The mockups showed a boxy, wide vehicle similar to the first-generation Ford Escape , and the vehicle will reportedly be sold as both a hybrid and a nonhybrid. The small SUV is expected to start at around $25,000 and go on sale in 2029. Ken Hanna | Car and Driver Dealers reportedly compared the new SUV to the first-generation Escape. A dealer told AN that the mockups seemed reminiscent of the first-generation Ford Escape, and that the vehicle looked "boxy and wide." Ford 2025 Ford Escape HybridThough the Escape ended its tenure as a compact SUV similarly sized to the Honda CR-V, Mazda CX-50, and Ford Bronco Sport, the first-generation Escape was reasonably smaller.