The Ford Escape has been completely renewed and it has a new Lincoln partner, the Corsair, which Ford has invested a lot of effort in differentiating.
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Both vehicles share the C2 platform, which debuted underneath the latest Focus.
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Despite the common platform, the Escape and Corsair don't share a single body panel. The Corsair is significantly more of its own car than the Mercury Mariner ever could be.
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The new Escape has left its SUV styling roots behind, and has been deliberately styled like a bloated hatchback. The Corsair, on the other hand, is a very handsome vehicle which sticks closer to the crossover norm.
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The Corsair has almost exactly the same design as the larger RWD/AWD Aviator. It is also only available with 2L and 2.3L turbo I4 engines, while the Escape has turbo 1.5L I3 and 2L I4 engines, and 2.5L I4 hybrid or plug-in hybrid.
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Like the MKC it replaces, the Corsair has a clamshell-style tailgate. It's definitely more distinctive than the Escape's rear.
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The dashboard for the new Escape looks to be taken straight out of the Focus, and it's ergonomically fine, but rather plasticky. The Corsair gets its own completely unique dash with a classier design, lots of probably faux leather and soft touch materials.
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Like other recent Lincolns, the Corsair is available with adjustable Perfect Position seats.
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The Corsair seems to have the same rear bench as the Escape - no Perfect Position seats pictured here - but with different colour choices.
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Corsair
Unique steering wheels for each car. The Ford has blue backlighting, while the Lincoln has a slightly different button arrangement and lots of fingerprint attracting piano black plastic.
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Although trunk space has yet to be quoted for both cars, they should hold a similar amount of stuff.
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Both the Corsair and Escape are available with fully digital instrumentation screens and head up displays. The Lincoln naturally has darker 'classier' graphics.
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Corsair
Both the non-hybrid Escape and Corsair models have an 8-speed auto as standard. The Escape has a PRND rotary dial in the centre console, while the Corsair has buttons on the dashboard.
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The Escape has its climate and audio controls separated by the central air vents, while the Corsair lumps them all together. There's also a bit too much fingerprint-ready piano black plastic.
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This image really highlights the gulf in materials between the Corsair and Escape. At least the Escape has a padded knee rest area.
