But in Akera form, the CX-5 offers the mid-size SUV segment a huge standard equipment list – for a price. Is the CX-5 worth an extra $8,000? Not in our opinion – the Escape is very well equipped as it is and its engine is a stronger performer than the CX-5. Including metallic paint and the ST-Line Option Pack, an Escape ST-Line is $47,990 drive away and the CX-5 Akera is $55,990 drive away. Toppling the CX-5 on merit will be difficult for the new Escape, but Ford’s high hopes cannot be discounted. We’ve already seen why the CX-5 is so popular from our previous reviews – it’s well built, feels premium and drives well, all for reasonable money. The Escape will have to do battle with the CX-5 tested here, and be successful in stealing buyers away from the Mazda. Ford has now rebooted the Escape brand locally, hoping that it can claw back some lost ground. Compared to the runaway sales success of the Toyota RAV4 and Mazda CX-5, its sales were barely a blip on the sales radar. The previous generation of the Ford Escape barely sold in the all-important medium SUV segment. Ford has high hopes for the Escape, hoping to take a bite of ever growing SUV sales locally.
Ford has also been busy sharpening their mid-size SUV offering with the new Escape. It’s one of Australia’s best-selling SUVs and has catapulted Mazda to the nation’s second best selling car brand. The Mazda CX-5 just keeps going from strength to strength.
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