Ford Edge ST for Detroit
UK only gets diesel Edges, the US is getting a 335hp V6 - where's that special relationship when you need it?
See exhibit A, the Ford Edge ST. Set to be shown to the world at the Detroit show, the ST is powered by a 2.7-litre twin-turbo V6 with 335hp and 380lb ft - Ford says this is the most powerful V6 engine in its class, although the 400hp Macan Turbo may have something to say about that.
"Edge ST puts a new animal on the road - a performance SUV with a track mentality," said Hau Thai-Tang, executive vice-president of Ford's Product Development and Purchasing. Which Ford has proven in its launch video by, er, giving it to Ben Collins to drive around a car park. Make of that what you will.
While it would be surprising for a twin-turbo V6 Edge to make it to the UK - Ford currently only offers diesels here - it would also be perhaps the first time an ST model wasn't offered in this market. To our minds the first ST model was the Mondeo ST24 of more than 20 years ago and since then we've had a fairly steady stream of fast(ish) Fords, from the underwhelming (ST170) to the bloody fantastic (outgoing Fiesta). To be denied one seems a bit of a shame, even if the reality of an Edge ST makes that position understandable. More to follow from Detroit...
The Mustang is obviously from the US, but faster Sierras and Mondeos used to be very popular, at least in the UK
It’s a bit crazy really given that a lot of people don’t do huge mileage, the running difference in petrol/diesel alone isn’t as much as what those people think if they sat down and calculated it.
The Mustang is obviously from the US, but faster Sierras and Mondeos used to be very popular, at least in the UK
The Mondeo is almost invisible these days in a sea of Audi/BMW. No one will have them as company cars as despite there always being generous discounts on Fords the P11d values remain inflated and we'd rather have a poverty spec Audi instead. (by we I mean consumers, not me)
No racing programme, no real punchy marketing and just not a lot going on in Mondeoland for me. The Vignale idea is a dead duck and is taking gthe brand into pensioner land.
Fords always used to be so sharp to drive and that would make up for the cheaper bits, the development of the Focus shows this in micro, the base mk1 was such a great driving car, the mk2 less so and the mk3 even less so.....but i bet the dash is softer touch plastic lol
The Mustang is obviously from the US, but faster Sierras and Mondeos used to be very popular, at least in the UK
The Mondeo is almost invisible these days in a sea of Audi/BMW. No one will have them as company cars as despite there always being generous discounts on Fords the P11d values remain inflated and we'd rather have a poverty spec Audi instead. (by we I mean consumers, not me)
No racing programme, no real punchy marketing and just not a lot going on in Mondeoland for me. The Vignale idea is a dead duck and is taking gthe brand into pensioner land.
Fords always used to be so sharp to drive and that would make up for the cheaper bits, the development of the Focus shows this in micro, the base mk1 was such a great driving car, the mk2 less so and the mk3 even less so.....but i bet the dash is softer touch plastic lol
You don't even get them as rental cars anymore!
I like the look of this from the front and the rear. It's got alot new Fiesta ST look about it. Unfortunately, for me, the rear look absolutely horrendous. It appears Ford are really struggling to design the rear of some of their new cars. The back-end of the new Fiesta ST is awful too, IMO.
It was the 2.0 litre petrol version - believe same engine thats in the mondeo (240ps?).
Was actually a very good car - did enjoy driving it, and I think it would make sense over here with the anti diesel brigade. Yes fuel and tax will be a bit high, but I won't even look at the edge in diesel form, because I don't want one, but the petrol one I would consider, the v6 one even more so!
We know from the 4 pot mustang v V8 mustang that ther eis not a huge penalty in terms of real world mpg - although the v6 does have turbos which isn't great for day to day fuel consumption - especially if using the turbo.
Good power,
Very, very well specced for it's price (it would be easier to tell you what it doesn't have!!!)
Bigger than you think, good presence on the road.
Very comfortable on the road yet has a sporty feel to it.
I bet 335bhp would be awesome in one of these!!!!
The Mustang is obviously from the US, but faster Sierras and Mondeos used to be very popular, at least in the UK
But when you say "anything bigger than the Focus" - the Focus IS as big or bigger than the Sierra and old Mondeo. It sells very well as do the ST and RS versions.
The current Fiesta is the same size as the mk1 Focus. Cars are just bigger than they used to be, which has kind of rendered larger saloon cars useless. I may be making this up but pretty sure the Mondeo numbers are way down, I don't see a whole lot of them on the roads.
You don't even get them as rental cars anymore!
If the current Mondeo is actually a European spec Fusion, will there be another Mondeo?
Having had a number of Mondeos, I suspect I'll be looking elsewhere next time.
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