2009 Ford Edge Sport AWD

If you're looking for the Edge trim with the best handling and performance – on-road or off – then the 2009 Ford Edge Sport AWD is your vehicle. In addition to a sports-tuned suspension unique to the Sport trims (and all the other features, including a stylish exterior package), the Sport AWD gets, of course, Ford’s All-Wheel Drive system. This system doesn’t react to slippage, but predicts it. So before your Edge Sport AWD even starts to slide or slip, the AWD system (with help from Ford’s AdvanceTrac with Roll Stability Control system) automatically senses it and sends the correct amount of torque to the correct tires (shifting it front to rear or side to side) for ideal traction. This will cost you a little at the pump, as the front-wheel-drive trims get 17 city/24 highway mpg, while AWD trims get 15/22.

By Tim O'Sullivan