Ford’s solely made tiny tweaks to the 2023 Edge, as laid out by Ford Authority, which means the two-row crossover — on sale in its present kind since 2015 within the U.S. — hasn’t had something near a substantive improve in 2.5 years, when it acquired a brand new 12-inch infotainment touchscreen and Sync4A. Revisions for the 2023 mannequin 12 months are primarily the re-availability of options minimize or swapped out for 2022. The Iconic Silver Honeycomb Grille with Chrome Grille Encompass returns on SE and SEL trims for this 12 months, as do the Bezel Chrome Fog Lamps within the SEL Comfort Bundle.
The Perimeter Alarm is a regular characteristic on the Edge ST after being non-obligatory in 2022. The SecuriCode Keyless Entry Keypad is kaput throughout the lineup after making a final stand within the non-obligatory Comfort Bundle final 12 months for sure trims. And a $650 ST Inside Look Bundle now provided on the highest trim provides leather-based seats with Miko inserts stitched up by Pink and Raptor Blue accent stitching, a perforated leather-based steering wheel with Race Pink and Raptor Blue stitching and ST Brand, a middle console lid, plus particular ground mats and door inserts.
A few years of stories and rumor, in addition to a Canadian auto union settlement, level to Ford dropping the Edge after this mannequin 12 months, though the information about timing nonetheless is not verified. The Edge is definitely going away in our market as an internal-combustion providing, although, Ford CEO Jim Farley telling analysts so in the course of the This fall 2022 earnings name. He mentioned, “[We] we aren’t going to be enjoying within the two-row commodity SUV market as a result of that is — as a result of Ford’s tried that within the ICE enterprise. It did not actually work out for us. We need to play our hand, our power, industrial, truck, bigger autos on the class facet.”
Nevertheless, earlier than Farley made that time, he mentioned, “The 2-row crossover is popping out to be the core civic of the EV enterprise,” so do not be shocked at a reprisal in some kind with a battery and electrical motors, perhaps as an electrical successor to the Lincoln Nautilus.
