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Ford · model year 2026
2026 Ford Escape AWD HEV
SUV · Part-time 4-Wheel Drive · Hybrid · EPA class: Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD
EPA figures · 2026fueleconomy.gov
39MPG combined
42/36MPG city / highway
$1,700fuel a year
225 g CO₂ per mile 2.5 L 4-cyl Automatic (variable gear ratios)
This car on fueleconomy.gov, read 2 October 2026. Your own figures depend on how and where you drive.
Where it places
- 49 Hybrid cars
Ordered by combined MPG #49 of 289 - 16 Fuel-efficient SUVs
Ordered by combined MPG #16 of 479 - 27 Fuel-efficient small SUVs
Ordered by combined MPG #27 of 521 - 332 2026 cars and trucks
Every car of that year, A to Z #332 of 1,172 - 36 Fuel-efficient AWD and 4WD cars
Ordered by combined MPG #36 of 1,362 - 92 Gas and hybrid cars by fuel cost
Ordered by fuel a year #92 of 2,158 - 25 Ford cars
Every model year, newest first #25 of 3,957
Against hybrid cars
Chart average 29 MPGBest 55 MPG
Lowest on the chart $1,200Chart average $3,019
Every figure on record
- Combined MPG
- 39 MPG
- City MPG
- 42 MPG
- Highway MPG
- 36 MPG
- Annual fuel cost
- $1,700
- Tailpipe CO₂
- 225 g per mile
- Model year
- 2026
- Body
- SUV
- EPA size class
- Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD
- Drive
- Part-time 4-Wheel Drive
- Engine
- 2.5 L 4-cyl
- Transmission
- Automatic (variable gear ratios)
- Fuel
- Gasoline
Efficiency
Running cost
The car
Powertrain
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39 MPG · $1,700 fuel a year
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