Good morning, everyone
Midsize two row crossovers over the past decade have started a die-off until is basically just the edge and Murano left
However, starting in 2019
This segment is experiencing a rebirth both Chevy and Honda have new entries due out early next year
Which is why Ford took the time to fortify its leadership in the segment with an extensive refresh for 2019
What we have with us today is the brand new sport model the ST finished here in a menacing full black
of course, you want to give a special thanks to our friends at Madison County Ford Lincoln for providing this fully loaded edge and
if you're in the market for any new Ford
Be sure to pay their dealership a visit or check out their website, which we provided a link to in the video description
So with that said let's go ahead and see if the edge has what it takes to battle the new product onslaught
So getting started here at the exterior, the entire edge lineup has seen real extensive changes this year
The main thing Ford did was massage the blunt look into a softer and more sophisticated design
But then for the ST
They turn right around and took the elegant out in favor of an aggressive black mesh as opposed to the standard silver finish
the headlights too were upgraded to look sleeker and the upper two trims now have full LEDs instead of the
HIDs from last year and then down below you'll see that the glow stick lights have been replaced with traditional LED fog lights
Now the siding back have seen far less changes than upfront but there are still some nice refinements
For one the LED tail lights no longer connect to each other. So instead you have a black piece that goes across the back
no matter what trim issues and
Then setting off the rear our standard circular dual exhaust outlets or for the esti
These are large horizontal exhaust outlets that show it means business
Overall I have to say I'm impressed by the updated design for the entire lineup
But especially for this murdered-out ST which looks exceptionally clean in person
But what makes this particular
ST, really stand out are the optional 21 inch gloss black wheels
They are definitely worth the nine hundred ninety five dollars, especially if you're going to go with the black exterior
Otherwise the esti comes standard with 20-inch contrast alloys the
Titanium with 19-inch nickel painted alloys and then the SE and SEL both have 18 inch silver painted alloys
Moving on to the mirrors they are always power but the base model doesn't have heating approach lighting or LED turn signals
Interestingly though unlike the rivals board includes standard blind spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert across all the trims
Now those systems are part of Ford's brand new co-pilot 360 system
Which packages nearly every other safety system into standard equipment
It includes automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection
Lane Keeping Assist Auto high beam headlights and the blind spot monitoring that I already mentioned
Additionally, there is a co-pilot 360 Plus package also offered and that further adds adaptive cruise control with stop and go
Lane centering and evasive steering assist
This means that the edge now has more standard safety equipment than the Nissan Murano or the upcoming Chevy Blazer
Finally we'll wrap up the outside at the fuel tank
now the size vary slightly depending on whether it's front or all-wheel drive, but all models do get good ranges of
515 miles on the top end or
389 on the low end which is predictably this ST
But anyways, that's all there is to cover on the aggressive exterior
So now let's go ahead and see what upgrades Ford has made to the inside
So for the edge for does nicely include standard smart entry and is really nice-looking key fob here on the st
We do have special st badging as well as the remote start system
Now to get inside the vehicle there is a sensor behind the door handle so all you have to do is grab it
All right
So checking out the cabin of the 2019 edge as you can probably tell there's less changes in here than there are to the outside
Now as far as your colors and materials what you're looking at is cloth on the SE and SEL in Ebony or dune
Full leather on the titanium in ebony ceramic or cognac and then here on the st
All you get the option of is just the black with my co inserts
Turning to the door trim, it does have a really upscale
Look, you've got leather all through here as well as a special portion with a contrast stitching
The top part is padded and the door handle is made of real aluminum
on your top two trims, you will find 3 person memory seating and
Then your windows are one touch automatic for the front two
Of course on the st. You've got your special Ford Performance branding as well as your metallic pedals
By coming over here to the seat this is 10-way power adjusting and it comes on all but the base trend
And then like I've already mentioned here on the st we have these special micro inserts
Little nice feel to them and you get your special st embroidering
So like I already said the cabin is not hugely different from last year
However, as far as the materials are concerned it did not need an upgrade
Now pretty much all the areas that you could touch are soft
So you've got some soft touch plastic across all the upper - and then right here in the middle on the st
We have a faux carbon-fiber
Down through here. This is also padded and then in the middle, you've got a piano black trim
Now push-button start is standard on every edge so I have to do is press it to go
When you power the vehicle on you will find an 8 inch display on your top 2 trims and this is also optional on the
SEL
Now over here with the gauges
You've got a pretty unique setup where you actually have to multi information displays on both sides of an analog speedometer
Now this is your out greatest set up. It does come standard on the titanium and st
And then like I said, basically you just have the ability to reconfigure both of these display so you can take your tachometer off
And replace it with different things like your driving controls and safety systems
And then on this side, you've got a second pad and it does the same different things
So you have a navigation phone voice? So it just allows you to split
Basically all the functions so you can have two things up at the same time
Now coming back to the steering wheel you do have a thin rimmed steering wheel
It is leather wrapped on titanium and st and of course on st
we have special branding as well as color contrast stitching really nice-looking with
perforation as well
now as far as your buttons
Like I already mentioned you've got two pads for your two multi information displays
Here is your buttons for your adaptive cruise control. And then on this side, you've got your all your audio functions
Back behind the shifter your top two trims again come with rain sensing wipers and here on the St
You do have paddle shifters as well
And then I am also happy to see that you've got a power adjusting steering wheel
Now moving on to storage the edge has seen improvements this year so starting out with your center console, right?
Up and you've got a basically of one tier with nice felt lining and they push that out of the way
You've got an extremely deep
Console going way down as well as having a little area tucked in underneath of this part
It is eliminated and you also have a 12v outlet as well
In addition to that you've got several little cubbies sync up a little area good for sideways phone
another area good for standing up your phone and
Then if you open this up
You got a really surprisingly deep area that has been expanded this year since we have a an electronic shifter
There's no get to in a second
But it's extremely deep
ST Here. We also ma titanium. We also have wireless charging as well and two USB ports
So like I just said instead of the physical controller this year we now have Ford's new rotary controller
it's really easy to get used to all you have to do of course is
Turn it over to drive and then you can press s here to go into sport mode and shift with those paddle shifters
Going into reverse you will find a standard backup camera across all models
However here on the St
with the optional 401 a package, you'll find an additional camera system now it is not a
360-degree bird's-eye camera, but instead a front 180 camera
So shifting in a park here so I can show you you just press this camera button and it launches you into your front view
If you press it once more then you also get your corner view as well. So it's kind of interesting
I believe it's this way on the Explorer as well
but it's better than
Not having a front camera at all
And then back behind the shifter you will also find an electronic parking brake
As well as your buttons to defeat the auto start/stop system
Parking sensors and this button here is for your auto park function good for both parallel and perpendicular spots
Now moving on up to this panel, it's pretty much dedicated to your climate controls
You it is dual zone automatic on the titanium and st and a manual setup for your SE and SEL
But controlling this system is pretty easy. You've got all your functions represented here with physical control. So you get your fan speeds
Temperatures as well as other functions laying both sides here
Can also make similar adjustments up here on the screen if you prefer so you can adjust all the same things
And you do have physical buttons for your three-stage heated seats and three-stage ventilated seats
Though the heated steering wheel is accessible by hitting the menu and hitting that right there
Our big central knob here is for the audio system
So we've got a brand-new 12 speaker bang an Olsen sound system on ST and Titanium's. So let's go ahead and take a listen
Just like all four bang & olufsen sound systems, I'm really impressed. That sounds great
But anyways that brings us to our sync 3 system. So let's go ahead and take a quick look at that
So this is the same version of sync 3 that you seem pretty much all other Ford's so you've got your basic
Homescreen and then you've got shortcut buttons that go across the bottom
So you can just click in any of these sections like audio control the Bluetooth audio from here and switch sources
Then I've already mentioned your climate controls. You also have your phone button
Its gives you access to your contacts which automatically sync over as well as text messages
All the top 2 trims we do also have standard navigation
It's very responsive map
You don't have to have navigation though, you can use Android auto or apple carplay if you prefer to that set up
Bus pretty much just a quick covering of the main features
However, we do have a really detailed tech help video available
If you want to learn more a link to that is in the video description
Now moving on up board does nicely include this auto dimming mirror with your three Homelink Universal remotes on the SEL trim and up
And then turning over here, you'll notice the really large panoramic moonroof
Now this is optional on your SEL
titanium and ST
As you can see it's really large including this front panel which opens up on this all the way
So it gives you a lot of open airspace and includes your windscreen as well
But overall, I really like the way Ford balances sport and luxury in this cabin
Now I'll go ahead and hand it off to Mason to check out all the rear areas
In the back of the edge st you're going to find a large amount of space
You'll find forty point three inches of rear legroom and forty point six inches of rear headroom
That does place it larger than the Nissan Murano and Hyundai Santa Fe
Now the seat itself is made of that Alcantara and leather design. It's very comfortable and soft
And moving over to the door trim. It's also Nate made of nice materials
Just like the front so you have leather where your armrest as was a stitch design above it
your window is power and
Down below that you do have some door storage
All edges do have nice amenities in the rear since they do come standard with these air vents and on the ST and
titanium you do have the option for these two-stage heated rear seats and
down below that you do have a 12-volt power outlet and
A looks like a house with a stop on that as well
And above that you do have a large storage area
As was a nice bit of harness so let the rap thing does have some cup holders in the end
Now up top
We do have this beautiful panoramic moonroof that really airs up the cabin and you do also have an assistive coat hook and LED lighting
Now behind rows five eight driving position I do have plenty of space
So I have probably six to eight inches of rear legroom and my feet do have plenty of room to move up under the seat
Sliding over even with the seat scooted all the way back. I still have several inches of legroom
So your space is not going to really be an issue in the edge
So overall, I'm a big fan of the edges rear seat
It's spacious and comfortable impacts a lot of the features that the luxury offerings have in the class
Now to fold the seat you do have this little handle if you want to do it up here
Where there are buttons and the trunk, which I'll show you in a bit
Now coming around to the trunk it is hands-free power on the titanium or optional on the st
So just wave your foot right under the bumper and it will open right up
So inside the trunk of the Edge ST you're gonna find another large amount of space
You're gonna find 39 cubic feet with the rear seats in place expanding to 73 cubic feet with them folding
That does make it larger than the Nissan Murano and Hyundai Santa Fe once again
now, of course
It is finished nicely back here with a nice carpet floor
And here's the buttons that I was mentioning earlier too powerful the second row. So just push it and it does fold nice and fast
In addition to that you do have a 12-volt power outlet as well as some storage areas and
Underneath the cargo floor you do have a spare tire
Now the passenger seat does have SD Brandi was the same beautiful design and on this model
It is 10-way power adjusting or it would be six way power adjusting on the lower models or fully manual
Now in front of the passenger you do have nice materials with the padded dashboard so with some faux carbon fiber trim
Down below that you do. Have a nice glove box
It's good-sized and dampen
And above that you do have a Sun Visor with a mirror and light you can also detach it and extend them
Well guys, that's all I'm going to cover up here
So now let's go ahead and see the big feature of the edge st which is the powertrain
Now of course this is the ste so we have the performance powertrain
however
Most edges come standard with a 2-liter turbo four and that produces 250 horsepower and 280 pound-feet of torque
Now for 2019 this 2-liter turbo does have more power than last year and that's a good thing because the optional three and a half
Liter v6 has been dropped from the lineup entirely
Now for the st. And the st only you've got a
2.7 liter turbo v6 and that produces
335 horsepower and 380 pound-feet of torque
As far as the transmission all models come with an 8-speed automatic
With standard front wheel drive or optional all-wheel drive
Except here on the st. Where you've got standard all-wheel drive
And then as far as your fuel economy's they are right in line with what you get from the Murano
So for your two liter with front-wheel drive
You've got 22 city 29 highway 25 combined
Drop into 23 combined when you add all-wheel drive and then here on the ST with its
2.7 liter and standard all-wheel drive. We've got nineteen city twenty six highway 21 combined
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