A FOUR-SPEAKER AM/FM stereo with a single in-dash CD player is standard on both Escape models, with XLT adding a cassette player and a six-disc CD changer that fits underneath the dash in the centre console. Unusually in the crossover from left-hand to right-hand drive, the (fixed) aerial is retained on the driver's side bonnet. The positioning can cause distraction, particularly when a shadow is cast across the dash.