2018 FORD Edge ST 2.7 V6 8AT (335 HP)

Vehicle Overview

The blue-oval brand asked its sub-department Ford Performance to enhance the Edge lineup, and the result should have been better, but it wasn’t quite so.

Most carmakers had a special department that worked more on performance figures than on the fuel-efficiency or the trunk areas. It was the same with the Ford Performance, who had to work on the Edge lineup and squeezed more from it in terms of power and speed cornering. ST stood for Sport Technologies and defined the factory-tuned vehicles that could walk the talk.

At the outside, the 2018 model sported a Mustang-inspired front fascia with blacked-out side intakes and a massive, hexagonal pattern mesh-grille. On the sides, the black rocker panels enhanced and visually lowered the ground clearance of the Edge. In the back, unique for the ST version, the carmaker installed a black diffuser and two rectangular exhausts.

Inside, the sporty accents continued with the shining metallic pedals and the ST embroideries on the front seats’ seatbacks. The Ford Performance logo, with blue and red lettering, adorned the door’s sills. The driver had an ST-badged steering wheel loaded with plenty of buttons that could do anything for the infotainment system or the on-board computer. Two TFT screens flanked the center-mounted speedometer on the instrument panel and filled the driver with all the information required.

Under the hood, Ford installed a tuned, turbocharged 2.7-liter V-6. It was the same used on the previous Edge Sport, but with 20 horsepower more and more torque as well. An eight-speed automatic transmission replaced the previously used six-speed auto.