Those numbers actually seem reasonable. My '84 5.0LX with 2.73 gears and auto ran 15.7@87 with a 2.3 60-ft bone stock. It had around 180 horsepower and weighed close to what the Escape weighs. I'm sure the Escape is geared better, too.
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2000 GT Atl. Blue: '03 Cobra motor - 465rwhp/473rwtq, T-56 6-speed, full MM TA/PH & tubular K-member suspension, Saleen body, 17" Torq-Thrust II's, M/T ET Street radials, and lots more
'94 Rio Red Cobra: All the bolt-ons, 3.73s
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