My wife had difficulty getting into our 2010 escape, so I sprung for a 2014 with the 2.0L turbo charged engine. I'm impressed with this little turbo motor. It has 240 HP and 270 lbs-ft of torque. It goes!

In low gear on the six-speed transmission, the final drive ratio is 14.07:1. To have that same final drive ratio, my '68 GTO with M20 Muncie would have needed a 5.49 rear gear.

All that from a motor that's the size of two large Coke bottles.

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