But being much smaller and lighter, it performs like Manny Pacquiao would in the flyweight division at his current weight. Speaking of which, it uses the same engine as the 2.0 Explorer. Then there’s that panoramic sunroof, the quality leather and plastics, the soft piped-in mood lighting and that uber cool tailgate that you can open by just waving your foot underneath the bumper when you have the proximity key in your pocket that makes it feel like a baby Explorer. Especially when it offers to read your text messages for you when there are other people in the car.īut awkward moments aside, just knowing that you no longer have to take your eyes off the road to stay connected and always have voice command to call up a contact, play a song or playlist by name just feels so natural and soon has me looking for it in every test unit I hop in to.
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It was already outstanding with my iPhone, but now that I have crossed over to a Lumia, the integration between the Microsoft SYNC system and my Windows based OS is just so fluent. And I can happily say that I always toss the Escape a proud glance each time. I’ve always felt that if you don’t look back at least once when you walk away from your car after parking it, you’ve made a mistake. I’m a little spoiled here because I have the only one of its kind in the country, so I get all the envious glances and an unrivalled feeling of exclusivity that comes with cars wearing twice or thrice the price tags.īut even once deliveries start rolling in, I can still say that there’s a premium to this Escape over anything else in its class simply because of several well-thought out features and benefits. Ok, now that I got that out of the way, let me talk about the ownership experience. Well I haven’t gotten my sweaty little palms on the Explorer Sport yet, but luckily for me, I was able to make Ford an offer on the 2.0 liter Ecoboost Escape display unit they had in the Manila International Auto Show and have just brought it in for its 10,000km service––which means you get the first and only local long term test of the all-new Ford Escape.įirst up, problems. But just how good are these highly anticipated models, or more importantly, how will these new models perform locally? The other is the game-changing Ford Escape.Ī pretty long strip tease (especially if you count the Escape’s first unveiling in April of last year) but thankfully the ‘following year’ is here and Ford has told us that Escape deliveries will begin February. One was the almighty Explorer Sport that comes with enough power, kit and style to send a cold shiver down the spine of a Range Rover. Last October 27, Ford launched two very significant models with one frustrating little catch: you couldn’t get one until the following year.
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