2015 Ford Edge Revealed [Updated With Live Shots]
Ford released photos and specs for their new Edge, becoming the first Ford to have a standard Ecoboost engine.
Riding on the same CD4 platform as the Ford Fusion and MKZ, the Edge come standard with a 2.0L Ecoboost making 245 horsepower and 270 lb-ft of torque. Also on offer are a 3.5L naturally aspirated V6 and a 2.7L Ecoboost V6, with power figures not announced for either engine. FWD is available on the base four, with AWD standard on the other engines. The sole powertrain is a 6-speed automatic.
Ford’s new adaptive steering system which can vary the steering ratio is available, as well as active grille shutters, start-stop, MyFord Touch, blind-spot monitoring, cross-traffic alert and a 180 degree front camera. Ford will continue to build the Edge at its Oakville, Ontario plant with sales starting early next year.
[Thanks to AutoGuide.com for the live shots]
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That looks exactly like a Highlander... Where has all the designing and uniqueness gone???
I only just noticed, the letters of the name "edge" could lend themselves to some fun with the branding of various versions based on the drivetrain: eDge for a diesel, edGe for gasoline, EDge and edGE for diesel-electric and gasoline-electric hybrids, and Edge or edgE for the electric-only version. Not that I know if they're doing that already, or what fuels they have versions for; just that they could, um, "signal this information in a very compact way", given that name. (Using different colouring of the letters, of course, not capitals like I did to illustrate above.)