www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday May 30, 2007 - 23 538 Plains Road, Burlington ON L7T 2E3 www.autotek.ca e-mail: info@autotek.ca "It's worth the drive to Burlington" phone: (905) 632-2400 · fax: (905) 632-4600 Ford's 2008 Escape builds on a winning formula By Jim Robinson METROLAND MEDIA GROUP When it debuted in 2001, the Ford Escape had the right stuff for the time with an edgy profile that was perched up on meaty alloy wheels with a V6 engine, a rarity in the small crossover SUV arena at the time. With room for five adults and their stuff, the Escape has gone on to be what Ford claims is North America's top-selling compact SUV for the past four years in a row. But in the red-hot crossover segment, being on top and staying there are two very separate things. Crossovers have gone through some major changes in that short time and one trend is to a more individualOR istic look between brands. In other words, people want their crossover to stand out from the guy next door's. Ford knows you don't mess too much with a winning formula so, for 2008, the for 48 months $ platform is relatively unchanged while the interior and exterior had a complete makeover. On the outside, the hard corners are gone. The beltline has been raised and the 'B' pillars are blacked out to make the greenhouse look bigger. There is a new nose with more prominent grille in body color or full chrome. Another journalist likened the overall look to the Land Rover LR2, a comparison that brought smiles to the faces of the Ford brass. The interior has been redone throughout. The most immediate difference is in the dashboard with a "top of dash" readout/display placed just above the centre stack for the audio and climate controls. The display gives "at a glance" information on items like outside temperatures, radio/sound selections and cabin climate settings. 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