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Holden Acadia vs Ford Escape

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Holden Acadia
Holden Acadia

$23,999 - $39,969

2020 price

Ford Escape
Ford Escape

$29,990 - $55,555

2022 price

Summary

2020 Holden Acadia
2022 Ford Escape
Safety Rating

Engine Type
V6, 3.6L

Turbo 4, 2.5L
Fuel Type
Unleaded Petrol

Premium Unleaded/Electric
Fuel Efficiency
8.9L/100km (combined)

1.5L/100km (combined)
Seating
7

5
Dislikes
  • 2000kg braked towing capacity
  • Engine needs to rev hard to make grunt
  • Wireless charging not standard on LT

  • Why ST-Line spec?
  • Make sure your use case fits the limitations
  • A lot more expensive than petrol-only ST-Line
2020 Holden Acadia Summary

If the Acadia had an accent it would be a southern drawl because this big seven-seat SUV is built in Tennessee, USA, and wears a GMC badge when it’s at home.

In Australia of course it wears a Holden one and comes straight from the factory in right-hand drive. So how does it suit Aussie conditions? Does it even know the importance of a sausage on a piece of bread bought outside a hardware store on a Saturday?

All this and more was learnt when the entry grade LT front-wheel drive came to live with my family.

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2022 Ford Escape Summary

We might have been excited to see the new generation Ford Ranger and Ford Everest models in 2022, but the real star of the show for the Blue Oval brand could well be this - its first electrified model to make it to Australia, the new Ford Escape PHEV.

If you’ve seen the letters PHEV before and not understood what it meant, don’t stress - you’re not alone. It stands for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle. And what that means is that this car comes with a battery bank and electric motor, a port to plug it in and recharge it to drive on EV power only, and it also has a petrol engine to make sure you’re not stuck when you run out of charge.

I’ll run through all the details on the drivetrain below, but think of it this way - if you want a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid but want the possibility to drive on dedicated electric power for up to (and in excess of) 50 kilometres on a charge, this could be the right car for you…

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