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Unless you know exactly what you're looking for, shopping for a small SUV can be an unpleasant experience given the sheer number of choices. It's a very muddled category: very often there isn’t much difference between a compact SUV, crossover and wagon. Take today's opponents, for example. The Jeep Cherokee …

Each class of automobile has a few default answers to the question "which model should I buy?' For many years those seeking a compact crossover have been steered time and again to the Ford Escape, and this vehicle's status as one of the safest picks in a highly competitive segment …

If ever there was a fast-growing market, it would definitely be that of compact SUVs under $40,000. Competition is fierce with most manufacturers offering a model in this segment. The category winner is the 2014 Mazda CX-5 . This well-designed vehicle offers above-average road handling, and engines that are both …

It has become a ritual. Every year, we head to the Detroit Motor Show. This year, we drove down in a 2013 Ford Escape Titanium. Three of us hit the road together: Jean-Charles Lajeunesse (who compiles all the technical specs for Car Guide), Henri Michaud (a colleague and long-time friend), …

The Ford Escape has been around for several years now and has become one of the automaker’s most popular models. So great is the demand for it that there are even waitlists for certain versions, particularly the hybrid. But the time to replace it with something more modern has come.