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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2011 Ford Edge - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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As dutiful American consumers, we've been taught to believe that choice is good. To that end, the splintering of the automotive market into different niches (four-door coupes, small panel vans, high-riding hatchbacks, etc.) is a positive development for buyers. But while the range of total models from automakers has been increasing, individual variation within a given model range has seemingly been reigned in, from a drastic reduction in build combinations of light-duty pickups to the availability of engines and ala carte options in everyday vehicles. Standing in direct contrast to this trend, however, is the 2011 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/edge">Ford Edge</a> crossover.<br />
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Whereas the first-generation Edge has lived since 2006 with a 3.5-liter V6 as its sole drivetrain, the 2011 model will offer no fewer than <em>three</em> powertrain choices. For 2011, the 3.5-liter engine will live on as the Edge line's bread-and-butter, but it is being joined by Ford's first production application of a new EcoBoost 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbo, as well as the larger 3.7-liter V6 for the popular Edge Sport. In the case of the 3.5-liter, it produces 285 horsepower and 253 pound-feet of torque, while the Sport's larger 3.7 Ti-VCT V6 delivers 305 ponies and 280 torques on 87 octane. Ford is not yet releasing power and economy numbers on the EcoBoost engine, but it promises "class-leading" fuel efficiency, noting that the new powertrain should eclipse the original 2006 Edge by some 30 percent.<br />
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/10/2011-ford-edge-gets-three-engine-choices-more-ambitious-sport-m/#continued">Follow the jump</a> to find out what else has changed for the Edge, as well as Ford's official press release.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-edge-0/low/">2011 Ford Edge</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-edge-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011edge000_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-edge-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011edge001_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-edge-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011edge002_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-edge-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011edge003_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-edge-0/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011edge004_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-edge-sport/low/">2011 Ford Edge Sport</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-edge-sport/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011edgesport000_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-edge-sport/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011edgesport001_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-edge-sport/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011edgesport002_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-edge-sport/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011edgesport003_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-edge-sport/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011edgesport004_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2011 Ford Edge - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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As dutiful American consumers, we've been taught to believe that choice is good. To that end, the splintering of the automotive market into different niches (four-door coupes, small panel vans, high-riding hatchbacks, etc.) is a positive development for buyers. But while the range of total models from automakers has been increasing, individual variation within a given model range has seemingly been reigned in, from a drastic reduction in build combinations of light-duty pickups to the availability of engines and ala carte options in everyday vehicles. Standing in direct contrast to this trend, however, is the 2011 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/edge">Ford Edge</a> crossover.<br />
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Whereas the first-generation Edge has lived since 2006 with a 3.5-liter V6 as its sole drivetrain, the 2011 model will offer no fewer than <em>three</em> powertrain choices. For 2011, the 3.5-liter engine will live on as the Edge line's bread-and-butter, but it is being joined by Ford's first production application of a new EcoBoost 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbo, as well as the larger 3.7-liter V6 for the popular Edge Sport. In the case of the 3.5-liter, it produces 285 horsepower and 253 pound-feet of torque, while the Sport's larger 3.7 Ti-VCT V6 delivers 305 ponies and 280 torques on 87 octane. Ford is not yet releasing power and economy numbers on the EcoBoost engine, but it promises "class-leading" fuel efficiency, noting that the new powertrain should eclipse the original 2006 Edge by some 30 percent.<br />
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/10/2011-ford-edge-gets-three-engine-choices-more-ambitious-sport-m/#continued">Follow the jump</a> to find out what else has changed for the Edge, as well as Ford's official press release.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-edge-sport/low/">2011 Ford Edge Sport</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-edge-sport/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011edgesport000_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-edge-sport/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011edgesport001_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-edge-sport/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011edgesport002_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-edge-sport/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011edgesport003_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-edge-sport/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011edgesport004_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
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