2008 Ford Escape Gas Mileage (MPG)
Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the Ford Escape's real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.
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Ford Escape Gas Mileage
| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | light | 0 | 85 | 0 | 15 | 60 | 15.0 |
| flat | light | hvy | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | N/A | 23.2 | ||
| flat | med | hvy | 45 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 60 | 25.0 | ||
| flat | light | none | 0 | 10 | 90 | 0 | N/A | 20.3 | ||
| flat | med | light | 15 | 15 | 8 | 62 | 74 | 23.5 | ||
| 2008 | 4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | light | 12 | 27 | 42 | 19 | 65 | 21.4 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 12 | 27 | 42 | 19 | 65 | 21.4 | |
| With the 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2008 Ford Escape fuel economy has been averaging
21.4 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 Ford Escapes in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 42 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (27 percent), on the highway at an average speed of 65 miles per hour (19 percent), and in heavy traffic (12 percent). In addition the average 2008 Ford Escape in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic AWD |
flat | light | none | 10 | 50 | 10 | 30 | 68 | 19.6 |
| flat | light | none | 10 | 50 | 10 | 30 | 68 | 19.6 | ||
| flat | med | none | 0 | 90 | 0 | 10 | 80 | 18.9 | ||
| flat | light | hvy | 10 | 14 | 21 | 55 | 55 | 19.0 | ||
| flat | med | none | 0 | 0 | 14 | 86 | 75 | 23.3 | ||
| 2008 | 4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic AWD |
flat | light | none | 6 | 41 | 11 | 42 | 69 | 20.1 |
| Averages | flat | light | none | 6 | 41 | 11 | 42 | 69 | 20.1 | |
| With the 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and all-wheel drive, the 2008 Ford Escape has been averaging
20.1 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 Ford Escapes in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 69 miles per hour (about 42 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (41 percent), in the suburbs (11 percent), and in heavy traffic (6 percent). In addition the average 2008 Ford Escape in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 4dr SUV 153-horsepower 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | med | none | 10 | 60 | 20 | 10 | 60 | 24.2 |
| 2008 | 4dr SUV 153-horsepower 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | med | none | 10 | 60 | 20 | 10 | 60 | 24.2 |
| Averages | flat | med | none | 10 | 60 | 20 | 10 | 60 | 24.2 | |
| With the 153-horsepower 2.3L I4 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2008 Ford Escape gas mileage has been averaging
24.2 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 Ford Escapes in this analysis were driven mostly in the city (about 60 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (20 percent), in heavy traffic (10 percent), and on the highway at an average speed of 60 miles per hour (10 percent). In addition the average 2008 Ford Escape in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 4dr SUV 153-horsepower 2.3L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | none | 1 | 9 | 50 | 40 | 70 | 23.5 |
| flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | N/A | 23.5 | ||
| flat | light | none | 1 | 9 | 50 | 40 | 70 | 25.2 | ||
| flat | light | hvy | 2 | 3 | 5 | 90 | 75 | 28.0 | ||
| flat | light | none | 1 | 9 | 50 | 40 | 70 | 34.7 | ||
| 2008 | 4dr SUV 153-horsepower 2.3L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | none | 1 | 6 | 51 | 42 | 71 | 27.0 |
| Averages | flat | light | none | 1 | 6 | 51 | 42 | 71 | 27.0 | |
| With the 153-horsepower 2.3L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2008 Ford Escape fuel economy has been averaging
27.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 Ford Escapes in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 51 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 71 miles per hour (42 percent), in the city (6 percent), and in heavy traffic (1 percent). In addition the average 2008 Ford Escape in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 4dr SUV 153-horsepower 2.3L I4 4-speed automatic AWD |
flat | light | none | 30 | 0 | 10 | 60 | 80 | 28.0 |
| hills | light | hvy | 21 | 21 | 27 | 32 | 60 | 29.0 | ||
| flat | light | none | 6 | 56 | 17 | 22 | 70 | 22.1 | ||
| 2008 | 4dr SUV 153-horsepower 2.3L I4 4-speed automatic AWD |
flat | light | light | 19 | 26 | 18 | 38 | 70 | 26.4 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 19 | 26 | 18 | 38 | 70 | 26.4 | |
| With the 153-horsepower 2.3L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and all-wheel drive, the 2008 Ford Escape has been averaging
26.4 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 Ford Escapes in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 70 miles per hour (about 38 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (26 percent), in heavy traffic (19 percent), and in the suburbs (18 percent). In addition the average 2008 Ford Escape in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 4dr SUV 133-horsepower 2.3L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD |
flat | light | none | 0 | 10 | 10 | 80 | 65 | 28.8 |
| flat | light | none | 0 | 10 | 10 | 80 | 65 | 28.2 | ||
| flat | light | none | 0 | 10 | 10 | 80 | 65 | 28.8 | ||
| flat | light | none | 0 | 10 | 10 | 80 | 65 | 22.2 | ||
| flat | light | light | 80 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 34.5 | ||
| 2008 | 4dr SUV 133-horsepower 2.3L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD |
flat | light | none | 16 | 10 | 9 | 65 | 65 | 28.5 |
| Averages | flat | light | none | 16 | 10 | 9 | 65 | 65 | 28.5 | |
| With the 133-horsepower 2.3L I4 Hybrid engine, CVT transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2008 Ford Escape gas mileage has been averaging
28.5 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 Ford Escapes in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 65 miles per hour (about 65 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in heavy traffic (16 percent), in the city (10 percent), and in the suburbs (9 percent). In addition the average 2008 Ford Escape in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 4dr SUV 133-horsepower 2.3L I4 Hybrid CVT AWD |
hills | light | hvy | 5 | 10 | 20 | 65 | 60 | 31.6 |
| flat | light | light | 10 | 20 | 50 | 20 | 60 | 34.1 | ||
| flat | light | light | 20 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 60 | 33.6 | ||
| flat | light | light | 10 | 20 | 50 | 20 | 60 | 33.7 | ||
| hills | med | light | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 60 | 27.5 | ||
| 2008 | 4dr SUV 133-horsepower 2.3L I4 Hybrid CVT AWD |
flat | light | light | 9 | 12 | 42 | 37 | 60 | 32.1 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 9 | 12 | 42 | 37 | 60 | 32.1 | |
| With the 133-horsepower 2.3L I4 Hybrid engine, CVT transmission, and all-wheel drive, 2008 Ford Escape fuel economy has been averaging
32.1 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 Ford Escapes in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 42 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 60 miles per hour (37 percent), in the city (12 percent), and in heavy traffic (9 percent). In addition the average 2008 Ford Escape in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real 2008 Ford Escape MPG
| 2008 Ford Escape Fuel Economy: Pros | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2008 | 4dr SUV 133-horsepower 2.3L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD |
My Escape is a Hybrid, current MPG 34, I think that is fantastic. Car has consistently averaged 32+ MPG |
| 2008 | 4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic AWD |
Great for a small SUV, much better than my old F150 |
| 2008 Ford Escape Fuel Economy: Cons | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2008 | 4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD |
Surprised by how bad the fuel economy is so far (but have only had a month)... less than 15 mpg for my driving, mostly back and forth to work, 1.5 miles in a small town... but I can live with it because I really love this car. |
