Customer Ratings & Reviews

This was an upgrade to a previous Escort model, works great.

So far , so good, works great on long range identifications

Excellent no more speeding tickets. Rather invest in this the paying the Court

Very good for the next generation of the Max 360..

Great radar detector. Alerts you well in advance.

Honestly a very begginers radar. Highly recommend.

Haven’t got a ticket yet! So I highly recommend!!!

Highly recomended,is the best help me msny more more more more times

2nd Escort that I have invested in. Highly recommend this brand.

Good Cop Detector has save me from getting a ticket

Great product works wonderful worth every dollar!!!!

Was doing ok. I highly recommend this product. Happy

I wa assisted and had no issues with the sales representatives.

I've had a total of three speeding tickets my whole life. I beat two but one stuck and I had to do classes plus paying off the fines, court fees, etc. My premium on my insurance went up about +25% after the fact and I wasn't happy. I kept wishing I could go back in time or develop some sort of superpower that wasn't ubiquitous like super strength, speed, or telekinesis. But rather the ability to turn back time or detect when there was a cop with a radar gun right around a corner. I was skeptical in terms of how these radar detectors work but after driving around the local CHP office here for a couple of days and testing this bad boy out I have come back with enough knowledge to hopefully leave a worthy review. First and foremost, out of the box the Escort Max MKIII comes with a car charger that's coiled and can stretch, window mounts, and the unit itself. Setup was easy and I had it up and going in no time. I downloaded the Drive Smarter app and connected via Bluetooth. I was intrigued by the crowdsourced alerts paired with the radar and laser detection that you get with the app but some of those features you have to pay for. Not the most expensive but at this price range it took me back a bit. After continued use, I wasn't so upset that I didn't try out the paid featured because it already paid for itself 6 times over with the amount of true alerts that saved me. Before you knock a laser detector you must understand that there is certain bands (X, K, Ka) that get triggered and your job is to discern these alarms and act accordingly. At first I was upset when I would see a police cruiser and nothing would happen but a minivan would pull up next to me and the K Band would be going off. This is all due to newer vehicles having collision detection technology or autonomous capabilities. It takes some time to get used to but when you experience enough false alerts the Max 360 MKIII automatically silences it and stores the signal and location so that you don't have to endure false alerts. I always keep it on Highway. I've gone through different modes but there wasn't enough anecdotal evidence to speak so much on it but I've read the modes and what they're used for but Highway with lowered K band alerts seem to be my setting of choice. I don't drive like I used to due to the ticketing incident but I feel so much safer and so does my wallet driving with the Escort Max 360 MKIII as my trusty watchdog and companion.

I’m sure it would be a great product if I ever received it. Roadie the Best Buy delivery service supposedly delivered my purchase to a vacant field on may 20th and still have not resolved the problem.. no product, no refund cuz they say they have to investigate the bad delivery..

Horrible radar detection very unreliable and inaccurate

I've had this since April 2024; it does not work. I drive 2 hours away for work and this has failed to detect state troopers, local police as well as the sheriff. One time it did not go off until I was pulled over and getting the ticket. As the cop is standing right outside the truck's door. I was bought 2 and neither one worked. I was able to return one because it was within the time period but got stuck with the second one. Would not recommend.

Don’t even ring when there cops right beside me not worth the price

I was using a uniden r8 before using this detector and I have to say the uniden was a lot more reliable, had more range, and was a lot easier to use.

My previous radar/laser detector, also an Escort, was over 10 years old. Technology is much like dog years, and I was long overdue for an upgrade. The number of false alarms has steadily risen to the point it is becoming a useless distraction. Features on modern cars such as Adaptive Cruise Control and Collision Avoidance Systems were likely to cause many of these false alarms. The Escort Max has a few different technologies that greatly reduce nearly these false alarms. The few times I received a false alarm, it was very brief beep, and done. As if it figured out it was not a real problem. If a location has a steady false alarm, you can lock the location out from alerting you again. Once long ago, I had such a situation on my commute where the police took advantage and set up a speed trap, so I probably won’t use this feature much. The display is bright, clear, and legible, even at a quick glance on a sunny day. The directional arrows and Front/Rear signal meters are helpful in finding a potential threat or false alarm quicker. In my first two weeks and 400 miles with this new Escort, I only came across one legitimate radar threat. It was on the other side of the highway, so it hasn’t saved me, not yet. But the alert and arrows did work well. The Escort Max is on the larger side and heavy. While it has a metal case, whose protection I greatly appreciate at this price point, the stamped case alone does not really add much more weight to it. This unit must be packed full of circuitry and antennas with its numerous features. It has a solid quality feel to it. Important at this price. The first thing I did before use was to download the software to my laptop, connect the Escort to a PC using a Micro-USB cable and update the firmware if available. But the Escort flashed “low Voltage” in the LCD as the USB port did not supply enough power for the Escort to work. The other USB on my laptop could supply enough power. Wish they marked the USB jacks better, some do, many do not. After this, all went well and quickly. The firmware in the Escort I received was current, no update needed. Next, I installed the “Drive Smarter” app on my iPhone and easily connected to Escort using Bluetooth. The Drive Smarter app is a companion to the radar detector that adds many extra features. The app provides access to “Escort Live!” feature, a crowd sourced app for alerts like Waze. All users s hare alerts from their radar detector in real time. Just press and hold the mute button on Escort or the lighter plug to manually report a threat to other users; a verified radar alert, a speed trap, or a speed/red light camera. This is useful for the Instant on radar/laser traps that otherwise give little to no advanced warning. In the app I also signed up for the trial period of the Defender Database, which updates the speed camera and red-light camera location database on your phone. The Defender Database is used to provide you with advanced notification when you are about to come up on one of these enforcement devices. After the trial your database remains available but will no longer be updated. A paid subscription service is needed to keep the database current. Other features include a Car Finder to find your parked car, an alert in the screen Escort’s screen to let you know when you go over the speed limit by the number of MPH you set, an Emergency Contact and Insurance details to auto-notify your contact and/or insurance company in the event of an accident. I did not partake in the insurance alert; I prefer to be in control of what gets sent to my insurance company. No sense alerting them if there is not enough damage to make a claim. If you get the optional Dash Cam, the camera mounts to the Escorts mount. The camera and video footage are also managed in the Drive Smarter app where you can trim and send videos. If you have Wi-Fi in the car, the video is automatically streamed to a cloud account for safe storage, subscription required. The Apple App Store has many negative reviews on this app, which shows it is 4 years old. Don’t let this dissuade you. So far, my app experience has been all positive. Many of the negative reviews are older, many updates ago, others for different devices and models. The Escort comes with a soft Travel Case, useful if you travel. I often take my radar detector when I travel, especially somewhere new or where I’ll drive a great deal. The Defender Database and Escort Live features will no doubt prove especially useful when I travel in areas I am less familiar with. The EZ Mag Windshield Mount is a single exceptionally large suction cup design to hold it to the glass. The radar detector connects to this mount via a strong magnet and a slot the mount slips into, very slick. The mount pivots to adjust for any windshield angle you’ll come across. If your windshield angle is at all sharp, remove the Escort before you remove the mount. Do not remove together or the locking clamp may hit and scratch the finish on the Escort. The Escort Max 2 solved the increasing problems my old radar detector had with false alerts, added a wealth of cutting-edge features and capabilities I did not have, and some I did not know even existed. It is a worthwhile upgrade. At its core it works like a really good radar detector that does not overwhelm, if that’s all you want/need. You can delve deeper and learn to use the apps extra features as time permits to gain greater insight and protection. Judging by the quality feel, it should still be working well when advances in technology have me looking into my next upgrade. I would definitely get this one again.