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Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6
This commercial featuring the original Escape was aired at a pivotal moment in terms of car advertising. Around this time, the PC-crowd started to get their underwear in a twist over car companies apparently promoting anti-social driving behavior. So many cool commercials were cancelled due to this, commercials that would have cost millions of dollars to make and have aired.
Sorry about the quality on this one, I couldn't find a better example.
I was a big fan of the Escape and it's Mazda Tribute twin, mainly because they had a lusty V6 engine compared to the asthmatic four-cylinder Rav4, X-Trail, CR-V and Forrester. Put it this way, the equivalent Forrester has a 2.0 engine with all of 92 kW and 184 Nm. I learnt to drive in one Forrester, at no point was the AWD system needed to contain that slug of an engine. The 3.0 Duratec V6 in the Escape on the other had made 150 kW and 266 Nm.
This one was pretty forgettable...................
This one with its punchy backing track couldn't be any different................
The Escape should have been a mainstay of the Ford lineup, especially over the last decade as Rav4, Forrester, CX-5 and others in this class have become the default family vehicle. Instead, Ford gave up and discontinued the nameplate................again. "Oh, but they couldn't get stock". Bullsh.t, they just couldn't be bothered putting in the effort.
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I remember those ads, especially the beach soccer one.
Honestly I don’t think the new Escape, or the previous model, were all that good. Strange to look at (in my personal opinion), interiors that had no stand out features, I can see why they were out sold.