the SYNC and MyFord Touch interface, the system of semi-automatic parking, the Curve Control …

Currently, the manufacturer does not provide information about the price of the new Escape, but does not hide his ambitions. The Escape will be presented in Geneva in March and will route to China to be introduced in the spring.