2020 Ford Escape Titanium Hybrid Review Video | 2020 Ford Escape Titanium Hybrid Walkaround
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Take a look at this video to find out more about the vehicle's features, learn how it all works and see what it's like driving the 2020 Ford Escape Titanium Hybrid.
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This is the best car review I have ever seen. No bs. Just a very thorough description of each item on the dash. Great. I just subscribed. I did just take ownership of a 2020 titanium. This was very helpful.
Really appreciate that jt! Exactly what I was aiming for when I started shooting these videos. Hope you enjoy the new car!
I got mine yesterday!. Half of my driving so far is on electric!
Thank you so very much for such a great tutorial on how all the displays work. I just bought the 2020 Ford Escape Hybrid Titanium and yes, I've been reading the manual, but seeing this visually really made it all make sense. You were the only one I found that did this. I am loving this car! I had the 2017 Ford Escape (it was also very good for the time I had it) and traded it in for a real "grownup" car.
You're welcome! Glad to hear you found the video helpful and that you're loving the Hybrid so far
Thanks! This is not only my first hybrid, but my first new car since a basic 2006 Altima. So steep learning curve for me. I’ve watched quite a few videos on the Escape Titanium hybrid, and yours is the first to cover ALL the features I had questions on.
Wow! From a 2006 Altima to this.. you must be loving the change so far! Great to hear the video answered all your questions! Let me know if you can think of something I missed
The Best Car Review Ever! Not only the review of a car, but the video also helped me learn a few cool features of a hybrid car, loved it!
Thank you Kazi, glad you found the video helpful!
I’ve tried this Escape Titanium and was blown away by the Torque and I’m an old lady who never had sooooo much fun!!!!!
It's got pretty surprising power! Literally hear that all the time.. even out of the base 1.5L EcoBoost. Ford has a pretty good way of squeezing performance out of smaller engines! Are you thinking of picking one up?
Currently have 2 escapes and really wanted the new escape hybrid and your details are on point and easy to listen to.
Glad you enjoyed the video Josie! The new hybrid Escape is a great option! If you're on the fence for a new Escape, I'd wait a few months for the new plugin Escape hybrid to hit the market
Best in depth look I've been able to find for this vehicle. Good job!
Thanks for the feedback! Glad you enjoyed it
!!!!!!E X C E L L E N T!!!!!!! presentation Steve
Thank so much!
Best review I’ve ever seen!!!!
Thanks Masoud! Appreciate the kind words
Thank you, the best video I have found on our new car.
Thanks Mark! Glad you like it
Nice video. I like my 2020 Titanium Hybrid. I'm averaging around 40mpg in mixed driving.
That's amazing! Is it your first time owning a hybrid?
When you first turn on your escape in the morning do you hear a rattle with your gas engine ?
Just bought one. . . . and loving it. . . and YES, needed your help learning how to run this new machine!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!
You're welcome! Glad to hear you're loving it Mark!
thank you for doing this. I just bought a 2020 Titanium Escape Hybrid and found the manuals essential useless. You video provided far more information in a more clear manner than Ford's manuals do.
You're welcome Peter, glad you found the video helpful! Enjoy the new ride
Great video. I have the exact car he is driving without the heads up display. Best car I ever has. It is quiet, handles great, unbelievable mileage. I am averaging between 42.5 and 44.4 mpg. One trip I reached 50.2 mpg. I can’t find a fault with it. My lease on my Toyota limited hybrid was coming to an end and I was just going to get another until my friend told me to dry a Ford. In the end I tried everything but kept coming back to the ford. One thing I want to bring to your attention is the electronics. I always had trouble with the phone on the Toyota. Everyone had problems hearing me. The exact problem with the 2020. Thr Ford has the latest technology and it is simple and flawless. I use the adaptive cruise control all the time. Give one a try. Good luck.
Thanks so much jt! That's wild you get such high mileage out of it. I was so surprised at how this thing handled when I first drove it and can't wait until the plug-in hybrids come out in the next month or so!
Interesting that you've owned a Rav4 hybrid as well. Honest opinion.. outside of the call quality between the two.. how would you rate the Rav 4 Hybrid compared to the Escape?
This video makes it sound like it's very very noisy. Listen to the road noise and traffic in this video, it's uncomfortable insane!!!
Nice review! I currently have an ‘18 C-Max SE Hybrid. Does the Escape Titanium have parallel parking assist? Front sensors?
Thanks for the feedback Ann! Yes it does have park assist, for both parallel and perpendicular parking. It looks like that's a feature I had missed when shooting this video. It's been added to the list of ones to complete in the near future!
That was an amazing review. Really informative and really enjoyed it. Thanks
Thanks so much Alan! Glad you liked it and were able to learn a few things. Are you in the market for an Escape right now or have you already purchased one?
Excellent video!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it
I wanna buy the 2020 Ford Escape Titanium Hybrid really.
It's a great vehicle JD! If you want to save on gas it's about 50% less fuel consumption than the traditional 2.0L EcoBoost in the regular Titanium!
How would you recommend this exact model (2020) vs. a 2021 SEL (2.0L 4 cyl). ? Mostly driving 10-20 miles a day ~40-45 MPH, perhaps 5-6 times a year a few hours on freeways. Is it fine if the 2020 hybrid has been on lot for ~6 months?
Hey Howard, those are some different scenarios! The 2020 Titanium Hybrid will have leather seats, forward/reverse sensing, park assist and about 25% better fuel economy than the 2.0L SEL.
There shouldn't be any issues with a vehicle that's only been there 6 months. You will have a base warranty on the vehicle - bumper to bumper is 3 year 36,000miles (60,000km) and 5 year 60,000 miles (100,000km) power train warranty
Really appreciated the tutorial of the dashboard display
You're welcome, glad you enjoyed the video Andrew!
Very thorough presentation, the most complete I have seen. You didn't really show the adaptive cruise control or lane keeping. You needed to be behind a slower vehicle on a curvy road. Other than that, good job.
Thanks for the feedback Stephen! Love that suggestion to show adaptive cruise a bit more in depth. Added to the list for a future video for me to create
I had a 2016 Ford Escape Titanium. It was a very nice SUV in many ways. It was peppy but got poor gas millage. The GPS left a lot to be desired and SYNC locked up a few times causing some grief. I nonetheless liked the Escape enough to buy a 2020 Ford Escape Titanium Hybrid a few months ago. It is not as responsive as the 2016 but good enough. The gas mileage is superb. The Ford Co-pilot 360 is a step into the future. The nagging of the system to keep my hand on the steering wheel while using the Co-pilot is irritating. The GPS is still a disappointment. It got lost or took me to the wrong place a few times. It is not to be trusted. Waze is a much better navigation system. The problems with SYNC seem to have been addressed. The Active Park Assist works sort of. It reminds me of watching a 16 year old trying to parallel park. They get there but it takes a while. The Escape plays this odd tune when you are backing up. All things considered it is a step in the future. The 2020 Ford Escape Titanium Hybrid is not perfect but I'd buy it again if I had to do it over.
Thanks so much for the real world review!! I love it when current Escape owners can compare newer models. The reminder to keep your hands on the wheel got me the first time I saw it as well.. self driving is coming soon to the world of Ford! Haha you are SPOT on with the Park Assist.. that's such a great description. Super useful feature if you have issues parallel parking though!
Really appreciate you sharing your thoughts and taking the time to write it up
Best car review for Ford Escape Titanium. VERY thorough easy to understand description of each function and how to utilize it best. Is there any difference with the Plug-in version?
Wow, thanks so much! There are a few key differences between the standard and plug-in versions:
1. Plug-in is more expensive (about 10-15% more)
2. Plug-in has a bigger battery
3. Plug-in has more horsepower (221 in plug-in vs 200 in the regular hybrid)
@@CarsWithSteve Thank you very much!
@@chewie94116 You're welcome
The rear camera delay means that Sync won't turn off the rear camera until you start moving forward, not that it will delay coming on.
Thanks for sharing that Steven! Learning new things all the time so it's great when folks point out something I've misspoken on
I have a 2021 Escape Hybrid Titanium ELITE PACKAGE and I love it
Thanks for sharing Richard! Is it your first time in a Ford?
No I am a long terme client of Ford product ,@@CarsWithSteve
If you keep rain sensing on and the blades are frozen to the windshield, the blades might rip away from the steel blade wiper. It's never a good idea to keep rain sensing on in the winter.
Ohh good call about the rain sensing in the winter. I'll keep that in mind for future videos
great vid! I like how in depth u go. can u do a mustang review?
Of course I can! Weather should be nice over the next few weeks so I'll work on the EcoBoost and GT fastback and convertible. Will have them out by the first week of June!
@@CarsWithSteve thank you!! I'm thinking of the 2.3L convertible
I purchased Ford escape hybrid titanium 2020. I am happy with my car. Only bad part is Sides mirrors are manual . Every time you go out and manually fold and unfold.
Glad you're enjoying your Escape for the most part Munir! What are some things you like about it?
Good review. I just rented one in Texas and was impressed, which is uncommon for a gear head.
Thanks Frank! Always good to know car lovers enjoy this thing as well
I don't like the plastic screen for the "heads up" display
I like how they did the HUD in the Lincoln lineup! I feel like Ford was experimenting with different ways to bring HUD tech to their vehicles and the plastic screen was one of the ways to try to do that.
With screen technology advancing the way it is.. I can see some kind of augmented reality system coming soon!
Love this review Steve. What would you recommend to fellow Canadians between this and a RAV4 XSE Hybrid? Especially living in Canada and then our winter.
Thanks Izu! I haven't had the chance to test drive a Rav4 but horsepower and torque are very similar between the 2 of them. The XSE would be closer to the Escape SEL Hybrid feature wise with the Titanium Escape being on par with the Toyota Hybrid Limited. Price wise they're extremely close - so it'll come down to preference when you take them for spin!
@@CarsWithSteve Awesome Thank you.
Hey Steve great review! I just purchased one of these based on your review and I am quite happy with it, so thank you! I do have a question though...as soon as I put it in reverse it starts to beep without even moving. Is there something wrong? It is not the same beeps that the sensors use but more like a truck backing up. Any thoughts?
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the review and great that you liked it enough to pick one up yourself!
I was going to say the reverse parking sensors but if it's a different sound.. I'm actually curious about that! Any way you could post a video with it making the noise? You're covered under warranty as well so you can always have them look at it when you bring it in the next time it's due for maintenance
@@CarsWithSteve Thanks for your response Steve! I will record it and post it for you...Thanks again!
@@CarsWithSteve Here is a link to the video of the dinging when in reverse
drive.google.com/file/d/15cnHw121Oa5ZSh6uaepdi4vUzp0D2PzT/view?usp=sharing
@@murphers1095 Sounds good and you're welcome!
Just had a tech confirm it's part of the technology for Hybrid vehicles. They make a bit of a rumbling noise at low speed as an aid for pedestrians and then in reverse you'll hear that beeping on the exterior as a safety standard
Question: How does the battery charge? I know the plug in hybrid has to be plugged in...but does THIS Hybrid have to be plugged in? If not, how does it charge? Thanks!
Great question Matthew! Hybrids that aren't plugin charge while the vehicle is in gas mode and also via regenerative braking. These cars have a coaching system letting you know how effective your braking is at recharging the battery.
I'll make sure to explain the hybrid charging in a future video!
How are we reading the values on the digital screen. I've noticed it doesn't necessarily show RPM?
The hybrid power kW will move up as you start driving, working very similarly as a traditional tachometer
Great review, in the early part of it, you said you can change the ambient lighting and would show us in a few but I didn't see that. I can't figure it out, any ideas? Thanks.
Ah didn't catch that I misspoke there. It's only a single color for the ambient light unfortunately!
@Steve is it carbonized gray metallic, or iconic silver color?
This one is Carbonized Grey Metallic - the iconic sliver is much lighter
@@CarsWithSteve Thanks Steve...
@@matthewlkf2000 anytime!
Driving down highway and …” I can hardly wait to see how this thing handles on the highway.."
Lol - I wasn't quite on the highway at that point in the video
Have you done a video of the Escape PHEV titanium?
Unfortunately not on the plug-in just yet. It was impossible to find a 2021 in Ontario but 2022 models should be here in the next few months. Will shoot a video on it then!
What's the braking like in it? I've never driven one either. And I'm a 2019 Escape owner, considering to upgrade.
I found they worked well - I was in a plugin a month or so back and found it nimble and responsive. Are you thinking the plugin or regular hybrid?
@@CarsWithSteve A regular for now. Escape hybrid gets good mpg.
@@jeffrobertson6019 You'll like the changes from the 2019 to 2021/2022 models. Because these cars have regenerative braking you'll find the car slow down a bit easier when your foot is off the gas and the eco coaching is great if you want to maximize regen braking
U can change the brightness on the heads-up display to make it bright. But question can the rear view mirrors recline automatically?
The review mirror in the Escape Titanium is auto dimming - so late at night it'll automatically adjust the brightness!
@@CarsWithSteve i am asking about the rear view side mirrors does they automatically recline or u have to do it manually
@@yardybeast5720 The Escape has power adjustable mirrors but they are manual folding
You mentioned coming back to tell us how to change the ambient lighting color, but never did. I'm quite curious, as I have a 2020 titanium hybrid and have only one color option, ice blue. The only fault I find...
Thanks for the feedback! Unfortunately there's no way to change the actual color in the 2020 model year. Hopefully Ford adds it into future versions of the vehicle!
Anyone had problems with the subwoofer coming loose and rattling? It sounds like I’ll need to add some insulation or at least some foam tape
Ohh there were a few people that had mentioned having that issue. Apparently there are redesigned clips to prevent the screws from loosening and causing the rattle. Mention it to your service department - should be covered under warranty
I hear all the sounds outside of that ride! I hear the noise of the road and it's crazy bad!!!
Roll the windows up?
It’s interesting the sound / noise scenario, question being noted here, as the Toyota Venza hybrid ( which was the other vehicle I was interested in before purchasing the 2020 Escape Hybrid Titanium) A lot of people were complaining of the same thing/ road noise…I am suspicious of the Bridgestone Eucopia tires that come with both these vehicles. Many of the Venza owners stated they were extremely noisy ( higher weight for rolling resistance) and went to different tires ( Crosstreks) and found it made a huge difference. Have you tested the Toyota Venza hybrid, Steve and or heard of these Bridgestones being noisier than norm? My tires now have 28,000 km on them and they were / are at about 5 to 6 MM left tread west from 10 to 11 mm/new. So half+ the useful life in three / four years isn’t bad but unsure if they were changed out once already as I bought it with 26,000 km
A couple friends with us got one few weeks ago. It has been to the dealer 4 times already due to a knock that the6 cant fix. Not
happy with the purchase!
Hmm that's odd. Sounds like your friends may have received one of the few that rolls off the line with a defect. Luckily there's the Basic and Powertrain warranty that Ford offers on new vehicles. If the existing dealership can't seem to fix the issue I'd recommend taking it to another dealer to try and figure out!
Hello 👋 Steve, I was just wondering where are you doing this video of the FORD ESCAPE TITANIUM HYBRID?
Hey DelRey! I'm up in Canada about 40 mins outside of Toronto
@@CarsWithSteve will you be doing a video review for 2021 Escape Titanium Hybrid?
@@delreytamayo8393 Absolutely! These should be hitting showrooms in the next month or two and will post a video when I have access to one. There aren't many changes to the 2021 model - there are some new appearance packages and features have changed on trim levels
@@CarsWithSteve thank you Steve! Love your reviews, Keep up the good work
@@delreytamayo8393 Appreciate that!
I have one, and one day I started it up and a tach show up on the screen I have never seen it again or found it. Any ideas
Try going through the cluster screen to Settings --> Display Setup and deselect "Show Power Gauge"
Want it but going to pass because of the Info screen . That would make me crazy and be a distraction . Buttons and knobs or no sale .
To have just the buttons and knobs you'd have to look at the Escape 'S' trim level. Hybrids require a bit more technology which is where these screens to support the tech come into play
You state that the lumbar support on drivers controls controls both drivers and passengers seats??! No it does not ..
Good catch, I don't get it all during the edit
I just purchased a 2020 escape titanium from Montreal Canada and drove it back to you near Winnipeg Manitoba. I’ve been very pleased with the vehicle and great mileage. What can you tell me about the clanging/ rattling sound made only in reverse from rear passenger. Is it a warning sound from Ford for pedestrians in area when reversing?
It was a great review on the attributes of the 2020 Hybrid Titanium and did make it easier to find/ correct and use the great features that the vehicle comes with👍 Thanks Steve
Bit of a drive there, how did you find it? The hybrid would have a sound when reversing but it shouldn't be a rattle - check out this video with the volume up. Is that what you're hearing? th-cam.com/video/BXKx28gfyyo/w-d-xo.html
I found the vehicle online at a Ford dealership in Montreal. I got there one day after they just had that 40 cm of snow and in Winnipeg on the way home was a brutal storm as well. Coming out of Montreal was a nightmare I left at 4:30 PM in the afternoon I didn’t get to the outskirts of Montreal till 7:45.😡 I drove until about 3 o’clock in the morning just south of Sudbury.. I had to go to Sault Ste. Marie as I’d found online some Blizzak, almost brand new tires, for a steal of a deal.$300.. just got installed last week in Wpg. Drove from north of Sault Ste. Marie all the way home to just east of Winnipeg but as mentioned from the Ontario border to Winnipeg, it was a horrible storm with 70 K winds and blowing snow couldn’t see 15 feet in front of you. Total drive is around 2400 km and I got some pretty amazing mileage, even though it was quite hilly up and down but with the hybrid, with regenerative braking, it got great mileage 6.4 l/ 100 km or about 44 mpg ish..imperial mpg.
I’m finding now and of course are -34 Celsius, and with windchill -45 we had for about four days here mileage dropped considerably (28-32 mpg) and noticing also with the winter tires on fuel economy has dropped as well. It’s only -2 Celsius here today so things are looking up weather wise but literally just got the winters put on and I’m driving through sloppy conditions instead of snow ha ha oh well. How’s the Toronto area looking,?? I use to live in Kitchener and the ice and salt was the only contentious issues in the Winter mths around there.
That was Dec. 6-8th 2023 and actually the video I have of my drive was getting 6.2 litres per 100 and it was quite hilly from Ottawa until the prairies.
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Very “neat” bruh. 😆
It is "neat" for sure lol. You should listen for how many times I used to say "here" in my videos 😆
Cars with Steve haha. I was just kidding you.
@@azazelone905 It is kind of funny though!
Must have been taken in Canada, what with all the talking about Kilometers and Liters, etc.
And saying set Adaptive Cruise to 120 on the highway haha.. Damn metric system we have up this way ;)