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$27k for a loaded escape is a far cry from $40k...
you must have missed this part of the article about the Escape....
Tick every box on a fully kitted-out Titanium AWD model and you'll hit $37,000 with no problem.
There is some of the new Tucson in the front end, but I don't think it was necessarily a copy. The Ford Kuga, which is the Euro-version of the new Escape, has been on sale in Europe for awhile, and the new Tucson itself hasn't been on the market very long.
Exactly what I was going to point out. My problem with it is that it gets so pricey for a compact SUV.