Ford Escape 2017 Vs Kia Sportage 2017 Specs Comparison

Apr 18, 2016 06:23 AM EDT | Alexa Parker

Power, agility, strength, brute force and stunning horsepower are just among the features that make a car ideal. These are the same features that signify supremacy and for Ford Escape 2017 vs. the Kia Sportage 2017, knowing the various specs can initiate awareness and better options for the car enthusiasts all across the globe.

The race is on and the competition has just gotten fiercer for Ford Escape 2017 and the Kia Sportage 2017. As the journey to victory looms on the horizon, both cars are displaying the unparalleled features and specs that can set the bar higher over its competitors.

In a post from Gizmag, "The 2017 Ford Escape will be the first Ford to feature Sync Connect when it goes on sale next month, providing drivers with remote access to their vehicle via a mobile device. In addition, though, it is being offered with two new engines and the first major rollout of Ford's Auto Start-Stop feature."

It stands out that the new 2017 Ford Escape boasts of technological advancements and innovations by utilizing the Sync Connect feature. The technological enhancements integrated on the car grants the drivers the ability to bypass control by remotely locating, unlocking, locking and starting the car in a separate area, as well as check the fuel level. It also allows users to start their vehicle's engine remotely, so that it is warm and defrosted when they get in on cold mornings, according to the same post.

Other noted advancements are adaptive cruise control, collision warning with brake support use sensors to regulate the vehicle's speed in traffic, lane-keeping system and the first high-volume appearance of Ford's Auto Start-Stop technology.

Meanwhile for Kia Sportage 2017, "The 2017 Sportage is a complete re-engineering and a little larger, wider and longer. Also, the five-seat Sportage may look Audi-like, more in tuned with European style. It was designed in Frankfurt (Germany) and Korea and tuned at the California proving grounds, as reported by San Diego Tribune.

The giant carmaker company has shifted their gaze not into technological enhancements but more on the car itself. The Kia Sportage 2017 offers precision and craftsmanship, upgraded the seats, integrated soft-touch materials and enhanced its soundproofing capability. The body is far more rigid with 50 percent more advanced high-strength steel, which makes a stronger foundation to hang the suspension and brace the engine for reduced noise, vibration and harshness, as described by the same post.

Other added features for the Kia Sportage 2017 is the full metal jacket of safety features, such as packages for autonomous emergency braking, blind-spot detection. Moreover, it offers the similar features that 2017 Ford Escape has and that is the lane-change assist, rear cross traffic alert, forward collision warning and lane-departure warning.

It remains uncertain on how buyers and car enthusiasts would choose and decide. With the Ford Escape 2017 and Kia Sportage 2017 specs and features compared, the verdict awaits.

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