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2017 Escape Titanium Silver First Impressions

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#1 ·
Long story short, my previous vehicle took a dive and needed more repairs than the worth of the vehicle, so we set out to find something that sat a little higher off the ground (we live in the midwest so I prefer to be off the ground in winter), gets good gas mileage for some commuting, and something that looks sharp! I find some of the competition to be less than attractive, but the escape was reasonably aggressive and fun looking.

Alas.

Things I like
  • Its extremely quiet to drive
  • It looks sharp and not overly feminine for a crossover
  • 2l Turbocharged Engine feels and performs fantastic
  • Sensible Gas Mileage
  • Comfortable seats
  • FordPass will be great in winter
  • Interior styling is best in its class in my opinion
  • Lots of customization options in the instrument cluster LCD

Things I dont like
  • Auto Engine Off. If you havent perfected it, it jumps off the brake like you botched a clutch
  • Apple Carplay is awesome, but the display is inferior to Bluetooth (pics below)
  • Apple Carplay display doesnt change for nighttime. It still just blurs the background image and can be bright (you can turn the display off)
  • Auto Engine Off needs to be turned off EVERY time (if you choose)
  • Speedometer to the right side of cluster (however you can put mph in the center lcd)
  • I IMMEDIATELY had to turn off the AutoHighBeams. Nightime highway driving will have your brights turning on/off/on/off. They can be turned off permanently fwiw thankfully.

I would suggest to any new owner to really go through the manual as well as the center instrument cluster. That LCD has TONS of customization options for the vehicle. Everything from remote start options, auto options, display options, lighting options, etc. The stereo display has many manageable options as well. Overall we are REALLY enjoying the vehicle. Im extremely impressed with the 2.0 Turbocharged engine. It sounds and feels like a v6...not like your standard chincy 4 cylinder. So far so good! Here are some pics I snapped last night/this morning so youll see some dusk shading in the silver and some morning condensation lol.. You will notice the different between bluetooth vs carplay. Also of note that I took the interior pics this morning, and the bluetooth display changes to a nice blue background during daylight hours. I also opted for WeatherTechs (a must IMO for snow states) as well as a trunk organizer I picked up on amazon thats a lifesaver for keeping groceries from moving around in the back. I apologize for the quality of the pics.

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#5 ·
I guess we cant edit on these boards, so here is the update with the daytime view of bluetooth instead of carplay. I just cant get used to the washed out background of the carplay version...especially at night. The Ford bluetooth presentation is SO much nicer. I hope they update the carplay.

Bluetooth daytime:
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#7 ·
I guess we cant edit on these boards...
I think someone posted on here once that you can only edit your post within one hour of posting it. After that, you will need to contact a moderator to edit the post for you (might not be worth the trouble, what you just did was good enough I think).
 
#6 ·
The best part about the silver ones is that the plastic part in the lower rear bumper (and front bumper) looks like it belongs with the rest of the car, the color is not too far off. I never really noticed it until others on this forum were talking about how the gray plastic clashes with the color of their car and some have used plastidip to paint it black.

I'll have to look up on how to turn off the auto high beam feature. I didn't even know that feature was there until i was driving at night through a winding road and it kept turning on and off. At first I thought it was cool that it does it on it's own but then it kept going on/off/on/off like you mentioned and it got pretty annoying. I'd rather just turn them on myself when needed.
 
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#8 ·
At night on a quiet road it might be a nice feature...but on the highway at night its turning off and on every couple of seconds based on oncoming traffic etc. Also, it was foggy, so the high beams were a detriment to visibility. It can be turned off under "lighting" in the systems stuff in the instrument cluster fwiw.
 
#10 ·
Things I dont like
  • Auto Engine Off needs to be turned off EVERY time (if you choose)
Welcome!!

For your auto engine off, have you tried turning this setting off, in the picture below, mine is on, as I like it.

I love apple car play for what it is and does, though I do not listen to music with it, mainly calls, GPS, and text. It is only ~2 years old (it will get even better over time), but my beliefs are when you use apple car play then apple takes over screen and ext... As seen in my picture below of my jailbroken iPhone with a theme applied, the theme carried over to the car, as does my animation not shown, actually really cool.



 
#11 ·
Welcome!!

For your auto engine off, have you tried turning this setting off, in the picture below, mine is on, as I like it.
Yes, but its not a permanent setting so you would need to turn it off every time you start the vehicle. :(
 
#14 ·
Also, I have some thoughts for the fool who decided to put the audio controls on the right side of the steering wheel instead of the left. When 90% of drivers are on the road with primarily their left hand on the wheel, it makes sense (and most other manufacturers have figured this out) you put the audio controls on the left!
 
#15 ·
Do you have a source for your statistic of "90% of drivers are on the road with primarily their left hand on the wheel"? Or did you take your own scientific poll on this? I usually drive with both my hands on the steering wheel, so I always have one hand close to the audio controls, so I don't mind the placement of the audio controls.
 
#17 ·
Ooh...an additional positive on the vehicle. I opted to go without the sunroof and Nav to save $$$ and noise (though Im jealous of that sunroof), and was pleasently surprised to see how nice the nav is on the carplay. Save the money, and still have on screen nav!