Ford Escape Safety

Ready to take your adventure to new heights in the Ford Escape? This crossover SUV is fun to drive, with its lithe handling and lively engines. In this Ford Escape safety review, we want to show Kannapolis and Salisbury shoppers this SUV’s latest safety features.  

See how secure you’ll feel behind the wheel as you read on! If you have any questions, just contact us at Cloninger Ford, your dealer serving Lexington and Mooresville.

Safety Ratings from the NHTSA  

Want to understand how the Escape can help protect you in an accident? The easiest way to do so is to learn how this SUV has done it before. The best measure of that may be crash test ratings.

The Escape fared well in crash testing performed by the NHTSA. They put this Ford SUV through a series of frontal, side, and rollover trials. After testing its mettle in a variety of situations, the Escape emerged with a 5-Star Overall Safety Rating from the NHTSA.

It earned a perfect 5-out-of-5 stars on both the front and side crash tests. It’s a sign that this SUV’s passive safety systems, together with solid engineering, can help protect the driver and passengers in all sorts of driving situations.

Ford Escape Safety: Driver Assistance

You’ll feel safer on the roads with an extra set of eyes to increase your awareness. That’s effectively the function of the available Ford Safe and Smart™ Package in the Ford Escape. This package includes several features to keep you tuned in to the roads around you. Drive safer with:

• Adaptive Cruise Control
• Forward Collision Warning with Brake Support
• BLIS® (Blind Spot Information System) with Cross-Traffic Alert
• Enhanced Active Park Assist

Each of these systems uses sensors and cameras to help alert you to what’s happening on the road. With Adaptive Cruise Control, your speed will automatically adjust to keep you at a preset distance from the vehicle ahead. It comes in handy when you hit the highway during rush hour.

BLIS® with Cross-Traffic Alert lets you change lanes with more confidence. If another vehicle is detected in your blind spot, you’ll be forewarned before you make the change.

Ford-Exclusive Safety Features

There are plenty of benefits to choosing a Ford SUV like the Escape. When it comes to safety, you’ll enjoy the presence of several Ford-exclusive safety features.

MyKey®, for example, comes standard on every Escape. It allows parents to set limits for teenage drivers or any other secondary users of the vehicle. You can limit the audio volume until front-seat passengers have safely buckled their seatbelts. If needed, you can limit the vehicle’s maximum speed, too.

You’ll find a rearview camera in every Escape as well. This feature engages automatically when you back up. See what’s happening behind you on the SYNC® infotainment screen and reverse your vehicle more safely.

Test Out the Escape from Behind the Wheel

As you can see, the Ford Escape makes safety a priority. Kannapolis and Mooresville shoppers can feel a bit more secure on their daily drive.

Want to test out your favorite driver-assist features? Salisbury and Lexington drivers can schedule a test drive here at Cloninger Ford. See all your favorite features at work, from Adaptive Cruise Control to BLIS® with Cross-Traffic Alert!