Jeep Cherokee vs Ford Escape

If you're looking for your next SUV to drive around the Philadelphia, South Jersey, and Delaware County areas, then you may consider popular models like the 2019 Jeep Cherokee and Ford Escape. While both SUVs are crowd pleasers, it's important to choose the right one for your commutes through Center City and beyond.

To help you out with that, the team at Family Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram put together this 2019 Jeep Cherokee vs. Ford Escape comparison.

Jeep Cherokee vs Ford Escape Safety Technology

When you're choosing your next set of wheels, we understand that safety is a priority. So, we're happy to say that both the Jeep Cherokee and the Ford Escape come equipped with several available safety technologies. These include features like:

• Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM)
• Adaptive Cruise Control
• Forward Collision Warning
• Lane Keep Assist

They also both have an available park assist system that helps you to identify an available parallel or perpendicular parking space. Then, it provides steering assist while prompting you to accelerate, brake, and shift so that you can park safely and without issue.

The Jeep Cherokee comes with Rain Brake Support, as well. This feature keeps the brake pads and rotors dry during wet weather to help you brake safely when you need to. The Ford Escape doesn't have a similar feature, but it does have available automatic high beams.

These headlights automatically toggle your high beams on and off when they sense oncoming traffic as you drive along a dark back road.

Cherokee vs Escape Engine Specs and Drivetrain

 If you like options when it comes to your powertrain, then you'll probably enjoy that both the 2019 Cherokee and Escape give you the option of three engines. For the Jeep Cherokee, these are:

• 2.4L Tigershark® MultiAir® 2 I4
• 3.2L Pentastar® V6
• 2.0L turbo I4

For the Ford Escape, you'll get these three engines to pick from:

• 2.5L I4
• 1.5L EcoBoost® I4
• 2.0L EcoBoost® I4

They both also come standard with front-wheel drive, though many local drivers choose the available 4-wheel drive (4WD) system in either SUV. The Cherokee has the Jeep Active Drive I, Jeep Active Drive II, and Jeep Active Drive Lock 4WD systems while the Escape has the Intelligent 4WD system.

When equipped with 4WD, the Jeep Cherokee can tow a maximum of 4,500 pounds and the Ford Escape can tow 3,500 pounds.

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2019 Cherokee and Escape Interiors

The Cherokee and Escape both have enough room inside their cabins to seat five people in total between their two rows. The Cherokee offers 24.6 cubic feet behind its 2^nd-row of seats, and the Escape gives you 34 cubic feet behind the second row.

If you need even more cargo space, you can fold down the 2nd-row seats in either SUV to access the total cargo area:

• Jeep Cherokee cargo volume: 54.9 cubic feet
• Ford Escape cargo volume: 68 cubic feet

To make the cabin look even more spacious, you can open up the available panoramic sunroof in either SUV. This spans the entire length of the cabin and lets in plenty of fresh air and sunlight.

2019 Jeep Cherokee vs Ford Escape: Which Will You Drive?

If you're still not sure whether you want to drive the 2019 Jeep Cherokee or Ford Escape around the South Jersey, Delaware County, and Center City areas, come to Family Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram. We'll get you behind the wheel so that you can find the right SUV for your lifestyle.

Drivers in the greater Philadelphia area can contact us to schedule a test drive today!