Does anyone own a ford escape hybrid? How is your gas mileage and does it have any trouble climbing hills.?

Answer 1

I worked at a Ford dealership for 3 years, the Escape Hybrids are nice, and have as much pickup as the V6 models when you need it.

To get the best fuel mileage, you should be in stop-and-go or city traffic a lot, and try and stay on the electric motor as much as possible (the gas engine kicks in at about 25 mph). If you commute on the highway a lot, you should not get a Hybrid anything, it is a waste, as the electric motor rarely gets used alone.

That means to get the best mileage, you will be creeping away from stoplights and clogging traffic on the highways like those annoying Prius drivers trying to hit the mythical 60 mpg.

The gas savings you get vs. a 4 cylinder or V6 Escape will only balance out the premium you pay for the hybrid tech after about 7 years, and by then you will be looking at replacing the batteries ($3000+). This is the case with ALL hybrids, not just the Escape.

Answer 2

Doesn't matter which Hybrid you look at they don't and will never get the great gas mileage that is claimed. They're gutless anywhere not just on hills, due to the fact that from a dead stop the gas engine has to start up which takes a few seconds so you have that couple second delay in acceleration. My 2006 Chevy Cobalt gets 36-38MPG mix of city/highway so those hybrids really don't help much at all except clog traffic while they're chugging along trying to accelerate