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Originally Posted by oil pan 4
The escape hybrid has a weak reverse gear. Actually it doesn't have a gear at all, it uses the hybrid drive to back up.
Something to think about for long term or if you plan to use it as a real SUV.
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I wondered if this might be the case with the Escape. There was somebody at the lake the other night in a fairly new Escape Hybrid. They had a hell of a time backing up a little 14-16' john boat (maybe 700 lbs fully loaded with the trailer). We had to wait, and wait...and wait for them. Their Escape didn't seem to have enough ooomph to back up the slight incline prior to the boat dock. I seriously could have done it by hand. Finally they pulled forward, and quickly backed up to the dock.
At the time I thought they were just a lousy driver, or that they couldn't see out of the back window with all of their vacation gear. Later we were talking to some people on the water and they said that the electronic reverse didn't have enough power to push them over that little hump.
Too bad because my wife was seriously considering one for her next vehicle.