Laura & Charles
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Like many of you, I came into driving age when VW beetles and microbuses were plentiful. My first cars were those, along with two-seater (mostly British) sports cars, and American muscle cars. My era's biggest revolt to our fathers was growing our hair and beards out and driving manual transmission cars.
I ended up appreciating most foreign cars over American rust buckets. Detroit really lost a lot of ground in that time (at least with me) and I became pretty loyal to Toyota/Lexus and Honda.
Fast forward to 2016 when we got our first RV. A class A that needed a toad. I got rid of my beloved Lexus LS 430 and we set Laura's Saturn Vue up to dinghy tow. After a couple of years, we traded the Vue for a Honda CR-X and pulled it around the country for a while. When it came time to replace it, we wanted something newer, a bit bigger, and more luxurious. I'd seen some Lincolns flat towed so started there. Found the MKX (now Nautilus) was flat towable with the 2.7 V6, but most review comparisons favored Ford's sister model, the Edge.
If anybody told me a year or two ago that I'd own a Ford, I would've lost serious money betting against that.
Different Edge trim lines over different years are available with the 2.7 V6. In 22, only the ST trim line had that engine. We found a 2022 Edge ST with a little over 6K miles on the clock and pulled the trigger. I've owned Saabs and muscle cars and I haven't had anything I would call a quick car in a long time. This V6 twin turbo will do 0-60 in 5.7. It Scoots 40-75 in the blink of an eye. It pushes my butt back in the seat like I haven't felt in a long time... and without any torque steer. (I know there's a lot faster out there; but I've grown very used to 4 cylinders, so let me have my moment. Besides, it's just a CUV.)
It rides smooth, just stiff enough that I feel in total control. It goes precisely where I point it and it's got all the bells and whistles that I could ever want. (Loving the adaptive cruise control! And that ridonculous interface screen the size of laptop in portrait position!) My only real complaint is road/wind noise. I'd be very willing to pay for effective aftermarket sound dampening but, as it is, it's not so bad.
I'm still in awe that I'm SO taken with this FORD?!?... I'm SO glad I stayed open minded enough to give it a chance.
I ended up appreciating most foreign cars over American rust buckets. Detroit really lost a lot of ground in that time (at least with me) and I became pretty loyal to Toyota/Lexus and Honda.
Fast forward to 2016 when we got our first RV. A class A that needed a toad. I got rid of my beloved Lexus LS 430 and we set Laura's Saturn Vue up to dinghy tow. After a couple of years, we traded the Vue for a Honda CR-X and pulled it around the country for a while. When it came time to replace it, we wanted something newer, a bit bigger, and more luxurious. I'd seen some Lincolns flat towed so started there. Found the MKX (now Nautilus) was flat towable with the 2.7 V6, but most review comparisons favored Ford's sister model, the Edge.
If anybody told me a year or two ago that I'd own a Ford, I would've lost serious money betting against that.
Different Edge trim lines over different years are available with the 2.7 V6. In 22, only the ST trim line had that engine. We found a 2022 Edge ST with a little over 6K miles on the clock and pulled the trigger. I've owned Saabs and muscle cars and I haven't had anything I would call a quick car in a long time. This V6 twin turbo will do 0-60 in 5.7. It Scoots 40-75 in the blink of an eye. It pushes my butt back in the seat like I haven't felt in a long time... and without any torque steer. (I know there's a lot faster out there; but I've grown very used to 4 cylinders, so let me have my moment. Besides, it's just a CUV.)
It rides smooth, just stiff enough that I feel in total control. It goes precisely where I point it and it's got all the bells and whistles that I could ever want. (Loving the adaptive cruise control! And that ridonculous interface screen the size of laptop in portrait position!) My only real complaint is road/wind noise. I'd be very willing to pay for effective aftermarket sound dampening but, as it is, it's not so bad.
I'm still in awe that I'm SO taken with this FORD?!?... I'm SO glad I stayed open minded enough to give it a chance.