2023 Ford Escape Gets a Glow-Up with Handsome Design Updates

• Ford has given the Escape SUV a handsome makeover for 2023 which includes a new hood, grille, headlamps, and wheel designs.

• Gone are the familiar S, SE, SEL, and Titanium trims as the Escape's lineup has been adjusted to include base, Active, Platinum, and PHEV trims as well as a sporty-looking ST-Line model.

• Sync 4 is now standard and the Escape can be had with larger display screens for the gauges and the infotainment system.

After just three model years on the market, the Ford Escape is getting an attractive front-end redesign that removes its smiley fascia in favor of a more upscale looking one. The compact SUV's front fascia has been reworked with new lighting elements, a revised hood, and an updated front bumper design.

The 2023 Escape's grille stretches wider across the front end than the one on the 2022 model and now wears the Ford oval emblem that used to be placed on the SUV's hood. Higher-end models come with a lightbar that connects the headlamps by running across the top of the grille.

To accompany its handsome new look, the Escape lineup has been tweaked to include base, Active, Platinum, PHEV, and new ST-Line trim levels. The ST-Line is a sporty-looking offering that swaps the Escape's black plastic lower body cladding for body-colored alternatives, giving it a more hunkered-down appearance. The ST-Line also wears unique 18- or 19-inch wheels and can be had with black faux-leather upholstery with red contrast stitching.