2017 FORD EDGE...ONE MAN'S OPINION

     The Edge reviewed here came from the folks at Enterprise Rent-A-Car. About 3 weeks prior to this review my daily driver, a 2017 Honda Civic Coupe (review forthcoming) was plowed into while parked in front of my apt. by some dumbass at 1:30 am driving a Nissan Versa Sedan. The occupants fled but left the car behind so the police impounded it. Anywho, when I went to pick up my rental car they gave me a base model 2017 Infiniti QX70 which quite honestly sucked ass! I cannot believe they charge $62/day for that thing! No navigation, leather that felt like cheap vinyl, a so-so sound system, no bluetooth audio, not even roof rails. But enough about that. After the QX suffered a flat tire, I swapped it out for the Edge. 

      The Edge surprised me. Now I've never been a big fan of it's looks & I'm still not. However, the Edge drove amazingly well. In this particular rental, the driver's power seat recliner & lumbar support buttons didn't work as well as the seat heater. In spite of that though I still managed to find a comfortable driving position. There were a lot buttons controlling many different functions and the gauges in the instrument panel were very hard to read. I now know first hand why almost all of the major automotive publications dislike the Ford/Microsoft SYNC infotainment system. It is NOT very user friendly and at night the buttons do not illuminate very bright at all. Speaking of poor illumination, the headlights just out & out sucked. Maybe amongst the many available option packages there is one w/ better headlights included. If there is....OPT FOR IT....you'll be glad you did. 

     The 2017 Edge comes in SE, SEL, Sport, and Titanium trim styles. The base SE trim level w/ the EcoBoost 2.0 Turbo 4-cylinder and 6-speed Automatic starts at $29,850 including destination fees. At the opposite end a loaded up Titanium AWD with the 3.5L V6 and all of the option boxes checked off runs about $47,000. Although I don't shop in this particular crossover category, that sounds like it's priced about the same as all the rest of 'em.

And now here is some vital information about the Edge which to your average non-car loving reader will mean absolutely jack squat! Bring on the car geek specs!

TEST VEHICLE =                   2017 Ford Edge Titanium AWD
                                           Shadow Black
                                           Ebony Perforated Leather Seats
                                           245 hp EcoBoost 2.0 Turbo 4-cylinder
                                           6-speed Automatic

BASE PRICE =                        $38,500 including destination fees
PRICE AS TESTED =               $41,350 including options/destination fees

MPG =                                   20 city / 27 highway / 22 Combined

COMPETITION =                    Buick Envision.....$35,000
                                            Kia Sorento........$26,500
                                            Nissan Murano.....$30,750

COLORS =                              White Platinum
                                             White Gold
                                             Canyon Ridge
                                             Blue Jeans
                                             Ruby Red
                                             Burgundy Velvet
                                             Ingot Silver
                                             Magnetic
                                             Shadow Black