Because they understand their market. They want to be stylish, small, fuel efficient, but not macho. More like the Honda CR-V has been. Now its selling better than ever.
2nd generation of the Escape is the best looking. imo.
the new Escape is better looking than the new Pathfinder tho.
for 3 generations the Pathfinder always had a "rugged" look to me, then this last one that came out, is border-lining on minivan.
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Yeah, a few of the "rugged" 90s SUVs went bytch. Along with the Pathfinder, the Ford Explorer did too. I don't even acknowledge the 5th gens as an Explorer
And truth be told OP, the Escape been a bytch SUV too. All those smaller SUVsto me
I'll admit when the current version of the Explorer first came out, I hated it.Yeah, a few of the "rugged" 90s SUVs went bytch. Along with the Pathfinder, the Ford Explorer did too. I don't even acknowledge the 5th gens as an Explorer
I liked the 2nd gen escapeExplorer got way too big. New Escape is basically a Rav.
I'll admit when the current version of the Explorer first came out, I hated it.
after awhile it grew on me tho.
it looks best when it's fully loaded (Limited & Sport). something about the base versions just looks like pure
I noticed that the current Rav4 looks minivan-ish too. not like the original Rav4's were the toughest, but you get my point.
Ford and Mazda collaborated on the Ford Escape/Mazda Tribute. Ford got sick on not having to deal with maintenance issues and recalls so they cut ties with Mazda on the next generation Ford Escape to get back to their usual ways, i.e. build crappy cars that break down whenever.
YupBecause they understand their market. They want to be stylish, small, fuel efficient, but not macho. More like the Honda CR-V has been. Now its selling better than ever.
2nd generation of the Escape is the best looking. imo.
the new Escape is better looking than the new Pathfinder tho.
for 3 generations the Pathfinder always had a "rugged" look to me, then this last one that came out, is border-lining on minivan.
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