Ford Edge Plus

Ford Edge Plus: which version to buy

The Ford Edge Plus was sold as a single generation from 1 July 2019 to 28 February 2023 in SUV 5-doors form, with three versions: 2.0 AT (245 hp, FWD), 2.0 AT (245 hp, AWD), and 2.7 AT (245 hp, AWD). All three use Gasoline, Turbo, an Automatic 8 gearbox, 245 hp (180 kW), and 350 Nm.

The Ford Edge Plus was sold as a single generation from 1 July 2019 to 28 February 2023 in SUV 5-doors form, with three versions: 2.0 AT (245 hp, FWD), 2.0 AT (245 hp, AWD), and 2.7 AT (245 hp, AWD). All three use Gasoline, Turbo, an Automatic 8 gearbox, 245 hp (180 kW), and 350 Nm. The buying choice is not “more power.” It is drive type on the 2.0-litre pair, and cylinder count plus displacement on 2.7 AT. Acceleration to 100 km/h, top speed, fuel use, kerb weight, gross weight, ground clearance, tank size, and wheel sizes are not measured in this dataset, so those usual shopping filters cannot decide the purchase here.

Edge Plus specs that actually differ between versions

Two rows share the name 2.0 AT. They match on 245 hp, 350 Nm, 1999 cm³, 4 Inline cylinders, Turbo, and Automatic 8. The only measured split is FWD versus AWD. 2.7 AT keeps the same 245 hp and 350 Nm but uses 2694 cm³, 6 V-shaped cylinders, Turbo, Automatic 8, and AWD.

Every version places the engine Front, transverse, uses 4 valves per cylinder, 95 fuel, independent spring suspension front and rear, ventilated disc brakes at the front, and disc brakes at the rear. Those items do not pick a winner.

Engine: 2.0 AT versus 2.7 AT at the same 245 hp

2.0 AT (both drives) makes 245 hp from 1999 cm³: 245 ÷ 1.999 ≈ 122.6 hp per litre. 2.7 AT makes the same 245 hp from 2694 cm³: 245 ÷ 2.694 ≈ 90.9 hp per litre. The smaller engine is about 31.7 hp/L denser (122.6 − 90.9). Torque is identical at 350 Nm, so 2.7 AT does not buy extra newton-metres in these figures.

Displacement gap: 2694 − 1999 = 695 cm³ more on 2.7 AT, which is about 34.8% more swept volume (695 ÷ 1999). Cylinder count: 6 versus 4, a +2 cylinder step, with layout V-shaped versus Inline. Boost is Turbo on all three; gearbox is Automatic 8 on all three. If the question is “does the larger engine add power or torque on paper?”, the answer from these numbers is no: 0 hp and 0 Nm extra.

What 2.7 AT does add is architecture: two more cylinders, V-shaped instead of Inline, and 695 cm³. What it does not add, in this catalogue, is a higher output rating. A buyer who wanted more horsepower than the 2.0-litre pair will not find it in 2.7 AT here.

Specific torque: 350 Nm ÷ 1.999 L ≈ 175.1 Nm/L on both 2.0 AT rows; 350 ÷ 2.694 ≈ 129.9 Nm/L on 2.7 AT. The 2.0-litre Turbo is the stronger specific engine; the 2.7-litre Turbo is the larger, less specific one at the same peak numbers.

Drive: FWD 2.0 AT versus AWD 2.0 AT versus AWD 2.7 AT

Among the three versions, drive is the cleanest fork.

• 2.0 AT FWD is the only FWD Edge Plus in this generation. Same 245 hp, same 350 Nm, same 1999 cm³ Inline 4 Turbo and Automatic 8 as the other 2.0 AT.
• 2.0 AT AWD is that same 2.0-litre package with AWD instead of FWD. Power, torque, displacement, cylinders, layout, boost, and gearbox do not change.
• 2.7 AT is AWD only. There is no FWD 2.7 AT in the data. Choosing the 6-cylinder engine also means choosing AWD.

If AWD is the requirement, the remaining contest is 2.0 AT AWD versus 2.7 AT: same 245 hp, same 350 Nm, same Automatic 8, same AWD; different engine size (1999 vs 2694 cm³) and cylinder layout (4 Inline vs 6 V-shaped). If AWD is not required, 2.0 AT FWD is the only measured way to stay on the 1999 cm³ engine without AWD.

There is no fourth combination: no FWD 6-cylinder, no extra horsepower trim, no second gearbox. The generation lists 3 modifications, and those three cells of the matrix are all that exist.

Generations: one generation, so no “which year changed the engine”

Ford Edge Plus has 1 generation (1 July 2019 – 28 February 2023), SUV 5-doors, 3 versions. There is no second generation to compare for a facelift, a power bump, or a drive-type reshuffle. All three versions start 1 July 2019. Generation-level stop is 28 February 2023; per-version stop is not measured.

That means “buy the later generation for more power” is not a decision on this model. Power is 245 hp on every listed version for the whole production window. The choice is inside one generation, not across generations.

Performance, mpg, dimensions: not measured, so they cannot rank the three

0–100 km/h: not measured for 2.0 AT FWD, 2.0 AT AWD, and 2.7 AT. Top speed: not measured on all three. Fuel consumption (city, highway, mixed): not measured on all three. CO2 and eco class: not measured. Kerb weight and gross weight: not measured, so weight per horsepower cannot be calculated. Ground clearance, tank, wheels: not measured.

Without those figures, you cannot rank versions by sprint, top speed, mpg, or how heavy each is per horsepower. Any claim that 2.7 AT is quicker, thirstier, or heavier would be outside this dataset. The only fair ranking uses the measured columns: drive, displacement, cylinder count, and layout, at equal 245 hp and 350 Nm.

Which version to choose

Choose 2.0 AT (FWD) if the priority is the 1999 cm³ Inline 4 Turbo at 245 hp / 350 Nm and you do not need AWD. It is the only FWD row. Specific output is the highest of the three at about 122.6 hp/L. You give up AWD and you do not give up power versus the other two, because they are also 245 hp.

Choose 2.0 AT (AWD) if you want AWD and the same 1999 cm³ 4-cylinder Turbo package. Versus FWD 2.0 AT, the measured extra is AWD only: 0 hp, 0 Nm, 0 cm³. Versus 2.7 AT, you keep AWD and Automatic 8, keep 245 hp and 350 Nm, and avoid the extra 695 cm³ and two extra cylinders. This is the AWD buy that does not enlarge the engine.

Choose 2.7 AT only if the 6-cylinder V-shaped 2694 cm³ Turbo itself is the point, knowing it is still 245 hp and 350 Nm, still Automatic 8, and AWD-only. You do not get more rated power or torque than either 2.0 AT. You do get 6 versus 4 cylinders, V-shaped versus Inline, and 34.8% more displacement. If those mechanical differences are not the reason for buying, 2.7 AT does not improve the measured performance sheet.

Short decision path

1. Need AWD? No → 2.0 AT FWD. Yes → step 2. 2. Want the 1999 cm³ 4 Inline Turbo at the same 245 hp / 350 Nm? Yes → 2.0 AT AWD. Want the 2694 cm³ 6 V-shaped Turbo at that same 245 hp / 350 Nm? → 2.7 AT.

There is no Edge Plus version here with more than 245 hp or more than 350 Nm. There is no manual, no second generation, and no measured 0–100, mpg, or weight to break a tie. The purchase is FWD versus AWD on 2.0 AT, or AWD 4-cylinder 2.0 AT versus AWD 6-cylinder 2.7 AT at identical peak output.