Ford EDGE ST

[circatee]

Curious, any Ford EDGE ST owners in here?
And if so, what MODs, if any, have you made to your EDGE?

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[I Bleed Ford Blue]

My wife has one in performance blue with the optional 21"s. She loves it, me, meh. It's just another cramped fwd based suv with one hell of an engine. No mods other than mud flaps and vent visors, that's all she wanted on it.

 

[sk47]

Hello; My neighbor has a new Edge. She ordered some Weather Tech stuff for it. I know because I put the packages on my porch out of the rain one day. The delivery guy just left them out in the rain. Don't know what all she ordered. Floor mats and a back area mat for sure.

 

[circatee]

My wife has one in performance blue with the optional 21"s. She loves it, me, meh. It's just another cramped fwd based suv with one hell of an engine. No mods other than mud flaps and vent visors, that's all she wanted on it.

Oh, that model is not an AWD? And, yes, I agree the engine is certainly something to be mindful of. Prior to my test drive, I thought it would be a slow and boring SUV. Very mistaken...

 

[I Bleed Ford Blue]

It's AWD, but it still is fwd based. Look under the hood, the engine is mounted sideways just like all other fwd vehicles have been for the last 50 years. Ford uses a Power Transfer Unit (P.T.U.) That goes into the passenger side of the transaxle where the axle goes, then a shorter axle goes into it. The PTU also sends power to the rear thru the 1:1 internal ratio. That's how Ford makes a fwd into AWD. The 11-19 explorers were like this, escapes, all edges, the AWD fusions, the taurus SHO, and the lincoln twins.

The new 2020 explorers switched back to a traditional RWD based platform with a longitudinal mounted engine and trans with a transfer case.

Oh and I forgot to mention, she also has a full set of weathertech mats.

 

[circatee]

It's AWD, but it still is fwd based. Look under the hood, the engine is mounted sideways just like all other fwd vehicles have been for the last 50 years. Ford uses a Power Transfer Unit (P.T.U.) That goes into the passenger side of the transaxle where the axle goes, then a shorter axle goes into it. The PTU also sends power to the rear thru the 1:1 internal ratio. That's how Ford makes a fwd into AWD. The 11-19 explorers were like this, escapes, all edges, the AWD fusions, the taurus SHO, and the lincoln twins.

The new 2020 explorers switched back to a traditional RWD based platform with a longitudinal mounted engine and trans with a transfer case.

Oh and I forgot to mention, she also has a full set of weathertech mats.

Ah, got it. I wonder on the 2020 Explorer, did they change the wheelbase size, to better accommodate the RWD...

 

[Dr. Norts]

Kinda off topic, but I bet if they made an escape ST it would sell like hotcakes and be a blast to drive.

Anyone be interested in one of those if they came to fruition?

 

[I Bleed Ford Blue]

Yes they did. The 11-19's had a 113" WB, and the 2020+ have a 119" WB. The gain all went to the front where ford was able to push the front wheels forward gaining a tremendous amount of legroom in the footwells.

 

[I Bleed Ford Blue]

Kinda off topic, but I bet if they made an escape ST it would sell like hotcakes and be a blast to drive.

Anyone be interested in one of those if they came to fruition?

Ford already did, it's the lincoln corsair with the optional 2.3 ecoboost.

I wouldn't be surprised if ford actually made an official escape ST as the edge is going bye bye after 22 or 23. The new bronco fills that size slot in the market so there is no need for two different suv's of the same size from the same brand.

 

[Dr. Norts]

Ford already did, it's the lincoln corsair with the optional 2.3 ecoboost.

I wouldn't be surprised if ford actually made an official escape ST as the edge is going bye bye after 22 or 23. The new bronco fills that size slot in the market so there is no need for two different suv's of the same size from the same brand.

I don't know how sporty handling that Lincoln would be. Just a powerful engine doesn't make stuff fun to drive if its suspended like a marshmallow with mediocre brakes.

They could parts bin the escape ST using some parts from the focus st/rs.

 

[I Bleed Ford Blue]

Actually that is exactly what ford did when the brought out the edge ST. In 18 it was called the edge sport, same engine, but looked like any other edge out there. In 19 when ford gave the edge a facelift, they gave the sport a better suspension and a body kit and changed the name to edge ST. Technically that is all it is. The interior is still the same as all other edges from 2015 and up. The only interior change was the elimination of the actual shifter and replacing it with the knob that is becoming common on fords.

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