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#363 of 650 Re: Gas Mileage [steve_] by bigmclargehuge

Nov 12, 2012 (11:34 am)

Replying to: steve_ (Nov 11, 2012 7:38 pm)
The biggest factor is likely still how you drive - the old egg under the gas pedal idea. Sometimes you just have to deal with crowded commutes though and traffic can really hammer you.
 
Agreed. Just because modern vehicles have the ability to go faster when you mash the accel pedal, doesn't mean everyone has to actually drive faster.
 
If we looked at an old Ford similar in size, like a Bronco ii, it got horrible mileage by comparison, and did not have the capability of being as fast.
 
If a person used the same amount of speed in the Escape that was available in the Bronco ii, then the Escape will obviously get better mileage.
 
If the Escape user gives the car the same accelerator application, it will a) go faster than its predecessors and b) get unsatisfactory mileage.
 
The downside to more powerful engines is that YES, one does have to baby the accelerator to get better mileage.
 
On older automatic trans vehicles, you had to basically mash the accelerator to even start moving. Not so anymore, so it takes a gentler touch than many may be used to.
 
The way I drove my 1978 F-150 is vastly different from how I drive my 2011 F-150. It is literally difficult to accelerate as slowly as my 78 Ford could at full throttle in a modern truck.

#364 of 650 Re: Gas Mileage [bigmclargehuge] by mbb21

Nov 12, 2012 (6:36 pm)

Replying to: bigmclargehuge (Nov 12, 2012 11:34 am)
Agree with the observation that the driver determines the vehicles' mgp by the way he/she drives. However, each vehicle has its own personality in a way. For instance, I also own an Infinity M35 which is quite fast and accelerates incredibly well once you smash down on the accelerator. I also own an Escape Titanium 2.0 AWD and compared to the M35, it is much easier to accelerate quickly on the Escape than on the M35.
 
How so? Well, the pedal pressure that I have to apply to the M35 to get to a certain speed feels much harder than on the Escape. In other words and this might be totally subjective, I feel I have to press the accelerator pedal much harder in the M35 than on the Escape in order to reach the same level of acceleration.
 
Based on my experience then I would have to say that Ford has made it much easier to accelerate on the Escape by setting a lower pedal pressure calibration on this car versus my M35. Consequently, given the spirited performance of this car, it is much easier to waste gas by accelerating faster than normal compared my other car.
 
As said before, this is my observation based on the performance of the two cars I own. So for what its worth, it is easier to waste gas and mpg's on the Escape than on my M35.

#365 of 650 MY escape by izedaman

Nov 13, 2012 (9:18 am)

I have a tit 2.0t 2x4 a lil over 1000 miles. average city mpg 19 using cheap Walmart 87 octane gas. I am also at sea level in Houston, and pretty much flat around here
freeway 24mpg, I would say i am a hair aggressive, puts me where I thought I would be, im glad i didnt need the premium unleaded to get it. And yes I hit the turbo quite often... No reason to drive like a turtle to get those specs. If you do and are getting bad mpg, the easiest thing to check esp in the cooler weather is the PSI in your tires, make sure they match the door, you wont hurt anything buy adding 2 psi, your mpg will improve, i have never balded the center of my tires by doing this.
The my touch works well for me, a hair sluggish, but it is a PC, and thats expected.
Someone asked about the oil life, I didnt see an answer.. we have an oil life monitor, but I dont see where to check the life percentage.. im sure a light comes on when its close, but I would still like to monitor.
Overall love the car MPG are close to what I expected, radio/mytouch was too
i do not like the 19" tires, the ride is fine, but look up prices on new shoes, I am not looking forward to that

#366 of 650 Re: MY escape [izedaman] by explorerx4

Nov 13, 2012 (6:16 pm)

Replying to: izedaman (Nov 13, 2012 9:18 am)
My wife has an AWD Titanium with about 1K miles one it.
I'm going to hold off on the mileage returns for a while, but since it has the 19's like yours, I went to TireRack and looked them up.
They are rated for 60k miles, which is pretty good.
We also have an '09 with 50k+ on it.
The original Michelin's are rated for 65k, but I think they will be good for much more than that.
Every 5k, I get 'The Works' done (oil change/tire rotation).
I check tire pressures pretty often on all my vehicles.

#367 of 650 Re: First in First out? [coldnfrosty] by coldnfrosty

Nov 14, 2012 (6:20 am)

Replying to: coldnfrosty (Nov 01, 2012 10:13 am)
Finally, the 2.0L SEL arrived and the dealer had it prepped and waiting for me yesterday. I noticed the mpg slowly dropped as the car was sitting there idling with the dealer giving me the run-through of the controls. I can see where it will take some time getting used to the dash when compared to my 2003 Explorer.
 
I converted my iTunes library over to MP3 and loaded it all onto an SD card. The Entertainment Center indexed everything and allows choosing music by artist, song, genre, and so on which is nice. iPhone connected nicely and loaded my phone directory. Not so good with that is that it is sorting by first name, and does not load the contact photos.
 
Now where to hardwire the radar detector? I saw a company mentioned elsewhere called BlendMount. Even though they claim to have a mirror mount for the 2013 Escape, looking at their gallery and looking at the mirror in the Escape, I don't thinks it is possible to attach their mount.
 
If anyone know any easy access 12v accessory wires, lemme know!

#368 of 650 Re: 2013 Ford Escape [mbb21] by clwalker3

Nov 14, 2012 (6:56 am)

Replying to: mbb21 (Nov 08, 2012 2:14 pm)
Ok, I am cautiously saying "Eureka" on the MyFord Touch on my 2013 Escape. After all of the frustration and headaches, it looks like the new software flash update of the system has it working like I would have expected when I bought the car. It links up seamlessly with my iPhone, locates the Bluetooth easily, indexes my device, shows the complete title of my audiobook and either autoplays my title or plays instantly on voice command if the audio has been turned off. This had all been extremely buggy and hit or miss, or didn't work at all before. I am going to give it a few days before I wholeheartedly say the issues are fixed, but it is looking good right now. If this continues to work well, I will be a very satisfied customer!

#369 of 650 2013 ford escape by hawks405

Nov 15, 2012 (12:01 pm)

I have had nothing but problems with my new escape. It has been back to the dealer with sync problems that they cannot seem to fix. The phone, radio heat and air go dead all the time. Have been talking for ford about the lemon law. I would not recommend this car.

#370 of 650 Re: 2013 ford escape [hawks405] by clwalker3

Nov 15, 2012 (12:39 pm)

Replying to: hawks405 (Nov 15, 2012 12:01 pm)
Check with Syncservices. I had issues with Sync driving me crazy. It was doing a lot of bizarre things A replacement of the sync system did not help. I had them escalate it on the syncservices support line and got a call from the design team. They said the newer iPhones were corrupting the sync software. They arranged a service call with my dealer. They just released a new software update a week ago that seems to have resolved all of my issues with sync (at least so far!). I have not had problems since the update was installed. It is now working like I expected when I bought the car.

#371 of 650 Re: 2013 ford escape [clwalker3] by tinycadon

Nov 15, 2012 (12:58 pm)

Replying to: clwalker3 (Nov 15, 2012 12:39 pm)
I don't have the iPhone and have had the same exact issues as Hawk, maybe not the same frequency, but have had the radio cut out for no reason twice, had the heat/climate system shut off at a stop light for no reason, the clock on the radio is constantly changing times on me in the middle of the night while I'm sleeping. I am very disappointed in the MFT system, the car is great, but these issues really make me regret my decision!

#372 of 650 Re: 2013 ford escape [clwalker3] by coldnfrosty

Nov 15, 2012 (4:28 pm)

Replying to: clwalker3 (Nov 15, 2012 12:39 pm)
I just installed 3.5.1. I don't know what has changed, although 3.2.2 seemed pretty stable to me.

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