This 10 second video from this YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG6A5ZBNPlM

visually displays the aerodynamic disadvantage of the 2009 Escape. Note the "unsmooth" current at the rear of the vehicle

2005 AWD Escape Hybrid
Best Interstate tank trip MPG 39.02 (scangauge II) for 402 miles on I-70, 10.3 gallons used over mostly flat terrain. Aug. 2007

Best Interstate tank trip E30 MPG 34.6 for 271 miles along I-80 in Indiana and Ohio. May 2008

Best multiple road tank trip E30 MPG 36.2 for 202 miles in Southwestern Pa. July 2008.