 I bought this car a month ago--Escape Titanium with 2.0 liter engine. (Not sure why Edmunds doesn't list that as a choice yet.)  When I bought it, I wasn't expecting to put 2500 miles on it the first month I owned it, but a couple of trips home made that happen.  I couldn't be more pleased with this vehicle, both in the city and especially on the highway.  Having just returned from my first 800-mile round trip with my spouse, I asked her for her impressions of the Escape. (I did all of the driving.)  Her response, and this is a direct quote:  "I've never had an easier trip.  Any time I felt like I had to move, I adjusted the lumbar support, or the heat, or the position of the seat.  Oh my gosh, it was so comfortable.  It was great." (My spouse has had lower back surgery, and this if the first car she's ever been in where she wasn't experiencing back pain at the end of a 6 hour drive.)  The electric adjustable passenger seat is a huge plus for us, and hard to find in vehicles at this price point.  She also noted that the ride is very quiet.  As for me as the driver, the  controls are intuitive, the Sync3 is great and responds very quickly to commands, and this car MOVES when you want it to.  Acceleration at highway speed is effortless.  I also found the leather seats very comfortable, and the driver's seat moves back a couple of inches when you shut off the car, which helps with entry/exit (you dial-in your driving position, then save it with one touch, and the seat returns to that position when you turn on the ignition).  When not on the highway, my daily commute into work is in heavy traffic, and I love the auto start/stop feature--you won't notice it, but you will benefit from it.  On the recent road trips, I averaged a little over 27 mpg on moderately hilly roads, and with holiday traffic.  In city averages are lower; I drive in some of the worst traffic in the country (Washington, DC) and I'm averaging about 17.8 in the city, but this is horrific traffic (not unusual to take 40 minutes to go the 11 miles of my daily commute) and unless you're in LA or similar traffic, your average will likely be higher.