Vehicle
Ford Escape
Compact crossover, sold as Kuga in Europe. The EcoBoost and hybrid spread means one nameplate covers three very different diagnostic worlds depending on year and market.
Generations
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First generation 2000–2007
Developed with Mazda and sold as the Tribute; the 3.0 Duratec V6 and, from 2004, Ford's first full hybrid.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- Ford CD2
- Engines
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- 2.0 Zetec — petrol
- 2.3 Duratec — petrol
- 3.0 V6 Duratec — petrol · 149–179 kW (200–240 hp)
- 2.3 hybrid — hybrid
- 2.5 — petrol
- Transmissions
- e-CVT · 5-speed G5M manual · 4-speed CD4E automatic · 4-speed GF4AX-EL automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
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Second generation 2007–2012
North America only; conventional and mechanically undemanding.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- Ford CD2
- Engines
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- 2.3 Duratec — petrol
- 2.5 Duratec — petrol · 147 kW (197 hp)
- 3.0 Duratec V6 — petrol · 149–179 kW (200–240 hp)
- 2.5 hybrid — hybrid
- Transmissions
- e-CVT · 5-speed manual · 4-speed CD4E automatic · 6-speed 6F35 automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
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Third generation 2012–2019
A Ford Kuga under another name — the European car is where far more is written about the same EcoBoost engines.
- 2.0 EcoBoost 2.0 L
- Duratec (badge, not an engine)
- EcoBoost (badge, not an engine)
- TDCi (badge, not an engine)
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- Ford C1
- Engines
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- 1.5 EcoBoost — petrol · 88–134 kW (118–180 hp)
- 1.6 EcoBoost — petrol · 110–134 kW (148–180 hp)
- 2.0 EcoBoost — petrol · 170–178 kW (228–239 hp)
- 2.5 Duratec — petrol · 125 kW (168 hp) · 230 Nm (170 lb-ft)
- 1.5 TDCi — DLD-415 · diesel · 88 kW (118 hp)
- 2.0 TDCi — diesel · 88–132 kW (118–177 hp)
- 1.5 — petrol · 88–134 kW (118–180 hp) · 2017 refresh
- 1.6 — petrol · 110–134 kW (148–180 hp)
- 2.0 — petrol · 170–178 kW (228–239 hp)
- Transmissions
- 6-speed manual · 6-speed SelectShift 6F35 automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
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Fourth generation 2019–present
Hybrid and plug-in hybrid join the range, which brings the hybrid code blocks to the nameplate.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- Ford C2
- Engines
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- 1.5 EcoBoost three-cylinder — petrol · 88–129 kW (118–173 hp)
- 2.0 EcoBoost — petrol · 170 kW (228 hp)
- 2.5 hybrid — hybrid
- 2.5 PHEV — plug-in hybrid
- 1.5 EcoBlue — diesel · 88 kW (118 hp)
- 2.0 EcoBlue — diesel · 88–140 kW (118–188 hp)
- Transmissions
- 6-speed manual · e-CVT · 8-speed 8FM SelectShift automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
CAN data
Bus databases covering this vehicle, mirrored from the open-source opendbc project.
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