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10-23-2006, 08:54 AM
October 22nd, 2006
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Story and Photos by Dubspeed Driven Associate Editor, Wes Grueninger
“Crossover” is the tofu adjective of the small SUV world – able to be molded and shaped into whatever definition is needed. The Honda CR-V is a crossover according to most magazines, but the minivan-based Pilot is not. Yet the Pilot is the same size as Mitsubishi’s Endeavor, which is referred to as a crossover. The Mitsu is nearly as long as the Cadillac SRX, which is a crossover as well, but is only five inches shorter when standing cheek-to-cheek with Subaru’s Forester, which is generally regarded as a tall station wagon.
American sensibilities lying where they do, maybe it’s best to classify trucklets by the number of cupholders available. Using that criterion, Ford’s Edge, its newest entry in the mushrooming crossover market, definitely has the chops to compete, racking up eight total drink cubbies when its full strategic arsenal of beverage retention devices is deployed.
Whatever metric Ford chose to use, its design benchmarks for the class were the five-seat Toyota Highlander and Nissan Murano. Since the design first started coalescing in Dearborn’s underground bunkers, other blips have appeared on the radar, including the turbocharged Mazda CX-7, the Acura RDX, and a V6-powered road-rocket, the Toyota RAV4.
Read the rest of this entry » (http://www.speedsportlife.com/2006/10/22/dubspeed-driven-first-drive-2007-ford-edge-sel)
(http://www.speedsportlife.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=20541&cat=1065)http://www.speedsportlife.com/photopost/data/1065/medium/2007-Ford-Edge7931.jpg
Story and Photos by Dubspeed Driven Associate Editor, Wes Grueninger
“Crossover” is the tofu adjective of the small SUV world – able to be molded and shaped into whatever definition is needed. The Honda CR-V is a crossover according to most magazines, but the minivan-based Pilot is not. Yet the Pilot is the same size as Mitsubishi’s Endeavor, which is referred to as a crossover. The Mitsu is nearly as long as the Cadillac SRX, which is a crossover as well, but is only five inches shorter when standing cheek-to-cheek with Subaru’s Forester, which is generally regarded as a tall station wagon.
American sensibilities lying where they do, maybe it’s best to classify trucklets by the number of cupholders available. Using that criterion, Ford’s Edge, its newest entry in the mushrooming crossover market, definitely has the chops to compete, racking up eight total drink cubbies when its full strategic arsenal of beverage retention devices is deployed.
Whatever metric Ford chose to use, its design benchmarks for the class were the five-seat Toyota Highlander and Nissan Murano. Since the design first started coalescing in Dearborn’s underground bunkers, other blips have appeared on the radar, including the turbocharged Mazda CX-7, the Acura RDX, and a V6-powered road-rocket, the Toyota RAV4.
Read the rest of this entry » (http://www.speedsportlife.com/2006/10/22/dubspeed-driven-first-drive-2007-ford-edge-sel)