Editing Ford Escape (section)

{{Short description|Sport utility vehicle manufactured by Ford}}
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{{Infobox automobile
| name = Ford Escape
| image = 2021 Ford Escape Hybrid SEL AWD in Oxford White, front left.jpg
| caption = 2021 Escape Hybrid (US)
| manufacturer = [[Ford Motor Company]]
| aka = {{Unbulleted list
 | [[Ford Kuga]] (2013–present)
 | Ford Maverick (2001–2008)
 | [[Mazda Tribute]] (2001–2011)
 | [[Mercury Mariner]] (2005–2011)
}}
| production = 2000–present
| model_years = 2001–present
| class = [[Compact crossover SUV]]
| body_style = 5-door [[SUV]]
| layout = {{Unbulleted list
 | [[Front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout|Front-engine, front-wheel-drive]]
 | [[Front-engine, four-wheel-drive layout|Front-engine, four-wheel-drive]]
}}
| predecessor = [[Nissan Terrano II|Ford Maverick]] (Europe)
| successor = [[Ford Territory (China)|Ford Territory]] (Middle East, South America, Philippines and Vietnam)
}}

The '''Ford Escape''' is a [[compact crossover SUV]] manufactured and marketed by [[Ford Motor Company]] since the 2001 model year. The first Ford SUV derived from a car platform, the Escape fell below the [[Ford Explorer#Second generation (UN105/150; 1995)|Ford Explorer]] in size; the Escape is currently sized between the [[Ford EcoSport]] and [[Ford Edge]]. The 2005 model year Ford Escape Hybrid was the first hybrid-electric vehicle from Ford, and the first hybrid produced as an SUV.

The first two generations of the Escape used the [[Ford CD2 platform]] (jointly developed with Mazda), leading to the release of the [[Mazda Tribute]] and [[Mercury Mariner]]; as with the Escape, both the Tribute and Mariner were marketed in North America (the Mariner was never marketed in Canada). In Europe, the Escape was initially branded as the [[Ford Maverick]] from 2001 to 2008 (replacing a [[Nissan Patrol|Nissan-produced SUV]]).

Under the mid-2000s "One Ford" globalization strategy, the third and fourth-generation designs of the Escape have been unified with the [[Ford Kuga]], designed by [[Ford of Europe]].  Sharing a common body and chassis underpinnings (and several engines), the Escape and Kuga are manufactured in their home markets. As with previous generations, the fourth-generation Escape is offered with gasoline, hybrid, and [[plug-in hybrid]] options. Outside of North America, the Ford Escape is marketed in Australia, China, and Taiwan.

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