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News and reviews on new motor vehicles
2 0 0 8 Ford Escape Hybrid FWD
The Tough Lil’ Loveable Hybrid
by
K athleen C arr
The Ford Escape Hybrid is still
the cleanest and most fuel-efficient
SUV in the world, combining the
fuel economy and emissions ben­
efits of a full hybrid with the go-
anywhere capability, toughness
and spaciousness of the Ford Es­
cape - America’s favorite small
SUV.
For 2008, The Ford Escape Hy­
brid combines a fresh new look,
inside and out, with infotainment
and safety features, a choice of two
hybrid-specific upgrade packages
and four new exterior colors.
The Ford Escape Hybrid is a
"full" hy brid, meaning it automati­
cally switches between pure elec­
tric power, pure gasoline engine
power or combined operation to
maximize efficiency and perfor­
mance. Its gasoline engine and elec­
tric motor work in concert, provid­
ing performance similar to that of a
V-6engine. In less demanding situ­
ations, the Escape Hybrid can run
on its electric motor alone (at speeds
up to 25 mph), its gasoline engine
alone or the most efficient combi­
nation of the two. The combined
output of both the gas and electric
motors is 155 horsepower, and the
powertrain provides 0-60 accelera­
tion performance similar to the con­
ventional Escape with a 200-horse-
pow erV -6 engine.
A new Electric Power Assist
Steering (EPAS) system allowed
Ford engineers to easily tune the
amount of steering assist indepen­
dent of engine and vehicle speed,
giving the Escape Hybrid a very
easy steering effort at parking lot
speeds, while retaining Escape’s
hallmark crisp steering feel while
Specifications: 2.3-Liter 133-hp @ 1 2 4 Ib-ft. torque 4-Cylinder Atkinson-Cycle Gas Engine, 70-
driving.
kilow atts Electric Drive Motor; 3 3 0 V Hybrid Battery: ECVT A utom atic Transm ission; 34-City 30-
Few drivers will notice any sig­
Highway MPG; G reen Rating 77, $ 2 9 ,8 2 5 . M SRP
nificant difference between the
This is one of Ford's best interi­
Hybrid and a conventional Escape, no conventional gears. Instead, it content includes: Ford’s Safety
except when the Hybrid shuts itself has metal bands that adjust to best Canopy side air curtains, seat- ors in years in terms of the look and
off at stop lights or glides quietly match theengine’s revolutions. The mounted side air bags. Ford's Per­ feel of materials used. It looks sporty
through a parking lot on electric CVT does offer a low-range setting sonal Safety System, which in­ and suited to a more expensive car.
power. Indeed, the Hybrid is a bit for increased traction. There's just cludes dual-stage driver and front The 2(X)8 Ford Escape interior is all
passenger air bags, safety belt new, and we like it. It's not signifi­
quieter, probably smoother, in all smooth, even acceleration.
The 2(X)8 Escape Hybrid has an pretensioners, seat weight sensing cantly roomier or a leap forward in
circumstances. In orderto minimize
the power lost as it transfers to the entirely revised restraint system system for the passenger seat and design, but it's well thought out
drive wheels. Ford equips the Es­ that consists of new air bags, safety crash severity sensing and Belt- and well executed. It's a definite
cape Hybrid with a continuously belts, steering column and a new Minder safety belt reminder for improvement in ergonomic func­
tion and overall visual appeal, and
variable transmission, which has steering wheel. Standard safety driver and front passenger.
Tears o f Joy p u p p e ts a n d C om edySportz actors p re se n t P uppetz vs. P eople this w e e k e n d at the
W inningstand Theatre in th e Portland C enter for the Performing Arts.
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Godspell at Interstate Firehouse
- Godspell, one of the biggest off-
Broadway successes of all time, is
rebo rn in a p ro d u c tio n by
Stumptown Stages at the Interstate
Firehouse Cultural Center, 5340 N.
Interstate Ave. Shows run on week­
ends through Saturday, Dec. I. For
tickets, call 503-381-8686.
Performing Arts in Lake Oswego.
F or tic k e ts, v isit L akew ood-
center.org.
Tree Lighting Sing- A-Long — Fri­
day, Nov. 23 at 5 :3 0 p.m., the Port­
land Jazz Orchestra will leadthecity
in a classic holiday sing-a-long at
Pioneer Courthouse Square at the
'Tree LightingCeremony.’
A Fairy Tale Christmas - Cur­
Jimmy Mak’s-- Presents Portland
rently through Monday. Dec. 31,
jazz singers ‘The Revue' live on
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, the
stage Friday, Nov. 23, from 8 p.m. to
Pittock Mansion, 3229 N.W. Pittock
midnight; for more information visit
Drive, transforms 23 rooms into en­
mitziz.ilka.com.
chanted fairy tales that come to life
before yourchild's eyes. Call 503-
823-3622 for more information.
N orm an Sylvester Band - The
Norman Sylvester Band will be per­
forming at M & M 's in Gresham, on
Friday and Saturday, Nov. 23 & 24,
at 9:30 p.m.; at T illicu m ’s in
Beaverton on Tuesday, Nov. 27, at
8 p.m., and in Portland at Halibut’s
on Saturday, Nov. .30 at 8 p.m.: for
more information contact 503-286-
6474.
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Tw o o f Portland's most
beloved fam ily theatres
team up this weekend for
Puppetz vs. People on Fri­
day, Nov. 23 and Satur­
d a y , N o v . 24 at th e
W inningstand Theatre in
the Portland C enter for the
P erfo rm in g A rts, 1111
S.W. Broadway. Both per­
form ances are at 8 p.m.
The dram a will have you
out o f your seat, working
off Thanksgiving Day calo­
ries as you laugh, cheer
and shout, rallying the battle
between Tears o f Joy pup­
pets and C om edySportz
actors.
It’s a dish o f wits, hu­
m or and quick-thinking,
served with a generous
sliceof imagination and fla­
vored with the wild, artful
presence o f puppets.
Tickets are $ 13 for chil­
dren and $16 for adults.
For more inform ation call
5 0 3 -2 4 8 -0 5 5 7 o r visit
tojt.com .
300 N. Killingsworth
Phone
The Dinner Party - Neil Simon's
Dinner Party, a bittersweet comedy
about marriage, fidelity and missed
opportunities, plays through Dec.
9 at the Lakewood Center for the
Struggling with Hunger
both food stamps and The Em er­
gency Food A ssistance Program
don’t realize the minimum ben­ for the next five years.
efit of $ 10 has not changed since
“This is a critical time for O r­
the program started in 1977.”
egon,” says W hitney-W ise. "We
Food stamps serve more than have made strides in combating
4 3 0 ,0 0 0 O re g o n ia n s each hunger, but we still need federal
month.
programs to ensure al I of our chil­
A long w ith food stam ps, dren have enough to eat. Making
com m odities from the federal sure our federal programs are ef­
food program are critical to the fective and reach people who need
em ergency food supply and them is som ething tangible we
serve as the core of the more can do today.”
than 750,000 em ergency food
Bristol and Whitney-Wise en­
boxes that the Oregon Food courage Oregonians to call Sena­
B ank N e tw o rk d is tr ib u te s tors Smith and Wyden and to ask
throughout Oregon and Clark them to continue their work as Sen­
ate leaders in the fight against hun­
County, Wash.
Since 2004, the federal com ­ ger and to pass a farm bill that
modities to Oregon Food Bank improves food stamps and the fed­
have dropped nearly 60 percent, erally supported commodities.
“ I t’s so easy to get o v e r­
from 11.2-mil I ion pounds o f food
in 2004 to about 5-1/2-m illion whelmed by the com plexity of
hunger and its causes, but this is
pounds in 2007.
C urrently, the U.S. Senate is a simple action we can take today
debating reauthorization of the that will help many people," says
farm bill and will set funding for W hitney-W ise.
continued
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Zydeco Dancing — The Zydeco
Flames from San Francisco play
Friday. Nov. 2.3, starting with a
dance lesson at 7 p.m. and dancing
from 8 to 11 p.m. at the Norse Hall,
northeast llth and Couch. On
Wednesday, Nov. 28, Leroy Tho­
mas and the Zydeco Roadrunners
start with a dance lesson a, 6:30
p.m. and play from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.
at 618 S.E. Alder.
it makes a nicer place to spend time.
The Escape features upholstery
doth made from 100-percent re­
cycled material. You'd never know
by its look or feel, and Ford claims
that compared to upholstery made
from virgin fiber, production will
conserve about 6(X),0(X) gallons of
water and 7 million kilowatt hours
of electricity annually, reducing
carbon dioxide emissions by 1.8
million pounds.
O ptions include a six-CD Au­
diophile stereo, a 110-volt outlet
in the front center console and a
navigation system with a6.5-inch
screen. That screen can also show
h y b rid p o w e r flow and fuel
econom y for the past 15 minutes
in a bar graph. Many options are
bundled together in the Hybrid
Premium Package, including the
110-volt outlet; powered, heated
le a th e r fro n t se a ts; le a th e r-
trimmed rear seats; heated side
mirrors; a cargo cover; and Ford's
Reverse Sensing System.
The 2008 Ford Escape remains
one o f the best vehicles in Ford's
lineup, and co m p etitiv e in a
crowded field of small sport-utili­
ties, regardless o f price. The Es­
cape Hybrid is a different beast
e n tire ly fro m g a so lin e -o n ly
models.
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