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The Ford Escape SUV appeared in the company's lineup in 2000. The development of this car began in 1997, but the company's specialists have been calculating the future demand for the car for a very long time, fearing its low popularity. The designers from Mazda participated in the creation of the car. As a result of such cooperation, an SUV was born, which became the smallest car of this class in the line of the American company. In the summer of 2004, the production of the 2005 Ford Escape began. The conveyor was launched in Kansas City. The new car received a hybrid powertrain and a corresponding name - Escape Hybrid. Under the hood of this car, in addition to the 127 horsepower four-cylinder petrol engine, is a 65-kilowatt electric motor with a battery under the floor of the luggage compartment. The second generation Ford Escape was shown at the 2007 Los Angeles Auto Show. Like the first generation cars, the model used the Ford CD2 platform. In 2008, at the Washington Motor Show, the manufacturer showed an updated version of the Ford Escape, which received new engines and a gearbox. In the summer of 2010, the company announced that the 2011 model year would be the last lineup before the third-generation auto debut. The third generation is now called the Ford Kuga.