by "Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
Published 06/08/2017 at 15:25
by "Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
Published 06/08/2017 at 15:25
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Even though I have no plans to sell my 335xi anytime soon, I often think about the two ways I would replace it: A) one awd car that’s more practical/comfy, but still fun; B) cheaper/older SUV/crossover + stupid fun/project car. Option A led me to test drive a Ford Edge Sport with its 315 hp 2.7 liter twin turbo V6.
As a result of my test drive, I will not be buying an Edge Sport. It’s a boring midsize crossover with a slightly more sporting suspension and a nice motor. But other than the quickness available, there’s nothing else that gives any sense of driving fun. It’s...fine. But not exciting at all.
Nice things about the Edge Sport include plenty of gizmos and room for 5 people and cargo. The ride is comfy but not super plush. It’s quiet like you would expect. The alcantara-like upholstery on the seats gave a nice premium-ness to an otherwise boring interior. The front seats are ventilated and I love me some ventilated seats. The panoramic sunroof is huge and makes the cabin feel very open in spite of the high beltline. The motor is in fact quite nice. It’s not exactly
fun
to chuck around corners, but I did a slight bit of hustling around some back roads and it was generally ok in these situations.
Aside from the overall boringness, I had a few minor quibbles. The variable-ratio steering which some reviewers have praised, to me, just made it more difficult to predict how the car would behave and irritatingly hard to place into a parking space. It seemed inconsistent about when it would decide to quicken the steering ratio. Perhaps with time I’d get more used to it.
Ford does this thing with their seats where the angle of the bottom cushion is always too steep. I like the bottom cushion of my seat to be relatively flat, but with some thigh support. Most cars are totally fine in this regard but Ford’s seat adjusters, particularly on their power seats, don’t let you flatten out the seat bottom enough. The bottom is always too tilt-y for me.
The interior overall was fine, but there wasn’t much in the way of design. It’s just...there. Some of the materials are cheap looking hard plastic, especially around the center stack where there’s a large area of blank hard plastic surrounding the volume knob, and the nav screen surround. I’m not super picky about interior materials or design but for a $46k sticker price there’s really not much going on here. There was a persistent rattle coming from the cup holder/shifter area.
You can get a lighter colored interior—complete with dark carpets as god intended—on other Edge trims...
...but on the Sport, which is the only trim that offers the 2.7 liter EcoBoost V6, your only option is the boring-ass black interior.
So, if you want an un-snobby midsize crossover that’s fine, maybe even nice, that happens to have a nice amount of power above and beyond the typical midsize crossover, the Edge Sport could be just the thing for you. But unfortunately the engine doesn’t make the overall package all that fun to drive or otherwise interesting.
I was hoping I could add the Edge Sport to my short list of fun crossovers with usable back seats, which currently sits at the BMW X3 35i and Infiniti FX, but nope, it doesn’t make the cut.
That being said, the particular black-on-black Edge Sport that I drove is a demo with something like 5,000 miles on it. With Equipment Group 401A (navigation, blind spot warning, remote start, auto-dim mirror, lane keep assist, heated/cooled front seats, heated rear seats, front 180-degree camera, active park assist, rain sensing wipers), cold weather package (heated steering wheel & all-weather floor mats), and panoramic sunroof, the sticker price is $46,585. The dealer’s website is advertising it at $40,102 which is the $43,952 invoice price minus $3850 worth of incentives. Maybe they’d knock something more off for it being demo.
COME ON DOWN FOR LOW LOW PRICES.
(Oh, and they also have a Focus RS chilling in the showroom .)
"My X-type is too a real Jaguar" (TomSlick)
06/08/2017 at 15:50, STARS: 1
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"ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com" (ita97)
06/08/2017 at 16:43, STARS: 0
I love that movie.
"Svend" (svend)
06/08/2017 at 19:43, STARS: 0
Since we got the Edge in the U.K. I’ve wondered what Brit would actually buy one.
The regular Edge is okay-ish looking.
The supposedly ‘luxury’ Edge Vignalle I’m not sure is better or worse.
It’s a car no one really asked for. There are cheaper cars made by companies better known for SUVs.
Because lets be honest previous attempts weren’t great.
Kuga, sells quite well, costs two thirds the price of an Edge
Ecosport
Explorer
Maverick
"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
06/08/2017 at 21:10, STARS: 0
Your Maverick and Kuga are the previous and current Escape here, and sell very well.
The Edge is decently competitive in the midsize 5-seat class here, but not all that interesting. I was intrigued by the motor but that’s the only interesting part.
"Svend" (svend)
06/08/2017 at 21:19, STARS: 0
The Kuga sells quite well for the older crowd.
The Maverick is rare indeed, rarer than the previous Maverick which was a rebadged Nissan Terrano.
"Under_Score" (tomtheatum)
06/08/2017 at 22:04, STARS: 0
If you want a discount, Nissan Titan Platinum Reserves are selling for $16,000 off MSRP. I’m not making this up.
"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
06/09/2017 at 01:40, STARS: 0
At the moment the Escape is the #12 best-selling vehicle in the US for 2017.
The Nissan Rogue (a.k.a. X-Trail in the UK), Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4 are #4, 5 and 6. The first 3 spots are all pickup trucks. Which means that outside of pickup trucks, the Rogue, CR-V and RAV4 are the best selling vehicles in the US. The spots between them and the Escape are taken up by the Toyota Camry, Toyota Corolla, Honda Civic and Honda Accord.
Larger “compact” crossovers are extremely popular.
There aren’t all that many non-premium brand midsize 5-seat crossovers here. The 5-seat large compacts and the larger 3-row-seat models are generally the big sellers.
Aside from the Edge the only midsize 5-seat crossovers are the Hyundai Santa Fe Sport and Nissan Murano. I suppose the Subaru Outback sort of qualifies for this category, and
maaaaaayyyyybe
the Jeep Grand Cherokee but it’s kind of its own thing.
"Svend" (svend)
06/09/2017 at 12:06, STARS: 0
Here for the price range of the Ford Edge you can get a:-
BMW X1, (any number of)
BMW X3, 2.0d, 3.0d, SE, M Sport or xLine.
Honda CRV
Hyundai Santa Fe or Tucson
Mitsubishi Outlander or Shogun
Nissan X-trail
Lexus Nx 300h
Mercedes Gla or Glc
VW Tiguan
SEAT Ateca
Skoda Kodiaq
Subaru Forester, Outlander or XV
Toyota RAV4
there are a few others and a couple more joining the list like the:-
VW T-Roc
Skoda Karoq
In the U.K. the car market is very different.
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Below are the current top 10 best selling cars of 2017 so far. Click the links for the full reviews on each model and scroll down the page for full details and sales figures on each of the UK’s favourite cars of the year so far...
1. Ford Fiesta
2. Ford Focus
10. MINI hatchback
The only SUV in the line up is the Nissan QashQai (U.S. Rogue Sport).