Standard Ford Escape Engine

• A 16-valve double overhead camshaft design, the 2.5-liter engine of the 2009 Ford Escape produces 171 horsepower at 6,000 rpm and 171 foot-pounds of torque at 4,500 rpm. Additionally, it has a 3.5-inch-by-3.94-inch bore and stroke, and a 9.7-to-1 compression ratio.
  
  

V-6 Engine

• Ford installed a different engine in the top-level Limited trim of the 2009 Escape. A V-6 engine with a 24-valve DOHC design and 3-liter displacement, it produces 240 horsepower at 6,550 rpm and 223 lb. ft at 4,300 rpm. This engine has a cyclinder bore of 3.5 inches and a stroke of 3.13 inches, and the compression ratio is 10.3 to 1.
  
  

Ford Escape Hybrid Engine

• The hybrid version of the 2009 Ford Escape also has a standard 16-valve DOHC 2.5-liter inline four-cylinder engine, with the same displacement and bore-and-stroke. However, it has less horsepower --153 at 6,000 rpm -- and torque -- 136 foot-pounds at 4,500 rpm. Also, it has a higher compression ratio at 12.3-to-1.