Since there has been several discussion of
Trib/Escape noise levels, these are some comparisons from Car
and Driver tests (Trib/Escapes are close to the
competition):<br><br>Escape
XLT<br><a
href=http://www.caranddriver.com/xp/Caranddriver/roadtests/2000/July/200007_road\
test_ford_escapexlt.xml?&page=6
target=new>http://www.caranddriver.com/xp/Caranddriver/roadtests/2000/July/20000\
7_roadtest_
ford_escapexlt.xml?&page=6</a><br><br>Ford Explorer SportTrac
<br><a
href=http://www.caranddriver.com/xp/Caranddriver/roadtests/2000/September/200009\
_roadtest_ford_explorersporttrac4x4.xml?&page=6
target=new>http://www.caranddriver.com/xp/Caranddriver/roadtests/2000/September/\
200009_road
test_ford_explorersporttrac4x4.xml?&page=6</a><br><br>Dodge
Durango<br><a
href=http://www.caranddriver.com/xp/Caranddriver/roadtests/2000/September/200009\
_roadtest_dodge_durangort.xml?&page=6
target=new>http://www.caranddriver.com/xp/Caranddriver/roadtests/2000/September/\
200009_road
test_dodge_durangort.xml?&page=6</a><br><br>Dodge
Intrepid<br><a
href=http://www.caranddriver.com/xp/Caranddriver/roadtests/2000/June/200006_road\
test_dodge_intrepidrt.xml?&page=6
target=new>http://www.caranddriver.com/xp/Caranddriver/roadtests/2000/June/20000\
6_roadtest_
dodge_intrepidrt.xml?&page=6</a><br><br>Without repeating the numbers in the
URLs, the Escape is
very close to the others, 1 or 2 dBAs, the Durango
being one of the noisier SUVs.