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2020 Ford Escape spied on public roads, adopts softer, cleaner styling

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It’s been quite a while since we’ve seen the

next-gen Ford Escape

rolling around on public roads. The

new Ford Explorer

is set to make its

debut in just over a week

, so most of the prototypes we’ve seen have been of the

Escape’s

big brother (you can see an

Explorer

ST lurking in the background of these photos). Today, it seems we have our best look yet at the new midsize

crossover

, and it looks a hell of a lot like the

new Ford Focus

that we won’t get in America.

The 2020 Escape adopts a softer, cleaner design. As far as we can tell through the camouflage, there are fewer hard edges all around. There’s also a lot of

Focus Active

in the design, too. The new grille mirrors that of the 2020 Focus — no surprise as the two models have historically shared similar styling. The black grille reminds

us of Ford’s

Sport and ST trims, though the rest of the prototype doesn’t seem very sporty. There’s still plenty of black plastic cladding, and the wheels are smaller than what you would find on an ST model. Out back, the rear window seems to have a sharper rake than before. It makes for a slick profile, but we wonder how much that will cut into rear cargo space.

It’s unclear when we’ll see the new Escape, but expect a reveal sometime this year. The third-gen Escape has been on sale since 2013 and feels dated compared to competitors like the

Toyota

Rav4 and

Honda CR-V

. In the meantime,

take a look at the interior

of the fourth-gen model.

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