SUVs do not get 30 mpg. Sorry. I don't buy the same gas mileage BS. I have an SHO and father has a Limited. 30 mpg highway.
Ford Escape is rated 23 city / 30 fwy
Ford Fusion is rated 23 city / 34 fwy
That's pretty ****ing close. Google says Ford Taurus SHO is rated 16 city / 24 fwy by the way, with the lesser trims at 20/29 respectively.
Plus other CUV from other brands are even better mpg. The Hyundai Kona is 28 city / 32 fwy. CH-R is 27/31. Mazda CX-3 is 29/34.