Ford Escape ZG Titanium (2016-2026)

Great sporty SUV – Had our 2018 Escape Titanium ecoboost with Tech Pack (bought new) for just over 4 years. No issues in all that time and just ticked over 40K Kms. The tech in the car is great. The cross traffic alert when reversing is very handy as is the blind spot mirrors. Ford servicing is very well priced and has 15K km/12 month intervals with free map… Read more

upgrades and road service. Cabin is very comfortable with great airconditioning and heated seats. The panoramic sunroof is a nice feature. The petrol 2 litre turbo is responsive and well matched to the torque box auto and the AWD gives great handling. Long distance drives are comfortable. One day I will try out the self parking feature.

Too many issues to list – Bought my ZG Titanium new in 2019 (2018 model) My car is driven about 3 times a week and as we are semi rural most trips are at least 30mins one way and has 32000k’s on it. Car is serviced on time at the dearlership I bought it from. Within a few weeks of owning the car the stop start feature started to play up. Fast forward 9 months and the… Read more

stop start hardly worked at all. Numerous trips back to the dealership and they couldn’t find anything wrong. Bit by bit other things started to happen, tail gate opens by itself, door handle sensors don’t always work, headlights come on when it’s a clear day and can flick between high and low beam at night for no reason, radio resets itself and I’ve had no hands free for no reason more than once. and this is just part of it all. Tried to get ford to come to the party even sending photos and footage but because no errors show up they say it means my car is normal…..the tech even told me my car has quirks…..except cars dont have quirks because they are mechanical plus I expect more from a car worth that much. Nice to see Ford standing behind their product!

ZG Ford Escape Titanium Diesel – Has all the bells and whistles a real pleasure to drive. Drive this beauty every day, economical with plenty of tech and power. Service intervals are every 15Kor annually and I use the local Ford dealer. Show details

Perfect all rounder – My Explorer is used for daily travel to and from work, to assist in rennovating my home, to move house and carry my grandbabies and fur baby. This car is my companion. I use it for transporting large or heavy items, I've added the towbar for the trailer, it has a sun and moon roof which is a luxury I've always wanted. Even has heated front seats… Read more

which is amazing after being out in the cold or to provide heat to my lower back. This car does everything. It has tyre pressure alert which has helped me twice, Lane assist also useful, headlight washers, defrost even icy windows fast, auto parking, sensors galore, satnav and much more.

The only minor irritation I have with it is the sometimes lag of immediate response on acceleration. Other than that, it has grunt, power, smooth to drive, quiet and handles well.

It has been part of our family for the last two years and of course, serviced regularly. To date, there have been no faults reported

Love it – This car is just so easy to drive. I thought it might feel big and cumbersome stepping into it from a small car, but it feels so light and effortless. Loads of helpful extras like blind spot assist and it adjusts speed to match if car in front slows down. It has plenty of grunt and responds well when you need it to go quickly. Only downside for… Read more

me was the dealer plastering their name (ie. free advertising) over the car. Now that I have removed the stickers and got replacement numberplates to remove dealers name from them, it looks much better - note to potential Dominelli buyers!

Great all round soft roader – Probably the most underrated vehicle on the road. Great handling, fully specced, comfortable, and goes hard. Highly recommend a test drive, in particular if stepping down from a 6/8 cylinder, as these have more than enough power. Downsides: - fuel consumption on the 2.0t averages at 13.1l/100km... mainly around town driving. Not great and… Read more

likes premium. - a knocking from the front right on full lock that the Ford dealer cant find a problem with so far. - could use more rear leg space... but to be fair thats common to all in this size/ class.

2017 Escape 12 months on – Bought my Escape with the new model transition. Amongst the first (could have bought last of previous model or the new model). Having upgraded from the Kuga (which I loved) there were a few positive changes. So far, I have done around 18k kms after 11 months. 1. It was even more fuel efficient (I didn't think this was possible) 2. start - go… Read more

technology (took a bit to get used to but now accept)

3. More power and smoother ride than the Kuga

4. same voice driven controls as before, but now expanded (well it was 4 years later!!)

5. much nicer and quieter than before - very nice experience

6. funny wobbly headlights to turn around corners, and I think they help (but something else to go wrong down the track??)

7. Voice control for the sat nav which is great.

8. power assisted steering (where it steers for you!) is vastly improved from my 2013 model and the steering is so nice and tight. Much less intrusive.

Alas you can't have everything you like though...

1. No more heated windscreen (yes we do get ice in winter on the car in Sydney!!)

2. The same "always on" power sockets that when hooked to a dash-cam sent my auto stop start to always on and took Ford 2 days to work out why the system stopped working)

3. Put all of my music onto a USB stick and inserted into the central compartment, but there isn't enought space for this, so had to revert to MP3s on CDs (not the same)

4. could use voice to auto-start the USB stick but not the CD-ROM.

5. Still crappy connection with the Apple in terms of text etc. Even though it has apple car play, the Android linking is soooo much better (this is an Apple thing, not a Ford thing). [Android reads the incoming txt messages if you want and you can reply with fixed messages to keep wifey happy whilst on the go and legally].

Finally and the thing I am least happy about, I have the dark blue colour and there are streaks running down the doors from where the side mirrors attach. Even after washing they are still visible. Also one mirror groans when folding on lock

I guess one of the key features is that when talking on the phone, people don't know if I am driving or not, and when I stop the car when I reach the destination, there is no indication to the other calling party of a change, unlike the old kuga that produced an echo.

I commute 35km each way in Sydney peak traffic with the occasional trip to Gosford or Canberra as need be for work purposes. This is a beautiful commuting car, but not certain how a longer commute (road trip) would go comfort wise. Surprisingly the fuel consumption goes up when travelling at highway speeds. I am guessing the gearing is designed for low speed city driving and it does this very well and nimbly.

Love it – These are one of the best cars I've owned... Cheap to run and great to drive, I have owned a few previous ford SUV but none compare to this. I love how it feels to drive and the features built in to it. Cannot recommend it more and urge you all to test drive one.  Show details

Comfy, impressive performance, safe and economical – All cars are a totally personal choice and must meet an individual's unique requirements. I'm so pleased with my 2016 Escape Titanium petrol, it's exactly what I never realised I was looking for. I am 6'1 and as much as I dislike SUVs generally, I had reluctantly accepted it was the kind of car I was going to need to upgrade to. I have two large… Read more

dogs and my husband is even taller than me, so we needed the extra height in the ceiling. The driving position is excellent – for a smallish car it feels big, vision is excellent, seat height off the floor feels like sitting in a chair, and the seats, while smallish, are very well suited to a taller person. The leather trim is lovely, dash layout and instrumentation is fantastic – probably the thing I like most about the car. Current era Fords in general have well designed dashes and simple, functional design which I really appreciate – we already have a 2014 Ranger which we have loved, so everything felt familiar. Everything is as straightforward as possible. Ride quality is exceptional. Every time I drive this car I remark to myself just how damn comfy it is. Very quiet too. Comes equipped with nice quality Continental tyres. Technology pack is great, works very simply and is easy to figure out even if you're new to all this gadgetry, and the sound system is very good quality for the price point. The park assist feature is really, really clever, although it is my preference not to use it. Sun roof is nice, and that hands free sensor operated tailgate has got to be one of the best things ever invented. The AWD feels sophisticated and tests well on loose surfaces and in the rain. The squarer design of the vehicle makes the boot space in this much more useful than most other mid-size SUVs, and the seats fold down to allow a nice big loading space with a wide tailgate allowing for easy loading without damaging the vehicle.

The airplane-style tray tables for the back row passengers are cute and would be really useful if we had kids. The rear seats are easy to fold down and the seatbelts have a clever loop to keep them in the right place so they don't get lost when you put the seats back up. You can also choose to take the belts out of the loop altogether.

In general, a really well appointed, comfy, economical and safe feeling vehicle. I get just over 8L per 100ks in the 2.0L turbo petrol, and the performance is really impressive for a small engine. There seems to have been lots of careful thought put into small features that enhance the every day driving enjoyability: phone sized console slot, deep centre console storage, retractable roller screen over the centre console and drink holder to keep dust out, drink bottle holders in the door skins, forward-placement of gear shift, electronic handbrake, fully electric adjustability (lateral and vertical) in the front seats, heated front row seats, oppositely-pivoted windscreen wipers (fantastic!!!), down to small details like being able to customise the colour of the interior guide lighting – peaceful aqua blue for me. Ford also use thoughtful micro-lights in the cabin to illuminate things like the driver footwell just subtly enough to be useful but not distracting in the dark.

Small points to the negative (and I consider these minor, and will happen with any vehicle) –

The shiny plastic parts of the console and the polished alloy trims around the air vents have a habit of catching the sun at certain angles and are blinding.

The auto stop-start feature is probably great in a large city but not necessary in regional cities, and its annoying that the default setting is "on" and each ignition cycle it has to be deactivated. There should be a master setting to override.

The small motors on the car (mirrors, sun roof, tailgate, etc) are noisy. BUT, I have noticed the Range Rover ones aren't much better!

The parking sensors can be a bit over sensitive and the volume of the beeps is very loud and not adjustable, there's only on/off.

All in all, this was the best value in its class BY FAR and I thought the most handsome looking.

A powerful and competent SUV with plenty of space and on-road ability – The Escape has been a great vehicle so far, and there are a lot of things it does very well. I went with the Titanium EcoBoost Petrol, so it's quite powerful. The engine is smooth and very willing, overtaking is a breeze. Economy does take a small hit with all the power, though on a recent trip to central Queensland I averaged 7.4 L/100km which is… Read more

still very good.

The Titanium model comes with all the bells and whistles, a panoramic sunroof, electric fold in mirror, leather trim, voice control with satellite navigation, a brilliant Sony sound system and it will even park itself, this feature works really well! The exterior design is quite nice, and overall fit and finish outside is pretty good too. The inside however is let down by draw grey and black plastics, some of which are very brittle and cheap feeling. My car has gone back to Ford a few times to fix minor rattles and creaks, but this wouldn't have been an issue if they fitted the vehicle with better plastics. The dealership side of things is a bit up and down really, sometimes they are brilliant, and then sometimes I feel like I'm at a second hand car yard. Just find a good dealer and stick to them.

I added the Technology Pack, which gives the adaptive cruise control, blind spot assist, rear cross traffic alert and collision avoidance technology. Strongly suggest all who buy an Escape to get this pack, it's brilliant. The rear cross traffic will warn when you're backing out of a parking space if someone is coming, even if you can't see. The blind spot warns if someone is in your blind spot, and the adaptive cruise control makes highway driving a breeze. This pack was $1300, so worth every cent.

So despite some horrible plastics inside, a slightly frumpy looking interior and a few dodgy Ford dealers, the Escape is quite a good car, and deserves to sell in higher numbers. Ford offer brilliant deals on the Escape, making it a very attractive vehicle price wise. It drives really nice for an SUV, and is a bit more dynamic than some competitors, is equipped well, is powerful and has plenty of space.