The Ford Escape ST is a rumored, high-performance version of the fourth-generation crossover, unveiled in 2019 for the 2020 model year. Ford has yet to confirm plans to launch an ST variant of the Escape, but the company's announced shift toward SUVs in the United States suggests that a more powerful crossover is in the making. Should it happen, it won't arrive until 2020. The trouble with the Escape ST is that Ford has never developed one before, despite the fact that the Escape nameplate has been around since 2000. Sure, Ford did offer an ST-Line model of the Euro-spec Kuga, but the package was only about the looks and no extra power. Will Ford change its mind for the fourth-generation SUV? That's very likely because high-performance SUVs are growing popular and more and more carmakers are jumping on the bandwagon. Let's find out how it may look and what it might hide under the hood.