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Hanging on for dear life was the farthest thing from my mind when I signed up for Ford's Subic trip featuring the Escape V6.  Yet here I was gripping a rubber hose attached to an inflatable "Fly Fish" being dragged into the ocean by an accelerating 620 bhp speedboat.  It was only a matter of time before I'd be flung off.  I had pulled on a life vest as tight as it would go, so instead of my entire life flashing before my eyes, in a near-death-lite, just the past few hours flickered by. 

The day began innocently enough, a Starbucks-powered pre-breakfast at Ford Balintawak.  Loaded with sugar and caffeine, I climbed behind the wheel of a V6 Escape.  The V6's 206 bhp and 276  Nm of torque made quick work of the 60 km trek through the widened North Expressway.  After another breakfast at Max's Pampanga, we hit the two-lane national highway, heading north.  Keeping convoy formation was effortless, thanks to the excellent visibility and abundant push from the engine.  Various vehicles were dispatched from windscreen to rear view mirror with a prod of the gas pedal.  There's a moderate amount of thrust available from just below 2000 rpm, and the truly satisfying stuff is delivered from 3000 rpm to redline. 

We soon arrived at the Legenda Suites Subic. The hotel provided clean beds, crisp service and most important, arctic-blast aircons.  We could have settled for imitating chilled milk in the supermarket, but we had to leave the canned cooling for the natural one from the sea. 

Our convoy of V6 Escapes thrived on the open road, quickly eating up the kilometers.  The 3.0 engine felt relaxed even at 120 km/h.  Passing power was plentiful, with adequate thrust just a pump of the right foot away.

The ride was pretty quick. The comfort and performance of the Ford Escape V6 meant that the participants got to Subic's Legenda Suites looking fresh and ready to tackle the day's activities.

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