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RE&T: 2013 Source Book
Escape
Escape
Quality/Reliability/Durability
2013
Quality cont’d
NVH (Noise, Vibration and Harshness)
Improvements
• Stifferbody
– Overall body structure stiffness increases 20
percent to help reduce interior road-noise levels
– One implementation example includes structural
adhesive sandwiches between the layers of the
rear quarter panels
• Upgradedchassiscomponents
– Newly designed and developed mass dampers
and strategically placed crucial suspension
components help reduce noise inside the cabin
– Other key chassis component improvements,
such as stiffer front and rear subframes, decrease
vibration and harshness that can be heard and felt
by the driver
• Foambaffles
– Expandable foam baffles in the A-, B-, C- and
D-pillars and front fenders help keep out unwanted
road and powertrain noise
• Quietermirrors
– Exterior mirrors are aero-acoustically optimized
to decrease cabin noise levels, both with windows
closed and open
– Improved mirror sealing through use of advanced
gasket material technology helps lower noise
levelsaroundthevehicle’sA-pillarwhilecruisingat
highway speeds
– Ford NVH engineers used an elliptical acoustic
mirror to help detect possible noise sources
outside the vehicle and create ways to baffle the
sound’spathaswellasreducethedecibellevelof
the sound at the source to create a quiet interior
• Soundabsorption
– Extensive sound package treatments used in
carpet, dash panel and interior trim panels
reduce transmission of sound into the passenger
compartment, resulting in reduced levels of interior
noise
• Doorandwindowsealing
– Additional level of door system sealing around
thebodyside’sperimeter,alongwithanenhanced
design window sealing system, to help eliminate
wind leak
• Letinsun,notnoise
– New panoramic Vista Roof system with fabric
mesh deflector provides quieter performance with
the roof open
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