Making the performance or fuel economy choice can be difficult, but the Escape Hybrid lets you bypass all the pro/con decision-making. This SUV does a great job of putting everything into the equation without putting the balance sheet out-of-whack. Engine power is available for passing and other acceleration requests. If you don’t trust yourself (or someone else) with accelerator discretion, the new MyKey system can be programmed to limit the vehicle’s top speed or any number of other parameters, like putting a limit on audio system volume. Escape Hybrid is—as the name implies—dandy on the mpg meter. 

The power and fuel efficiency generators include the Escape Hybrid’s 2.5-liter, 4-cylinder Atkinson cycle gasoline engine (155 horsepower at 6000 rpm and 136 pounds-feet of torque at 4500 rpm), an electric motor (94 horsepower at 5000 rpm) and an electronically controlled continuously variable transmission. Escape Hybrid provides the driver with blindside assistance via integrated convex mirrors at each side-mirror’s top outer corner to address the blindspot. Standard fare on Escape Hybrid Limited 4WD includes 16-inch cast aluminum wheels, side curtain airbags and 6-way power driver’s seat. The 2010 Escape Hybrid Limited 4WD has estimated mpg of 30 city/27 highway and carries a MSRP of $34,010.