Originally Posted by Ws6
Originally Posted by jcartwright99
Originally Posted by Ws6
Originally Posted by meep
If it were me, I'd probably lean towards the 2.0, because of handling. I don't like have all that weight up in front of the front axle. The 2.0 should have plenty of power for driving a small SUV around. That said, the 2.7 is one of the nicest driving engines I've owned - it does everything well. Gobs of torque, feels refined, great mpg, and has balls when you ask it to deliver. It just seems overkill for an SUV. I mean, this thing pulls the truck plus a laden trailer up steep grades on the highway without breaking 2500 rpm - it's overkill for a passenger car. BUT, if that's attractive to you, the 2.7 is a great engine IMO.
2.7 is nowhere near over-kill in an Edge. Has only a touch more power/weight than my CX5, and I consider that the upper edge of "adequate".
We get it. You love your CX-5. However the Edge ST isn't just a hair faster it is significantly faster. It's clear you have never driven one because they are not slow. Every scenario other than fuel economy it would lay waste to the CX-5. Driving experience will be much better too because of a thing called torque at low rpm.
Originally Posted by Quattro Pete
Originally Posted by meep
it's overkill for a passenger car.
It's all about one's point of reference and expectations, I suppose. I've driven a Fusion Sport with that 2.7 engine, and I would call it adequate, not overkill. It would certainly not be overkill for a midsize SUV. But if it's just for getting groceries, I'm sure even a 1.5T would do.
True but in what world is a 0-60 time a tenth or two over 5 seconds adequate. Actually, I want to live in that world.
No, never driven one, but by the numbers...do you REALLY consider 3 tenths in the quarter "significantly faster"? I mean, it IS faster, no doubt, but my definition of "significantly faster" has a much larger margin than 3 tenths in a quarter.
Ok. You can be a magazine racer from where ever you grabbed those numbers. To humor you, let's take these numbers. 0-100 it is 1.3 seconds faster. That is a significant amount. Which makes the 1/4 look even more suspect. That's fine. Enjoy your CX-5.
0-100: 16.2 vs. 14.9
1/4 mile: 14.6@95mph vs. 14.3@98mph