The facelift for the first generation of the Ford Edge was unveiled at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show and it came with a modified look and tweaked engines and transmissions.
The world of compact SUVs was already crowded in 2010. Most of the brands already showed their muscles or their economy, and some of them were already on their second generation. Ford didn’t start first, but it surely caught up with the other car-makers and it even overtook some of them. Especially when it comes to sales, the non-facelift Ford Edge was a class-leader in the U.S.

The facelift version for the Edge brought a new grille, with a distance between the three chromed horizontal slats. It somehow resembled the F150 grille. With new grille came new headlights. And, just to show off a bit, the Edge was available with 22” light-alloy wheels. For the Sport trim level, the grille was black and it featured smoked headlights.

Inside, there were more modifications, especially for the dashboard. The MyFord Touch displayed its information on two 4.2” LCDs which flanked the analog speedometer in the instrument cluster. Another 8” touch-screen was installed on the center stack. To increase the comfort, new mounts for the subframe were installed to reduce the road noise.

For the tech-department, the Edge updated the engines. The 2.0-liter with turbocharger and direct injection offered 240 hp as before, but the 3.5-liter unit offered 20 more horsepower than before. The top model, with a 3.7-liter V6 powerplant, offered the same 305 hp. All the engines were mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission.