For 2017, the Escape crossover receives significant styling updates that make it look more like its Edge older brother. Sure, it loses some of its individuality and what rugged appeal it had left, but the small crossover also gains plenty of refinement. The more important question is: Does the 2017 Ford Escape look better than the previous version? Let's take a closer look.
Up front, the Escape is completely new. It gains a glammed-out, upper hexagonal grille that's similar to the one on the Edge. The lower grille is much less prominent on the new model, and the fog lights are also positioned differently. Meanwhile, the hood has also been completely redesigned.
The Escape looks essentially the same from the side. One character line cuts across the door handles just like on the old model, while another sits lower on the doors. The model retains the same side cladding, too.
Ford eschews the latest trend in taillights, fitting its new Escape with chunky taillights instead of thin, narrow ones. In fact, the taillights on the new model are even chunkier and more vertically oriented than before. Ford has also redesigned the portion of the rear above the license plate, and the actual license plate area itself.
