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SportTrac Discussion
General Sport Trac Discussion
Ford Escape Hybrid
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<blockquote data-quote="Brendan Grant" data-source="post: 795111" data-attributes="member: 66707"><p>We have a few in the motorpool at work. The AWD is not as good as standard AWD due to torque issues with the electric motor. We have had a few people almost get stuck going down a steep driveway, parking, and then trying to get out by turning around and heading right back out. Turns out you have to get a running start at the hill for the electric motor not to shut down the transmission.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I did test drive one last year and noticed that to get the advertised mileage you had to run the AC in the economy mode. This meant that the AC blew warm air on you when the vehicle was idling at stop signs.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The 2009 is supposed to have a lot of refinements in the power train and perhaps better AWD performance along with increased mileage. I would hold out until then.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brendan Grant, post: 795111, member: 66707"] We have a few in the motorpool at work. The AWD is not as good as standard AWD due to torque issues with the electric motor. We have had a few people almost get stuck going down a steep driveway, parking, and then trying to get out by turning around and heading right back out. Turns out you have to get a running start at the hill for the electric motor not to shut down the transmission. I did test drive one last year and noticed that to get the advertised mileage you had to run the AC in the economy mode. This meant that the AC blew warm air on you when the vehicle was idling at stop signs. The 2009 is supposed to have a lot of refinements in the power train and perhaps better AWD performance along with increased mileage. I would hold out until then. [/QUOTE]
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