The new ESCAPE, which is essentially a replacement for the Escape, is named Ruiji and will sound the clarion call for the "acceleration plan" of Changan and Ford. In addition to the regular version, the first gasoline version to be launched also includes the Titanium high-end version, the ST-Line sports version and the Vignale premium version. Gas-electric hybrid versions and plug-in hybrid versions will follow. Ruiji and Ruijie both belong to the Rui generation. The new naming indicates that its positioning will be elevated and will be positioned above the Escape, rather than its replacement model. Today we captured spy photos of the ST-Line sports version and the Vignale premium version of the mass-produced models. The front design of the sports version looks like a thickened version of the Focus ST-Line sports version. The catfish mouth air intake grille is exactly the same, using an overall blackened honeycomb grid. After adding the panoramic monitoring system configuration, a front-view camera is integrated on the top of the grille. The lower grille is also equipped with ACC adaptive cruise radar. In addition, the front bumper LED fog lights and surrounding frame designs are also very similar. The difference is mainly reflected in the headlights. The overall outline of the Ruiji headlights is relatively rounded and does not adopt a layered structure. The daytime running lights have a "√" outline arranged on the lower edge of the light body. In order to reduce wind resistance, the overall outline is relatively smooth and streamlined, making it look smaller, but it is actually significantly larger than the Escape. The window frames of the ST-Line sports version are also blackened, the roof around the panoramic sunroof is also painted in black, and there is an exclusive nameplate logo on the fender. However, Ruiji's taillights still use a large number of halogen light sources, which will obviously have a certain impact on the aesthetics. Below the tail LOGO i
The new ESCAPE, which is essentially a replacement for the Escape, is named Ruiji and will sound the clarion call for the "acceleration plan" of Changan and Ford. In addition to the regular version, the first gasoline version to be launched also includes the Titanium high-end version, the ST-Line sports version and the Vignale premium version. Gas-electric hybrid versions and plug-in hybrid versions will follow. Ruiji and Ruijie both belong to the Rui generation. The new naming indicates that its positioning will be elevated and will be positioned above the Escape, rather than its replacement model. Today we captured spy photos of the ST-Line sports version and the Vignale premium version of the mass-produced models. The front design of the sports version looks like a thickened version of the Focus ST-Line sports version. The catfish mouth air intake grille is exactly the same, using an overall blackened honeycomb grid. After adding the panoramic monitoring system configuration, a front-view camera is integrated on the top of the grille. The lower grille is also equipped with ACC adaptive cruise radar. In addition, the front bumper LED fog lights and surrounding frame designs are also very similar. The difference is mainly reflected in the headlights. The overall outline of the Ruiji headlights is relatively rounded and does not adopt a layered structure. The daytime running lights have a "√" outline arranged on the lower edge of the light body. In order to reduce wind resistance, the overall outline is relatively smooth and streamlined, making it look smaller, but it is actually significantly larger than the Escape. The window frames of the ST-Line sports version are also blackened, the roof around the panoramic sunroof is also painted in black, and there is an exclusive nameplate logo on the fender. However, Ruiji's taillights still use a large number of halogen light sources, which will obviously have a certain impact on the aesthetics. Below the tail LOGO is a large ESCAPE lettering to highlight its new identity. The rear fog lights and reflectors are arranged in columns on both sides of the rear bumper. The interior seems to be the same model as the new Focus, and also uses a more technological knob-type shift system, but its touch-sensitive air-conditioning panel is different from the overseas version's physical button design. In addition to the height being slightly lowered by 13mm, the new generation model is fully enlarged, especially the body length and width are increased by 60mm and 44mm respectively. However, it pays more attention to lightweight and low wind resistance design. There is a deflector guard under the aluminum alloy cantilever of the rear suspension. Although the Ruiji is larger in size, the curb weight is about 100 kilograms lower than that of the Escape. Moreover, the new generation engine is fully matched with an 8AT gearbox. The 1.5T model has improved low-torque power output, and the 2.0T model has become more powerful. At the same time, the wheel width is narrowed from 235 to 225 to reduce rolling resistance and improve fuel economy. It can be seen that the overall fuel consumption per 100 kilometers of Ruiji is about 1L lower than that of Escape. KUGA and ESCAPE were originally different names for the Escape in the European market and the United States. This generation change is no exception, but things have changed in the Chinese market. For the first time, they appear in the same market at the same time, named Escape and Ruiji respectively, which also means that the two models will adopt differentiated positioning and be sold at the same time. This move is likely to be in response to the expansion of domestic competitors. The combination of localized R&D and dual-vehicle strategies of North and South Volkswagen has led to explosive growth in new SUV products in the past year. In terms of Japanese brands, the debut of GAC Toyota Veranda and GAC Honda Haoying directly doubled the expansion of RAV4 and CR-V models.
