Skip to content
GizmoDriver

Is the 2023 Ford Escape a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 24 SUVs

5thof 24

  • Yes. Top half on 4 of 6 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 37.5 cu ft.
  • 5th of 24 SUVs close in size and price.
  • Best: rear legroom (4th of 23), cargo (5th of 24).
  • Weakest: towing (10th of 21, tied with 5).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

Pick a model

Subject
CLASS OF 2023 · SUVSSporta…Kia SportageCR-VHonda CR-VTucsonHyundai TucsonRAV4Toyota RAV4EscapeFord EscapeRogueNissan RogueOutlan…Mitsubishi OutlanderQX50INFINITI QX50ID.4Volkswagen ID.4EquinoxChevrolet EquinoxCX-5Mazda CX-5Forest…Subaru ForesterbZ4XToyota bZ4XCorsairLincoln CorsairIoniq 5Hyundai Ioniq 5HornetDodge HornetX1BMW X1Envisi…Buick EnvisionHR-VHonda HR-VEclips…Mitsubishi Eclipse CrossNXLexus NXXT4Cadillac XT4GLBMercedes-Benz GLBUXLexus UX5th of 24
24 SUVs from 2023, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2023 Ford Escape in a class of 24
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$28,0009th of 2465%
Best combined mpg40 mpg3rd of 2180%
Most horsepower221 hp14th of 2443%
Cargo behind rear seats37.5 cu ft5th of 2483%
Rear legroom40.7 in4th of 2386%
Max towing2,000 lb10th of 2130%

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Kia Sportage 39.6 cu ft
  2. Honda CR-V 39.3 cu ft
  3. Hyundai Tucson 38.7 cu ft
  4. Toyota RAV4 37.6 cu ft
  5. Ford Escape 37.5 cu ft
  6. Nissan Rogue 36.5 cu ft
  7. Mitsubishi Outlander 33.5 cu ft
  8. INFINITI QX50 31.4 cu ft
Show all 24
  1. Volkswagen ID.4 30.3 cu ft
  2. Chevrolet Equinox 29.9 cu ft
  3. Mazda CX-5 29.1 cu ft
  4. Subaru Forester 28.9 cu ft
  5. Toyota bZ4X 27.7 cu ft
  6. Lincoln Corsair 27.6 cu ft
  7. Hyundai Ioniq 5 27.2 cu ft
  8. Dodge Hornet 27.0 cu ft
  9. BMW X1 25.7 cu ft
  10. Buick Envision 25.2 cu ft
  11. Honda HR-V 24.4 cu ft
  12. Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross 23.4 cu ft
  13. Lexus NX 22.7 cu ft
  14. Cadillac XT4 22.5 cu ft
  15. Mercedes-Benz GLB 22.0 cu ft
  16. Lexus UX 17.1 cu ft

SUVs in 2023: 181. The photo shows the 24 closest in size and price.

What this cannot tell you

Six published numbers. No quality, reliability or safety data.

Each figure is the model's best trim. No one trim has them all.

How values are checked