Ford Edge SUV in-depth review - Carbuyer
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- čas přidán 25. 06. 2024
- The Ford Edge is a big, brash and bold American-style SUV just launched in the UK. Does it have what it takes to beat premium rivals like the Jaguar F-Pace and Mercedes GLC - and is it practical enough to see off family favourites like the Land Rover Discovery Sport and Kia Sorento? We find out.
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What's with the obsession of carrying gallons of water around.
Who need space for a 2 liter bottle in the door, it's a SUV, not a firetruck?
Nice review. Thought about getting one of these my self.
I totally love this camp reviewer. he's so exagerrated and makes me smile with every grimace he makes. he's so cute and I feel as if I was watching Little Britain. please keep up the good work. and never change!!!
I saw one in Belgium last weekend and in real life it looks very nice. Especially the Electric spice color which was the one it had.
Good review!
We had a brand new one exactly the same as this in 2017, we still have it. We upgraded from a Kuga when our 3rd child came along. We have looked into changing it, but nothing around impresses. It has electric everything, has been 100% reliable and is still unmarked. It’s beautiful to drive, quiet, comfortable and the huge boot has come in handy on holidays. 💯
I don't agree with you on the interior. I'm not a fan of Mercedes interiors so the Edge interior design is much better, for me.
It's so annoying listening to them complain about electric boot doors being slow in every single video
Love this car, looks great - why do all reviewers complain about the boot opening slowly? Can you imagine the potential for danger if a boot lid flew open at high speed?
What they're getting at, I believe, is that electric tailgates open more slowly than a manual gate, which you we have always been able to merely lift up at will -grab what you want, and slam down it again, all in the time (they perceive) that is spent waiting for the electric lift to go through its paces.
There is no need for electric tailgates or electric seats.. just adds unnecessary weight.
I quite like the chunky look on this car
Great video as always James although I do think you should have gave mention to the mpg figures of this one and the higher powered one. Not that it matters much in a car that big of course. Just with you saying it was a bit gutless. Great review though.
I can't imagine there are many people here in the states who are cross shopping the Edge with anything from Mercedes or Jaguar. That in itself is high praise indeed.
the price for this is just insane... 37K for a Ford???
Skoda Kodiaq is coming starting at around 23K and up to 34K for a full spec model. Same size as this Ford, cheaper and with 7 seats... C'mon Ford!
been offered one at £36k...Discovery sport HSE £37K..(privilege discount).. currently driving Ford Kuga St line )180PS lux pack, ambient lighting...
Next to the fusion, probably one of the better looking Fords around at the moment.
the way he used the sync system lol
can u do a review of a fiat 124 spider
I’ve got a kuga and want to upgrade to an edge. Where’s the best place to get one
Had one of these several times as a hire car when I’m the US, just a shame they don’t offer it with the 6 cylinder engine as is almost standard in the US
Still don't understand why Ford named the "Escape" as "Kuga".. nothing wrong with Escape
Great looking car
Its a shame ford haven't brought the Lincoln brand over here
Yup this is the SUV / 4X4 For me!
3:07 if the wind caught that door... it would take the lower part of your leg off.
If the wind closed a door on your hand it could take off your fingers as well. It would definitely leave a track on your leg that is for sure and hurt like crazy.
Who's edging? :)
This guy has shrunk, he used to say he was 5 foot 11
stalker
+James Batchelor For someone who has made so many followers unsubscribe that's a pretty bold and nasty attitude to boast.
***** haha good one. Keep up the good work.
Mr J im not a stalker just a devoted follower of the channel
+Sheriff Secka whatever you say sheriff, whatever you say.
I'd pay to see him test this with the 3.5 Ecoboost.
I do like it
Of course the Edge is offered with a stick in Europe. I wish OneFord was as much about power trains and transmissions, as it was about the models themselves.
it's a shame that here in america we get the edge sport witth an ecoboost 300hp engine, and you get in the uk a boring diesel =(
This is really Wawww...! wish it was launched in India too
This guy look like Alan from two and a half man :D
Good
Lovely Car.
No wonder the side door bins don't fit a 2 litre bottle of water in, they're designed for fizzy drink cans and Gatorade!
hi I'm looking in to buying a suv. which suv should I buy a hyundai sante fe or kia sorento or ford edge.
ford edge
2 years late but Ford Edge
at 4.57 u can hear the tyre roar sooo loud...its still a ford no matter what liptick u put on it...
I agree, 1,5 liter is already a big bottle
Does anyone know the sounding system in a 2014 Ford Fusion se and does it sound any good
Well if it's anything like the Sony system in my 2012 Focus then it's excellent!
+Jez Stokes thanks my man!
+Joey Bacon The sound is clear, but bass and overall sound stage is no where near as good as the Meridian Systems you get in Jaguar/Land Rovers.
+Nathan Caselton thanks for the reply. Do you by chance know anything about the sound of the infinity system in the Kia Optima?
+Joey Bacon It is of a similar quality to the Sony system, however sound proofing in the Kia isn't great so on the motorway you loose the clarity and it all becomes rather noisy. Again I would say the Meridian sound system in Jaguars and Land Rovers is probably the best you'll get unless you get your own fitted.
how come arm showing the touch screen was In a gray jumper and he's in a shirt
It's really strange seeing the British reaction to an SUV we've had in the states for awhile. The previous generation edge was awful and this new one is actually quite an improvement. I find it hilarious that he was so surprised by the Edge's size, because it's really not that large for an American SUV. It's more in the midrange segment. Obviously, they don't sell the really large Ford SUV's and trucks in the UK though like the Explorer, the Expedition, or the F-150, so compared to the Ford Escape (Kuga), it is quite large I suppose.
The fact that the diesel struggles to move the car highlights the problem with One Ford. In the US you get to pick from a 2.0 four pot EcoBoost, 3.5 V6 or a 2.7 V6 twin turbo EcoBoost. That's what the car's designed for, not a European eco-diesel.
Diesel is better than petrol for most larger cars with high torque at low revs. The problem is educating drivers to drive correctly. The 180hp PSA DW10FC diesel is brilliant in the Escape/ Kuga with AWD and 1.7 tons but has all the torque below 2500rpm and drives best between 1500rpm and 2000rpm. Max torque starts at 1700rpm and drops at 2500rpm. It seriously climbs hills like a lovesick angel! Really works best keeping revs low and not driven hard like a petrol needs to to get its power. Let the torque do the work. Ford Edge is 1.8 Tons 2WD & approx 2 Tons AWD. 2 litre diesel is fine for 2WD but AWD might benefit from a 2.2 diesel eg like the Santa Fe and Kia Sorentos.
he like's manual cars,i like him
No wonder he likes manual activities. Especially those that can get you a job.
Drive the disco sport HSE auto blackpack .blow the socks off this!
Having recently driven one of these I was completely bowled over. This was obviously far too macho a car for James. I know that on the (mostly!) well mannered British roads a vehicle of this style and nature can seem out of place. But elsewhere in the world, the sheer presence and reassurance of this thing (doesn't come across at all on camera for some reason) is very welcome.
First of all I would take an Edge above all the competition because A) it makes the Koreans and other crossovers feel about as mighty as a tin can. B) the Edge is way more reliable than anything Jaguar-Land Rover produce (not saying much I know), and the Edge is also more reliable than anything the Germans make (also not saying much), but this does rank as a reliable car in all the usual customer satisfaction surveys.
This is one of the more reliable cars Ford makes, and I'm NOT a Ford fan at all.
But one word of warning, if you are going for one of these, don't go for the stupid 4 pot petrol engines, go for the 6 pot only. There is a common problem of oil leaking into the cylinders on the 4 pot. I guess this thing is just too weighty for a puny 2.0 liter engine to pull around. Damned environmentalists and their ruining everyone's fun. Or as our American cousins would say, damned communists! :P
To me it looks like american copy of a Land/Range Rover styling vise.
Land Rover was once part of Ford.
Ford designers designed most modern Land/Range Rovers so that's why.
Silly, Ford used to own Land Rover and Designed and Developed many technologies it them
+Nathan 43 in
If it would be a copy of Land Rover, is it bad? I mean, it looks really good. It's cheaper than a Land Rover but it got a lot of extras and good stuffs.
where do i go to suggest a car for them to review :)
Please May you do a review On the Chatenet ch30 and the sporteevo please:)
awww oh i wish there was someway but ill try somewhere else to hopefully review it
+IAteYourCookie 2 star safety rating... It won't make it to my list!
He finally admitted he's 5ft 10"!!!
The cameraman needs to improve his work.
so no 2.7 twin turbo ?does 0-60 in 6 seconds
The looks are quite good. But the engine does seem lacking.
in the tune of eddy from absolutely fabulous....
37 thousand pounds.....
37 thousand pounds?
37 thousand.....
I GUESS THAT'S WHY WE CAN'T GET THE DIESEL IN NORTHAMERICA!
Another tidy review from Jim, the colour is ok of the test car, but Ford just can't do a decent interior
Edge is an average sized suv in the US. My Suburban is as big as a townhouse.
Did the first one go wrong ?
Probably lol
İ really hate touch screen only infotainment systems.
Good luck with that price tag. No chance against premium brands.
you forget volvo xc60 between the rivals
Fords best SUV the Australian Territory is unfortunately going out of production 7 October Ford US would not let it be exported and this rubbish is going to replace it
Was released in 2004 was judged better handling than X5 and it still is
Can't believe this guy is still on car buyer. I want to watch this video but I have to listen to this tool
Lol this is better than my jeep gc 2007
SUV? This is the UK, we call them 4 by 4's.
What about 4WD?
Because it isn't 4x4?
but it's not a 4×4, it's Frknt Wheel Drive so how can it be 4x4?
this might so really picky but some vid he says he 5 ft 11 and half otjer times 5 11 and today 5 10 lol
No he says he is just under 5'11 usually I remember because I am the same height so find it really useful when he is reviewing
I've noticed too! I don't feels ghee need to correct people OR he wants to be 6ft.
5'11 with high heels.
Who on earth keeps a 2L bottle of water in their car anyway?! Whats the point if you have to pull over when you want a drink since you'll need both hands just to hold the bottle.
A320Pilots you’ll have to pull over to grab a bottle from the passenger doorbin no matter what size they are... unless of course... you’re not the driver and have both hands free!
.......and big American people
why is it that car buyer compares ford cars to luxury cars? because here in the US they are just an average car.
Maybe the price range puts it into luxury class.
Because luxury cars to Americans like a Audi or BMW aren't the same to use everyone has them, luxury is more like a rolls Royce
+Chatta290 Audi and BMW offer much more basic cars than they do in the US. That is why they aren't seen the same way. Things like cloth seats, wheel covers, 110-ish horsepower engines and $20,000 starting prices aren't something Americans see from these brands. Still, the comparisons aren't apples to apples. The Edge was never intended to be a competitor to anything like a Jaguar F-Pace or even a Mercedes GLC, but it costs more to play in Europe.
Larry what do you mean, are audis here in the UK aren't any more expensive then a ford equivalent the fiesta might cost for example £15,000 but the VW polo would cost around £500 more and be so much better. this is a example of my parents cars which they bought both and the difference is staggering, a audi is then more money then the VW and comes with even better quality and style. that being said people have german cars here and we would not class a a4 as luxury it would be a A8 or a 7 series for example but in America they cost a lot more especially due to the pond being stronger but also the dealers there rip you off whereas in the UK they dint and stye offer you really good prices, probably because they dont sell as little as over in america but yeah if you can get a german car for under £2000 extra it would be compared to one as the only reason people will buy a Ford is because its cheaper
well well coming from the English who hates everything American, Land /Range rover have a terrible reliability issue, had a Freelander once, look nice but have to swap it for a Rav 4 as me and my mates ends up in the garage more rather than meeting in the pub.
Brownman Silverstacker I'm English and I love fords but this is utterly horrible .
God! in America (the continent) the manual gear box is not available at all. Ford is known in my country for being a very expensive car and also sucks petrol like a thirsty vampire. Believe it or not this ordinary so called SUV is reserved to rich people who decided to spend money on this rather than Mercedes.
just get a fusion
It´s a fucking Hyundai Santa Fe !!!
The suv is too big, can't imagine you driving a Chevrolet suburban or Cadialla Escalade :)
If you haven't gotten a chance to drive a Suburban or similar "full size", they feel twice the size of this vehicle. It's funny, in the US we think of this as a compact SUV because it can't carry a family of 8 easily :)
If you haven't driven one, you have to experience it at least once. I drove a friend's 2009 Suburban and it's like a yacht. 5.3 V8, smooth, wallowy, powerful... amazing! I wish more US-spec cars were available in the UK! I like American ride quality (if not always build quality!) far more than the hard "sporty" European approach. If we had silky smooth roads in the UK, sporty cars would be fine. As it is, they just hurt!
oh dear, I've tried one and you can tell it's American, very ordinary for the money and generally too big for UK car parks, for the money you can get a whole lot better elsewhere. sorry ford you should have left it over the pond !
Yeah the car is a bit too big for uk car parking. Especially in one way roads ...
Ford competing with Mercedes? Really?
he is sooooooo british 😂😂😂😂😂
The back reminds me of the Honda CRV.... Ugly.
Overall it has to be better than a CRV.
Funny watching the brits complain about cars when they build none
why is creepy hairy hands guy in my feed when I don't subscribe to him?
No need to be a dick.
You need to get out more, fella
Switch over to (car wow) mat watson is still making videos, better than this soft guy
(boot)
Only tosspots continue to wear jack wills
what a dumb review,want a fast car then just buy a mustang or focus rs,of course this tank is supposed to be slow
james is horrible. mat was much better
this costs more than the mustang. just shows how shit the mustang is.
fords are not premium cars. i also dont like it
Yeah, but it's a Ford. Poor build quality
agreed. it will be shit.
Fords are better than Korean cars and build quality is on a par with most manufacturers now
it looks horrible . I'd much rather have a galaxy , s-max or mondeo , Ateca , Kuga , ranger or a discovery .
I think this is the worst looking ford since the Scorpio or arguably the ecosport .