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Old 08-11-2007, 05:12 PM
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Default Escape Hybrid Gets An Update

http://www.courant.com/business/hc-0...0,157562.story

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Freshened up for 2008, the Ford Escape Hybrid appears a little more formidable as a sport utility, feels comfortable in the driver's seat and is quieter inside than in the previous years.

The only clue I had to the size of the engine (without reading the paperwork) was the four pistons on the display of where the power was coming from: the electric motors, the gasoline engine or both.

I was surprised that a 2.3-liter, inline four-cylinder could feel so powerful, but then that is how an electric motor works, power right from the start without having to build up steam.
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Old 08-16-2007, 11:58 AM
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Where did you get that paragraph?

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Where did you get that paragraph?
My apologies . . . it was late and I forgot to give credit:

http://www.courant.com/business/hc-0...0,157562.story

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