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"When Ford&amp;#039;s Edge crossover was unleashed for the 2007 model year, it was viewed as one of the most stylish models to come from the Blue Oval in quite some time. But time doesn&amp;#039;t stand still, and neither does the hotly competitive crossover market. As such, Ford is hard at work developing the vehicle&amp;#039;s first major refresh, likely arriving mid-2010 as a 2011 model.   While the 2011 Edge certainly won&amp;#039;t be all-new, sources tell us substantial improvements are in store. Most of the exterior changes will occur via new front and rear fascias. Look beneath the heavily disguised front end of the prototype in these spy photos, and you can make out slimmer headlights, a bolder 2-bar grille (replacing the current 3-bar setup), a new bumper and a deeper front airdam. The rear appears to feature a new bumper as well as new taillights, the latter apparently doing away with the current Edge&amp;#039;s clear-lens design.   Although we have yet to confirm it, rumors (and common sense) suggest the 2011 Edge will be available with Ford&amp;#039;s new 3.5-liter twin-turbocharged and direct-injected V-6, called the EcoBoost. In other models, such as the Ford Taurus SHO and Lincoln MKS, the EcoBoost makes 365 and 355 bhp, respectively, so we expect a figure in that range when the twin-turbo finds its way into the new Edge. What&amp;#039;s unclear at this time is whether the current, normally aspirated 265-bhp 3.5-liter V-6 will continue in the lineup as the base engine. There&amp;#039;s an excellent chance the naturally aspirated V-6 will get dropped, especially if Ford has a version of the direct-injected 4-cylinder turbocharged EcoBoost engine (seen at the 2009 Detroit auto show in concept form) ready by mid-2010 when the new Edge hits the market. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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