Ford has been noticed testing a prototype for a brand new Edge crossover.
The present Edge has been on sale for the reason that 2015 mannequin 12 months and will definitely use a redesign. Nevertheless, the Edge in our spy pictures has been developed particularly for the Chinese language market and thus is not anticipated to achieve the U.S.
The U.S.-spec Edge is predicted to bow out later this 12 months. Ford has been quiet on the way forward for the nameplate within the U.S. however an electrical successor—twinned with a successor to the Lincoln Nautilus—is feasible because the Edge’s Oakville Ford Meeting Plant in Canada is because of be retooled to construct EVs in 2024. The primary EVs are scheduled to be constructed there in 2025.
The Edge in our spy pictures has already proven up on the web site of the China Ministry of Business and Info Expertise. The debut will happen later this 12 months.
2024 Ford Edge (China spec) leaked
The crossover options the identical sculpted design as Ford’s mid-size Mondeo sedan that changed the Fusion in China final 12 months. The Blue Oval additionally has a distinctive model of the Explorer on sale in China, in addition to a singular coupe-like crossover referred to as the Evos.
Based on data out of China, this Edge is nearer is a bigger mid-size automobile as a consequence of a size of 196.9 inches (the U.S.-spec Edge is greater than eight inches shorter).
A 2.0-liter turbo-4 rated at round 250 hp has been confirmed as normal. An electrified possibility rated at round 270 hp can also be deliberate.
A associated Lincoln Nautilus can also be due later this 12 months. It can seemingly even be restricted to the Chinese language market.