Ford Edge

The passenger compartment of the Edge remained stable in the offset deformable barrier test.  Dummy readings indicated good protection of the knees and femurs of both the driver and passenger dummies.  Ford showed that a similar level of protection would be provided to occupants of different sizes and to those sat in different positions.  In the full-width rigid barrier test, protection of the driver was good apart from the chest, protection of which was adequate.  However, readings from the rear passenger dummy indicated poor protection of the head and chest, with injury parameters for both body regions exceeding safe limits.  In the side barrier test maximum points were scored, with good protection of all critical parts of the body.  In the more severe side pole impact, dummy readings of rib compression indicated a marginal level of protection for the chest.  Tests on the front seats and head restraints demonstrated good protection against whiplash injuries in the event of a rear-end collision and a geometric assessment of the rear seats indicated good whiplash protection there, too.  The Edge has an autonomous emergency braking system that operates at the low speeds, typical of city of driving, at which many whiplash injuries are caused.  The system performed well in Euro NCAP's tests, with a collision against a stationary car being avoided at almost all test speeds.