2022 Ford Bronco Sport vs Edge

The Ford Bronco Sport is a two-row SUV that seats five people with comfortable seating and plenty of head- and legroom up front. It features an off-road feel, with chunky and rugged styling, standard cloth upholstery and manually adjustable front seats. Additional standard features include 17-inch wheels, LED headlights, and a rear liftgate. Leather upholstery, heated and power adjustable front seats, and a heated steering wheel are available. It offers 32.5 cubic feet of cargo space behind the rear seats and 65.2 cubic feet with the seats folded down. The rear window can be opened independently of the liftgate for easily loading small items. It comes in four trim levels: Base, Big Bend, Outer Banks, and Badlands; with a starting price of $28,760 for its base trim and ranges to $35,430 for the Badlands.

The 2022 Ford Edge is a solid midsize SUV crossover that can seat five, with plenty of open passenger space in the front and rear. Additionally, it comes with well-cushioned and supportive front seats but also features a lot of hard plastics in its interior. The Edge has one of the largest cargo capacities among its competitors, with 39.2 cubic feet of cargo space that expands to a maximum 73.4 cubic feet when the seats are folded down. Cloth upholstery and manually adjustable front seats are standard and synthetic or genuine leather upholstery is available with a 10-way power-adjustable driver’s seat. Options include a power-adjustable passenger seat, heated and ventilated front seats, heated rear seats, driver’s seat memory settings, and leather-wrapped, heated, and power-tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel. The SE is available with a new Black Appearance package that adds 19-inch gloss black wheels, black badges, and slightly tweaked bumpers, grille and exterior trim. Higher trims add simulated leather upholstery or leather upholstery, as well as more package options and larger wheels. The Edge comes in five different trim levels: SE, SEL, ST-Line, Titanium, and the performance-focused ST. Its starting price for the SE is $36,150 and ranges to $45,005 for the Edge ST.

The Bronco Sport has a good list of standard advanced safety features including a rearview camera, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, forward-collision warning, pedestrian detection, automatic emergency braking, lane departure warning, lane keep assist, and automatic high-beam headlights. There are also a few available advanced safety features that include rear parking sensors, a forward-view camera system, adaptive cruise control, and road sign recognition. It features a standard easy-to-use infotainment system that includes an 8-inch touch screen, a 4.2-inch digital instrument panel display, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, a six-speaker stereo, Bluetooth, and four USB ports. An available 10-speaker Bang & Olufsen sound system, satellite radio, HD Radio, wireless device charging, and two additional USB ports, as well as a 120-volt household-style power outlet, available.

The Ford Edge features the latest Sync 4 infotainment system which is displayed on a 12-inch vertically oriented touch screen. Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, Amazon Alexa, satellite radio, a Wi-Fi hotspot, four USB ports, and a six-speaker stereo are standard. Available infotainment features include a navigation system, wireless device charging, and a 12-speaker Bang & Olufsen sound system. Ford has a long list of safety features that come standard with Ford’s Co-Pilot 360. These features include forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, lane departure warning, lane keep assist, rear parking sensors, and automatic high-beam headlights. Available advanced safety features include front parking sensors, front-facing camera, hands-free park assist, adaptive headlights, and adaptive cruise control.

The 2022 Bronco Sport delivers solid off-road abilities with composed ride and handling for its on-road performance. It offers two turbocharged engines: a 1-5-liter turbocharged, three-cylinder with 181 horsepower and 190 pound-feet of torque for its base engine and an available 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder with 250 horsepower and 277 pound-feet of torque. The first three trim levels come equipped with the turbocharged 1.5-liter engine and the Badlands trim comes with the 2.0-liter engine. Both are paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission and come with all-wheel drive. The suspension helps it go over large bumps and dips comfortably and it's all-wheel drive system, plus 8.8 inches of ground clearance allow it to cross some of the roughest terrain. It can tow up to 2,000 pounds with its standard configuration. Estimated fuel economy is 25/28 mpg in the city and on the highway with its three-cylinder engine and 21/26 mpg city/highway with its four-cylinder engine.

The 2022 Ford Edge has two powertrain choices. It comes standard with a powerful turbocharged 2.0 four-cylinder engine with 250 horsepower and an eight-speed automatic transmission on all trims except the ST. The sporty Edge ST is more powerful and features a twin-turbocharged 2.7-liter EcoBoost V6 engine with 335 horsepower, a seven-speed automatic, and all-wheel drive. The Edge is stable and composed and delivers quick acceleration with smooth and timely shifts. You can turn your corners with ease with its light and easy steering, and take the bumps in the road without notice. It comes standard with all-wheel drive on every model; and it gets an impressive EPA-estimated 21/29 mpg city and highway and offers 19/26 mpg city and highway for the EcoBoost engine. This model year the Edge gets an off-road-oriented Adventure package for the SEL trim.