 What can I say but I'm very disappointed with my 2013 Escape SE and here I was excited to get in the new sleak style of the Escape.  I own a 2005 Escape still to this day and loved driving it but this new Escape is very disappointing.  So where should I begin?  Let's start with the gas mileage.  It's poor, poor, poor.  Most of my driving is on the highway so I wanted my next Escape to have good gas mileage while also being four-wheel drive or AWD as it is.  I did my research on the new Escapes and it says the its gas mileage for a 2013 Escape Se gets 21 city and 28 highway.  I was excited to see this since my old Escape got 18 city and 24 highway.  There's no way I get that.  I probably get 19 city and I definitely get 23 or 24 highway.  This is very disappointing.  Those extra 4 - 5 miles per gallon would really make a difference.  The other issue I have is with the placement of the car battery.  The battery is in a position that is almost impossible for me to get out without taking an hour or two to disconnect all the wires, hoses, and cables necessary to just get the frickin battery out.  Why would the engineers put the battery in a place where you can't easily get it out?  Very stupid in my opinion.  Shame on you Ford!!!