Real Life Motoring Ford Edge 2.0 TDCI ST-LINE: On A Carousel
With the Edge, Ford have come up with a design that allows this SUV to stand out from the crowd. In fact, one look at the 2.0 TDCI ST-Line on test confirms how successful Ford have been in giving this impressive SUV a link with the more sporting editions of the Focus, Puma et al, elsewhere in the range. The ST-Line, MotorMartin’s preferred option, gives you Ford’s distinctive, sporting front grille devoid of the chrome that adorns others in the range, 20” ST-Line alloy wheels matched up to the Edge’s excellent Intelligent All Wheel Drive, there’s unique front, rear and side sports body styling with dark exterior detailing, black roof rails and the best bit? Dual fascia pass through exhausts with chrome exhaust tips, after all, nothing says sporting like a pair of twin exhausts. Ford have done a truly stunning job here. Inside the Edge and the luxury/sporting theme continues with a cabin that offers up space, light, comfort and technology. There’s the de rigueur 10way power driver and passenger seat with memory in partial leather seats with perforated Dinamica inserts, variable heated front seats, a heated steering wheel (superb), ST-Line scuff plates and that rarest of commodities, space. Ford have also been rather generous with the technology added as there’s Cruise Control with Collision Mitigation, Auto Stop/Start, an incredible B&O premium audio system with 360° sound system with 1,000 Watts of amplifier power, 12 high
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performance speakers, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay and Ford’s wonderful SYNC 3 system. Indeed, Ford have confirmed that SYNC 3 integrates seamlessly with your smartphone, letting you control everything from phone calls and text messaging to music and satellite navigation - via the 8” touchscreen or simple voice commands. This combination of both creature comfort and bang up to date driving and entertainment tech easily allows the Edge to look down upon its competitors from above. The mark of a good car though is a little harder to fathom when you begin to dig deep. Tech and comfort is, of course, important but the drive itself is where the money needs to have been spent, and fortunately Ford’s latest SUV can happily direct you towards the very place. Ford fans have always known about the sports handling and superior quality of road-holding that are part of the marque’s inbuilt DNA and will not be disappointed by the experience on offer by the Edge. Continued over
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