[Myrddin]

Ford put the Prius hybrid engine into the Escape. They realized that they didn't know what they were doing with their own design. I own a V6 4x4 Escape. It's virtually identical to its Japanese sister model. I also have an F150 4x4. Most popular vehicle in America. They know what they are doing with that model.

[eraser2005]

"Ford put the Prius hybrid engine into the Escape"

Not true at all. Ford independently designed their hybrid system. However, it did infringe on some Toyota patents (thank you US patent system that allows for ridiculously broad patents). In exchange for allowing them to violate the Toyota patents, Ford allowed Toyota to violate Ford patents on direct injection technology.