EDGE A GOOD VALUE IN MID-SIZED SUV MARKET
FORD EDGE PROVIDES QUIET, COMFORTABLE, RELIABLE AND RELATIVELY ECONOMICAL TRANSPORTATION. THE EDGE HAS AMPLE ROOM FOR FIVE AND GENEROUS CARGO SPACE. THE EDGE IS POWERED BY A TURBO FOUR-CYLINDER ENGINE THAT MAKES ABOUT 250 HP. A SPORT MODEL HAS A MORE REFINED AND POWERFUL VESION OF THIS ENGINE. THE STANDARD ENGINE HAS PLENTY OF POWER FOR IN-TOWN DRIVING AND ON THE HIGHWAY IT CRUISES QUIETLY AND GETS ACCEPTABLE GAS MILEAGE. IT LACKS A LITTLE PUNCH GOING OVER MOUNTAINS AND ITS SUSPENSION IS NOT AS FINELY TUNED AS A EUROPEAN VEHICLE. IT CAN SEEM A BIT TOP-HEAVY ON WINDING ROADS. VISIBILITY OUT THE FRONT IS SOMEWHAT CONSTRAINED BY LARGE SUPPORT POSTS, BUT THERE ARE BLIND-SPOT WARNING SYSTEMS AND A GROWING LIST OF SAFETY FEATURES. MAINTENANCE IS RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE, ESPECIALLY WHEN COMPARED WITH EUROPEAN SUVS. OVERALL I AM VERY SATISFIED WITH THIS CAR.