#2009 ford escape xlt v6 manual#
#2009 ford escape xlt v6 skin#

The structure of the Escape has been enhanced by shifting to more high strength steel in areas …Ģ009 Ford Escape – Click above for high-res image gallery The 2008 redesign of the Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner wasn't the clean-sheet redesign Ford would like people to believe. Both up and down shifts were almost seamless. Those gear changes are also amazingly smooth. The closer spaced gear ratios of the new transmission definitely help NVH in the Escape by reducing the rev drop during shifts. Ford provided us new Escapes equipped with both four- and six-cylinder engines with the six-speed automatic, along with a few 2008 models for comparison. We looked at the new six-speed transmission last week, but this was our first opportunity to try it on the road. Most Escapes, however, are sold with the automatic cog swapper, and for '09 the old four-speed box has been replaced with the all-new 6F35 unit with two extra ratios.

#2009 ford escape xlt v6 manual#

The four-cylinder is available with a five-speed manual transmission, although none of those were available during our first drive. The base engine's output grows from 153 horsepower and 152 pound-feet to 171 hp and 171 lbs-ft, with that extra muscle allowing the compact CUV to reach 60 mph 1.7 seconds faster than the 2008 version.

The new 2.5-liter four banger benefits from a larger cylinder bore and better breathing thanks to revised manifolds on both sides. That's enough to push output from 200 horsepower up to 240, with torque now up to 223 pound-feet. Additionally, the V6 gets new cylinder heads and camshafts for better breathing and a bump in compression to 10.3:1. Both of the internal combustion engines now benefit from electronically controlled throttle (ETC) and variable timing of the intake camshaft (i-VCT). Last year, the Ford Escape had full-body cosmetic surgery and for 2009 it gets a heart transplant and double hip and knee replacement. %Gallery-23058% Photos Copyright ©2008 Sam Abuelsamid / Weblogs, Inc. We got a chance to play with all of the 2009 Escape variants on a rainy spring morning, so read on after the jump for our impressions. The driver's working environment also becomes a more pleasant place thanks to structural improvements to the body and Ford's next-generation navigation system with Sirius Travel Link. Both engines receive a substantial boost in power and an all new six-speed gearbox to transmit it to the wheels. The old 2.3-liter four-pot has been superseded by a 2.5-liter unit, while the classic 3.0-liter Duratec V6 gets a major overhaul.

#2009 ford escape xlt v6 skin#

For 2009, all the hardware under the skin has been either replaced or significantly refreshed. Fortunately for Ford, that oversight didn't seem to hurt sales, which increased by about ten-percent over their predecessors in a market that's down overall. In fact, only the parts visible to the naked eye were 'all new.' Aside from the body and interior, the working bits that make the badge-engineered duo go were almost entirely carried over from the 2007 models. Transport Canada fuel economy L/100 km: 12.1 city, 8.3 hwy.2009 Ford Escape – Click above for high-res image gallery The 2008 redesign of the Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner wasn't the clean-sheet redesign Ford would like people to believe. Type of vehicle: Four-wheel-drive compact SUV Theupgrades made to the 2009 Escape should only enhance its status as theleader in the compact SUV segment. The new Duratec 2.5 is also being used in theEscape Hybrid, though it is recalibrated to the Atkinson cycle and usesa continuously variable transmission to transfer the gas/electricpowertrain’s output to the wheels.īetterstill, the rear liftgate flips up, revealing a wide, high opening andunobstructed floor area - perfect for sliding in bulky items. With buyer preferences swinging toward thesmaller, more fuel-efficient four-cylinder engines, the timing for suchimprovements couldn’t be better for the Escape - and Ford is givingbuyers even more motivation to consider the four-banger by offering itfor the first time across the Escape lineup, including thepremium-grade Limited. I recallaccelerating on to the busy QEW at Ford’s Oakville headquarters with an’08 Escape seemed to take forever the same move with this year’s modelwas completed smartly without any concerns about being run over bylooming 18-wheelers. A seat-of-the-pants evaluationwith my four-cylinder XLT tester confirmed it has more pep. Ford says the newengine will enable the Escape to hit 100 kilometres an hour 1.7 secondsquicker than last year’s four-banger. Thesechanges, which have pumped up the horsepower by 11% to 171 ponies,result in a performance improvement you can feel.