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Ford Escape Fuel Economy Data

4dr SUV 171-hp 2.5L I4 6-sp automatic AWD

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
flat light light 0 20 40 40 70 21.400
hills light none 0 20 10 70 60 20.500
hills light light 0 10 10 80 60 24.800
flat light light 0 20 45 35 70 20.600
flat light light 0 20 70 10 70 18.100
hills med light 0 0 40 60 74 25.600
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hills med light 10 10 30 50 74 25.600
flat light none 0 0 0 100 60 28.188

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the 2009 Ford Escape

2009 Ford Escape Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2010 4dr SUV 171-horsepower 2.5L I4
5-speed manual FWD
Pretty decent - 26-28 on the highway see full Ford Escape review
2010 4dr SUV 153-horsepower 2.5L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD
Highest mpg in small suv famiky see full Ford Escape review
2009 4dr SUV 240-horsepower 3.0L V6
6-speed automatic FWD
25.7/M in city driving. see full Ford Escape review
2009 4dr SUV 171-horsepower 2.5L I4
5-speed manual FWD
Am averaging more than 25 mpg commuting in town see full Ford Escape review
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 see full Ford Escape review
2008 4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.0L V6
4-speed automatic AWD
Great for a small SUV, much better than my old F150 see full Ford Escape review
2009 Ford Escape Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
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. see full Ford Escape review
 

2009 Ford Escape Gas Mileage (MPG)

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