2011 Ford Edge Sport
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More black, less chrome. 305hp…
“The 2011 Edge Sport is powered by a 3.7-liter Ti-VCT V-6 engine that produces 305 horsepower and is similar to the one added to the 2011 Ford Mustang. The 2011 Edge Sport includes all of the content found on Edge SEL as well as a specially tuned suspension, paddle shift transmission and its own unique style.
The Edge Sport’s class-exclusive 22-inch polished aluminum wheels have distinctive Tuxedo Black spoke accents. Other unique styling cues include a Tuxedo Black grille, smoked headlamp and taillamp treatment, body-color rocker moldings, oval chrome exhaust tips, body-color door cladding and revised body-color lower front and rear fascias.
Key interior differentiators are liquid silver smoke appliqués that are echoed in the silver smoke metallic leather seat inserts, aluminum pedals and class-exclusive paddle shifters, which activate the six-speed SelectShift Automatic transmission to give customers the option of a fun-to-shift manual experience.
In SelectShift mode, the transmission doesn’t second-guess the driver, offering total control over gear selection and performance feel. Upshifts, for instance, are not commanded at redline, and downshifts are allowed at the lowest gear possible as defined by the engine speed.
When the system is in manual mode, engine speed matching provides faster and smoother downshifts, and customers get the gear they request within the limits of the rev limiter.
When a lower gear is selected while descending a long downhill grade, the 2011 Ford Edge Sport in SelectShift mode will hold that gear until the driver manually upshifts or returns to the fully automatic setting. To ensure safe shifting, the transmission will downshift to the lowest acceptable gear, based on a calculated maximum speed. That means if a vehicle were traveling at highway speeds, the driver could not downshift to first gear in SelectShift mode.”
Certainly better-lookin than the the high-volume commedity leader (Lexus RX) but still just as impractical as the RX. (Of course Fords are more predictable than toyotas when it comes to starting, stoping, & safety in general). So this Ford may be a class-leader in terms of ergonomics, style & efficency; but just not for me. I'll take a 3-row Enclave instead, thank-you.
Awesome.
Who the hell would take a Buick over this???
WOW! I want one!
Wow I like this Edge better than Sportage… Edge got this sexy styling, and at almost $40K you get this fully loaded… way better than Lexus or BMW… 🙂 Way to go Ford! I heart you!! 🙂
Wow, gross. I'm surprised by all of the positive remarks. I think it's frankly ugly, especially in that cheap-looking read against that oddly shaped black hole. The whole thing is just massive and clumsy.
I think this looks great. It looks solid and purposeful. the interior design blows Lexus away. The grill looks good and is following the same direction that most European and domestic brands are going. Like Audi, the massive grille is just an illusion. The bottom third of the grille is just painted black to visually connect the upper and lower grilles. I would like to see what it would look like if it were painted the same as the body color.
Add another one onto the list who thinks this new Edge looks fantastic.
I love IT!!!!!!!!!
"Anonymous said…
Wow, gross. I'm surprised by all of the positive remarks. I think it's frankly ugly, especially in that cheap-looking read against that oddly shaped black hole. The whole thing is just massive and clumsy.
February 10, 2010 3:22 PM"
You drive a boring Toyota don't you?