Just bought new 2010 Escape XLT 4cyl. with fwd and moonroof. Love it so far.

 

We got ours in October. XLT 4 cyl. FWD, Sun & SYNC and cargo package. Wife's daily driver, and will be our trip vehicle. It's great. For the most part, would never guess its only a 4 cylinder. Only sounds like 4 at initial start-up, and if you get on it in 1st or 2nd gears.

Looking at the average MPG display, and resetting it, I can easily add 4 - 6 MPG in suburban driving as compared to what my wife gets when she drives it. I drive it like it's a truck... she drives it like her old Mopar V6 minivan.