AUTO REVIEW: New Edge Sport is among Ford's best - Wicked Local Plymouth
The old Ford Edge was a mid-pack, midsize, two-row crossover wagon on par with, oh, the Toyota Venza. This one, however, makes me think of an entirely different Toyota: a Lexus RX350. Ford redesigned and rebuilt the Edge so thoroughly for 2015 that they should have changed the looks even more, to underline its all-newness. Yes, the styling is more creased, indented and, ahem, edgy than before, and the Edge has the now-standard LED light shows at the front and rear, but we hadn’t gone far before I had to pull over and grope around in the glovebox for the Monroney... Our Edge also happened to be an all-wheel-drive Sport model, with Ford’s hot 2. 7-liter EcoBoost engine. The first taste we had of this twin-turbo, no-lag, high-output Six was in May, in Ford’s also-all-new aluminum F-150 pickup truck, where it performed like an efficient V-8. Here it’s tuned for 315 horsepower and 350 pounds-feet of torque, yet... Ford stayed with a six-speed automatic transmission when it re-sharpened the Edge, and this seems to be the car’s sole blunt spot. even with a sport mode and finger paddles on the steering wheel, downshifts don’t always come as promptly and smoothly as they should. Aside from that, the new Edge drives much more confidently than before. Ford says a new, stiffer-but-lighter structure – shared with the Fusion sedan – and. Source: plymouth.wickedlocal.com
