Those can be fitted with special adaptive cruise control with a crawl-control mode and a front off-road camera for keeping an eye on wheel-level obstacles.īoth the Bronco Sport and Escape have a strut-and-multilink suspension setup. Ford says its intended Bronco Sport buyers are more focused on off-road ability, so some degree of suspension complexity is involved in the tow rating, too.īoth the Escape and Bronco Sport get a set of drive modes, but the basic Normal or Sport found in the Escape transforms into a terrain-management system in the Bronco Sport with Normal, Eco, Sport, Slippery, and Sand modes-adding on Mud/Ruts and Rock Crawl modes on the most off-road-ready versions.
(With the turbo-3, both top off at a 2,000-lb tow rating.) The difference likely comes down to the all-wheel-drive systems offered on each: A simpler design on the turbo-4 Escape, a more complex system with a twin-clutch rear differential in the Bronco Sport. So it’s unusual that the off-roader of the pair is rated lower in towing: 2,200 pounds max in the Bronco Sport, versus up to 3,500 lb in the Escape. The curb weight of the Bronco Sport has not been made official, but it’s likely within range of the 3,500-lb Escape with AWD. Escapes also come in Hybrid and plug-in Hybrid form, but it’s not confirmed if, or when, the Bronco Sport will offer either of those. Rated at 245 hp and 275 lb-ft of torque in the Bronco Sport and 250 hp in the Escape, the engine’s teamed to the 8-speed that comes with a transmission cooler and paddle shift controls in the Bronco Sport.Įscapes with all-wheel drive come with EPA combined ratings of 28 mpg in the 1.5-liter and 26 mpg in the 2.0-liter, and we expect similar ratings from the Bronco Sport. We’re interested in that, but we’re compelled by the 2.0-liter turbo-4 found in the top Escapes and in the costliest Bronco Sports. Base models get the 181-horsepower turbo-3, coupled to an 8-speed automatic-a perfectly adequate powertrain in the Escape, one that should measure up just as moderately in a Bronco Sport that will carry the added weight of standard all-wheel drive. The Bronco Sport and Escape share a pair of inline engines that made their debut last year.
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