I love my Escape. I decided to upgrade from a Focus Titanium for something a little bit bigger. I got a fantastic deal on a 2015 Escape and all the options I wanted. It feels luxurious with my leather seats, navigation, and awesome wheels. It drives like a dream. Despite the SUV warnings, it handles quite well at high speeds and really has some get up and go. I prefer to drive it in sport mode, since it feels peppy. The gas mileage has been pretty good in the city. I haven't had much opportunity to drive it long distance, but am planning a cross country trip next month and I can't wait. The Escape has significantly more room than the Focus. I really like that it's stylish and feels a little more grown up, but fun at the same time. To me it's a luxury vehicle.

So far nothing has been needed with the vehicle. The performance is better than expected. The transmission is not smooth often even on slower acceleration the transmission is jerky. It has been on a few 4 hour one way trips and daily 40 round trip commute and it has had not problems. In traffic it can weave through or crawl no problems.