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- Ford Vertrek Concept Live From Detroit [photos And Video]
Unveiled at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, the Vertrek Concept previews Ford’s next global compact SUV, set to replace both the European Kuga and North American Escape models. While it’s not so different compared to the Kuga, the concept car...
- Top 10 Best-selling Suvs In Canada - January 2012
Nine different brands contributed utility vehicles to January 2012's list of the top 10 best-selling SUVs in Canada. The brand with two members just so happened to gain the top spot in January's best-selling group. The Ford Escape was indeed the...
- Top 10 Best-selling Suvs In America - January 2012
If you reject all other signs of optimism emanating from America's automotive industry, make sure you pay attention to this one. Last month's six best-selling utility vehicles - let's just call them SUVs - were all more popular in January...
- Top 10 Best-selling Suvs In America - November 2011
Let's just call it. Let's end the suspense. The fat lady is singing, and she's singing because the Ford Escape will be the best-selling SUV in America in 2011. Sure, there's one month remaining, but the Escape is now 31,932 sales...
- Ford Escape Sales Figures
Here you will find monthly and yearly Canadian and U.S. sales figures for the Ford Escape. Use the dropdown at the top right of this page or at GCBC's Sales Stats home to find sales figures for any other vehicle currently on sale in North America. ...
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2013 Ford Escape vs. 2012 Honda CR-V - Concept vs. Production
We've all learned to hate how auto manufacturers release stunningly finished concept vehicles. We know the themes will hold fast, but the end result won't be half as fascinating.
Now, to be honest, the 2011 Honda CR-V Concept wasn't fascinating, but it did have presence. Did anybody actually believe those wheels would be on the production 2012 CR-V? Of course not.
The 2011 Ford Vertrek Concept, a preview of the 2013 Ford Escape, was indeed a stunner. It wasn't just the wheels, it was the well-defined character lines, aggressive front end, and squat stance. Make no mistake, the 2013 Escape is rather handsome for a small crossover, but notice how the two bulging lines on the hood are perched rather closely together? On the Vertrek Concept, those two lines formed the edges of a freaking hood bulge. Did anybody think the bulge would make production?
No, but it was part of what made the Vertrek an eye-catcher, and now that it's gone, the production Escape is without a design feature that made its inspiration so visually arresting. Same goes for the line near the door handles - it's there on the production vehicle, but not nearly as there as it was on the Vertrek. Strangely, the Escape's front end lost little of the Vertrek's OTT nature, lending an air of cartoonishness to the production vehicle, an accusation that couldn't be leveled at the cohesive Vertrek Concept.
Again, the production Escape didn't stand a chance of looking exactly like the Vertrek, and we've all come to understand the nature of these preview concept vehicles. We're not talking about pie in the sky stuff that never makes it to production.
But if you call something the Jaguar C-XF and we end up with the XF, well, we're disappointed, handsome though the XF may be. We thought there'd be a little more C in the production Jag. In the case of the new 2012 Honda CR-V and 2013 Ford Escape, the disappointment is not so keenly felt, but it still seems like an odd strategy to release an impressive concept so soon before releasing the less impressive production vehicle. These images prove it.
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Now, to be honest, the 2011 Honda CR-V Concept wasn't fascinating, but it did have presence. Did anybody actually believe those wheels would be on the production 2012 CR-V? Of course not.
The 2011 Ford Vertrek Concept, a preview of the 2013 Ford Escape, was indeed a stunner. It wasn't just the wheels, it was the well-defined character lines, aggressive front end, and squat stance. Make no mistake, the 2013 Escape is rather handsome for a small crossover, but notice how the two bulging lines on the hood are perched rather closely together? On the Vertrek Concept, those two lines formed the edges of a freaking hood bulge. Did anybody think the bulge would make production?
But if you call something the Jaguar C-XF and we end up with the XF, well, we're disappointed, handsome though the XF may be. We thought there'd be a little more C in the production Jag. In the case of the new 2012 Honda CR-V and 2013 Ford Escape, the disappointment is not so keenly felt, but it still seems like an odd strategy to release an impressive concept so soon before releasing the less impressive production vehicle. These images prove it.
Related From GoodCarBadCar.net
2013 Ford Escape vs. 2001-2012 Ford Escape Image Comparison
Top 10 Best-Selling SUVs In America - October 2011
Top 10 Best-Selling SUVs In Canada - October 2011
- Ford Vertrek Concept Live From Detroit [photos And Video]
Unveiled at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, the Vertrek Concept previews Ford’s next global compact SUV, set to replace both the European Kuga and North American Escape models. While it’s not so different compared to the Kuga, the concept car...
- Top 10 Best-selling Suvs In Canada - January 2012
Nine different brands contributed utility vehicles to January 2012's list of the top 10 best-selling SUVs in Canada. The brand with two members just so happened to gain the top spot in January's best-selling group. The Ford Escape was indeed the...
- Top 10 Best-selling Suvs In America - January 2012
If you reject all other signs of optimism emanating from America's automotive industry, make sure you pay attention to this one. Last month's six best-selling utility vehicles - let's just call them SUVs - were all more popular in January...
- Top 10 Best-selling Suvs In America - November 2011
Let's just call it. Let's end the suspense. The fat lady is singing, and she's singing because the Ford Escape will be the best-selling SUV in America in 2011. Sure, there's one month remaining, but the Escape is now 31,932 sales...
- Ford Escape Sales Figures
Here you will find monthly and yearly Canadian and U.S. sales figures for the Ford Escape. Use the dropdown at the top right of this page or at GCBC's Sales Stats home to find sales figures for any other vehicle currently on sale in North America. ...