The next generation Escape was shown off today at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show.

Take a look at the Vertrek: http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/10/f...-detroit-2011/

EDIT:
Fixed the somehow got broken link.

 

Dang, beat me by 12 minutes....

 

I live just north of the "D".

 

So what does everyone think? Personally I'm going to have to take some time to grow into liking the new design. Kinda stuck in the old school look of the current generation on the street. Europe always leads the way...

 

I don't believe this because the vehicle has only a 1.6L I4. That's a replacement for the Escape? I think not!

 

Isn't the ecoboost engine a turbo?

 

I like the current-gen Kuga, but the concept unveiled in Detroit will take some warming up to for me. The super swept back "dragon eye" lights are extreme even compared to the 2011 Fiesta.

A 1.6L I4 EcoBoost could be a spritely little engine. Ford's been heading down the lower-displacement, turboed engines recently to achieve greater fuel economy.

 

That's not going to equal a 3.0L V6 which is in the Escape now though.

 

"...turboed engines recently to achieve greater fuel economy..."

No, NOT...!!
Turboed engines, by design, MUST run in derated/detuned mode, substandard compression ratio, when off-boost. That means that approximately 98-99% of the time, for the clear majority of owners, FE will be substandard.