Just as it begins to understeer, the all-wheel drive system unloads more oomph to the rear axle, while brake-based torque vectoring optimizes power from left to right.
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The Edge ST and its optional Pirelli P Zero tires are clearly capable of more.ĭiving into a hard corner, the vehicle telegraphs its considerable weight to the driver while remaining surprisingly compliant. Top speed is stated to be around 130 mph, but my testing of that claim led me to believe it’s electronically limited. I wouldn’t imagine much faster then 6 seconds, but it’s still enough to best the Focus ST and break the speed limit without even trying. The model’s 2.7-liter EcoBoost V6, on loan from the F-150, gives birth to 335 horsepower and 380 pound-feet of torque - rushing you to 60 mph in under 6 seconds, according to the manufacturer. Nowhere is this more evident than from a dead stop. Every new element for 2019 combines to create a more premium-looking automobile - especially on the Titanium Elite package, which adds painted bumper bottoms and side skirts, 20-inch wheels, and a tasteful amount of chrome accenting.įord publicly touts the Edge as the fastest ST ever. While I never considered the Edge a looker, it has grown more attractive over the years. Visual alterations include an updated grille, fascias, tailgate, wheels, and hood. On the surface, the 2019 Ford Edge hasn’t changed all that much. Thankfully, the more time I spent inside the ST, the more I realized we had gotten off on the wrong foot. A bad first impression, exacerbated by my own tiredness and personal preference for V8s and buzzy inline fours with lots of turbo spool and ridiculous venting. The turbo V6 is not history’s best-sounding engine, and piping more of it into the cabin didn’t improve my already gloomy mood. The vehicle stiffened slightly and emitted an augmented engine noise that caused immediate displeasure. Touching down in Utah, the perplexing vehicle greeted me with a massive ST logo, but everything else seemed familiar.Įn route to Hoonigan Racing’s base near Ken Block’s mountain home, our intended destination inspired me to sample the vehicle’s sport mode.
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I also had one glass of free bourbon and regular eyefuls of the state’s plethora of healthy looking blonde people.)
(Full disclosure: Ford flew me to beautiful Park City, Utah and put me up in a exceptionally nice hotel room and gave me food while I tested the Ford Edge Titanium and ST for the duration of this two-day press drive. That’s why I was legitimately excited to try Ford’s new Edge ST - a model that replaces the Sport trim for the 2019 model year and was dubbed by its creators as the quickest ST ever made. I was damned pleased with it, but thrilling performance wasn’t part of the overall appeal. I loaded up the massive rear compartment, shuttled a few locals home, and drove it back to New York City under budget on fuel, where I found that it was actually small enough to park on the street. But every time I had to park it and traverse eighteen holes of nearly consistent boredom under the hot summer sun, I’d look back at its fresh red paint and whisper “take me away from all of this.” And that’s exactly what it did when my time with the tour ended. The Edge Titanium I basically lived out of during that period didn’t become more exciting. That experience ended with me feeling worse about golf but much better about a vehicle I had previously written off as uninteresting. It was not shaping up to be a good week and I had another 2,000 miles to go before I arrived in Utah to sample the 2019 Ford Edge ST and Edge Titanium.įord’s Edge has been a guilty pleasure of mine ever since I used one to follow the PGA tour almost four years ago. As I shuffled, exhausted, into the airport bathroom, a whistle-shaped fan was attempting to dry its freshly mopped floors - picking up the scent of the urine-soaked tiles and wafting it directly into my nostrils.
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