1999 Ford Escort ZX2 review from North America

Vibrating heat shield, possible front shocks clunking.

This is by far the best car for the money. For $11,500 out the door one gets an extremely responsive, very well performing car which is both versatile and gets very good gas mileage. Needs refinements however.

Notice the other reviews never gave it a bad performance rating. The problem is not with the car or the manufacturer, it's with the dealers.

If you want a car that out accelerates a Probe GT, Taurus SHO and everything in its class and still gets 36 miles per gallon (average 33) highway after break in then this is your car. If you want one that out slaloms a corvette and a car that has enough cargo space to fit a mountain bike with only one of the seats layed down this is your car. You can't beat that for such a low price any where.

If you need to make quick commutes or travel long distances without damage to your wallet yet still have enough performance to get clean out of the way of rude mergers and truck drivers then this is what you want.