But at north of $50K it’s up against the likes of the top-spec Kia Sportage (soon to include hybrid power) and Outlander which do a much better job of offering a premium environment. At the standard Escape ST-Line’s $38,490 plus ORCs price point, the interior raises few questions. This is, again, where the issue of price raises its ugly head. Until the arrival of the new-generation 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, which is likely to carry a similar price tag, the Escape’s closest rivals are the much more expensive Peugeot 3008 PHEV (from $79,990 plus ORCs), the more affordable MG HS PHEV (from $46,990 drive-away) and the smaller Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross PHEV (from $50,490 plus ORCs). Now that it’s here, the 2022 Ford Escape PHEV is priced right at the top of the mainstream mid-size SUV segment, among the likes of the – admittedly conventionally powered – Kia Sportage GT-Line, Hyundai Tucson Highlander and Mazda CX-5 Akera. Today’s marker is also up from the $52,940 plus ORCs announced in February 2020, but that was just as the COVID-19 pandemic was taking hold and delays and cost blowouts have struck the industry – including Ford – since then.īattery fires in Europe forced a stop-sale of the Escape PHEV overseas too. Launch pricing starts at $53,440 plus on-road costs but this will increase by $1000 from July 1, 2022, Ford citing increased production and freight costs. Compared to the Escape ST-Line FWD on which it’s based, the 2022 Ford Escape PHEV costs an extra $15,000 – or, put another way, a premium of almost 40 per cent.
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