2011 Ford Edge EcoBoost .2011 Ford Edge EcoBoost - Click above for high-res image gallery
Can you've your cake and eat it too? Ford thinks so. The Dearborn darling is inside the middle of unleashing a slew of turbocharged, direct-injection engines for its products in North America, and we lately had a chance to sample a couple of. We were most interested, nevertheless, in 1 particular vehicle: the 2011 Edge equipped with Ford's new 2.0-liter four-cylinder EcoBoost engine. Right after some seat time with the Edge EcoBoost and a quick shake of our automotive journalist-issued Magic 8-Ball, we can confidently say Outlook Great for this Blue Oval-badged mid-size crossover. Outlook very good, indeed.2011 Ford Edge EcoBoost
2011 Ford Edge EcoBoost Gallery:2011 Ford Edge EcoBoost: Fast Spin
The 2011 Ford Edge EcoBoost looks just like the refreshed 2011 Ford Edge Limited we drove earlier this year. The only difference on the outside is an EcoBoost badge on the rear hatch. It's essentially the exact same CUV having a really different motivational tool under the hood: a turbocharged, direct-inject 2.0-liter four-cylinder EcoBoost engine, a powerplant that Ford wouldn't let us photograph on the day of our drive. This very same engine is presently on sale in Europe under the bonnet of the Ford Mondeo where it's rated at 200 horsepower and 221 pound-feet of torque.
