Unlike the other two older versions, which were made together with Mazda, the 2017 model was 100% Ford. The car was 10 percent more aerodynamic than the previous generation. The front fascia featured angled headlights and an aerodynamically enhanced front bumper. The car was designed in Europe, but it was successful in the U.S. The car was a true small cross-over with a footprint similar to a Ford Focus. While the first generation of the Escape was like a pile of boxes on top of each other, the second generation featured a sleek design, with long and curved lines. It was a global car since it had the same shape in Europe, but with a different name.
2012 FORD ESCAPE TOW CAPACITY CODE
The code itself will actually have to be deciphered in order to get the axle ratio, but like I said, we didn't need that in order to figure out the maximum trailer weight rating.The third generation of the Escape was a big departure from its previous model. This is just an example label though and you will need to look on your vehicle to see what it specifies.Īxle Code: Even though we did not need to know the axle ratio of these vehicles in order to get our maximum trailer weight ratings, I did want to point out that you can find the axle code for your vehicle at the bottom of the certification label and this two-digit code will tell you the axle ratio of your rear axle. I have an image posted above of what an example label will look like and at the top of the label you can see the two specifications listed in both pounds and kilograms.
2012 FORD ESCAPE TOW CAPACITY DRIVER
These two metrics will be found on the safety certification label, which is located on the driver side door pillar of your vehicle and can be easily found when the driver side doors open. If you're looking for other weight specifications for these vehicles like the gross vehicle weight rating or the gross axle weight ratings, then you will have to look on the vehicle itself because this information was not posted anywhere in any of their resources.
GCWR, GVWR & GAWRs: The gross combined weight ratings were provided by Ford in the towing chart that I have listed at the top of this article and it makes finding these specifications very easy. The XLT and limited trim levels both had similar engine options available to them, so they shared the same overall capacity range of between 1,500-3,500 pounds.īoth of the hybrid trim levels which were the hybrid standard model and then the hybrid Limited model had a capacity of up to 1,000 pounds due to the 2.5 liter hybrid engine that was available for those vehicles.
If we look down at the data I have posted below, we can see that the XLS trim levels only had the 2.5 liter engine option, so they had a 1,500 pound maximum trailer weight rating. I decided to go ahead and look up what engine options were available for what trim levels and then got the data using that method. This is what impacted the numbers the most, although one other element did affect these capacity ratings as well, but that was only for specific models and that "other element" was the optional trailer package that was available.Ĭapacity By Trim Levels: If we look at the different trim levels that were available for the 2012 escape, we can see that there were five different trim levels associated with these vehicles and two of those trim levels were dedicated to the hybrid models. Overall Capacity: the overall towing capacity for the 2012 Ford Escape ranged from 1,000-3,500 pounds and really was only dependent upon the engine that you had equipped, for the most part.
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