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I have had my sport since October and average about 450km per tank with winter driving, idling waiting for the school bus, etc. I just did my first long hiway drive from Edmonton to Calgary, and doing about 125km/h there and 130km/hr back, got 10.5L/KM average per the trip computer and still have gas left after 620km. Computer states I have 60kms til empty. I would have the machine checked out.

I took my Edge Sport home October 24th, and it was snowing, the machine handled pretty good, but the temps were still above -7c (20F). I opted to get winter tires, as I thougth the OEM tires would not be enough to stop this heavy beast. The tire should be able to handle the snow, as the treading looks like it could remove snow from itself, but the when the tire gets cold, it would IMHO turn into a big skate, and would not handle icey roads very well. When I went to get the tires installed, it was the first snow storm in Edmonton, I had to trek across the city to the tire shop. On clear roads it was good, but on snowy roads i could tell there was some slippage. When the OEM tire was taken off I could really get a good look at the tire, in the middle is "seam" of just rubber, no treads, sipping, etc. My only comment to this is it would help keep the tire quiet, but add no traction benefit. My experience with the Sport in truely snowy roads is limited to maybe 5 days, but I think the OEM tires might be able to handle one winter season since AWD would help out.

Been there done that. Thankfully the removal process was described in this post; http://www.fordedgeforum.com/index.php?/topic/591-in-depth-photo-update-on-headrest-removal18-may/page__p__16812__hl__%2Bhead+%2Brest+%2Bremove__fromsearch__1#entry16812

I have had my 2011 Sport now for 1200 kms (745 miles) and this is the start of my 3rd tank of gas. Approx 64 L (16.9 Gallons) to fill and 494kms (307 miles) to the tank. The computer states an average of 13L /100km or about 18 mpg. The temperature here has been chilly, high of 8C (46F) with today being -12C (10F) so some of this is idling. Not too bad for a 3.7L V6 pushing 305 HP. My 2001 Ford Escape 3.0L V6 was doing the same mileage providing 200 HP. I am expecting the mileage to decrease with the winter coming in. Here's looking forward to the spring!

Snow hit here in Edmonton today pretty good. My tires arrived Monday and I was planning on getting them installed today. So like I stated before, I got the 255/65R17 Blizzak DMV1 tires with 17" Alloy rims. The camera on the blackberry is not that good. The ride is a little bouncy, but is a little quieter. C

I am changing my tires to 17". The salesman states that he has other sport owners that never change over nor use winter tires, but looking at those big beautiful 22" rims want me to keep them just that, beautiful. I am also worried about snow build up inside the rim that might cause the wheel to be thrown off balance. Another plus of changing size is that the orginal rubber should last a little longer. But just my 2c.

If any one else is looking at different sized tires for their Sport, I thought I would share my experiece. I had the Edge to Kaltire to dry fit some 17" alloy rims for winter. I will confirm, 17" rims will fit on a 2011 Ford Edge Sport and will clear the calipers. The first rims had an offset of +50, and the tires were inboard by quite a bit. The next set of rims had an offset of +38 and looked alot better. The 255/65R17 tires are a less common size and only Blizzak DMV1's came in this size and came with a premium, the more common size of 245/70R17 improve my tire selection and the reduced the price. Nokians, Blizzak, X-ice, etc. I was also informed that a small tire width is better for snow, the 235 would be acceptable, ice is more a problem on Alberta's roads, and the more surface area the tire has the better the grip. So with that said, the 255/65R17 would be a better choice. Now there is an issue, what is better? 245/70R17 benefits: Closest Ø to OEM Sport tire, out by only .5% on diameter. Less cost than 255/65R17 . More selection. More ground clearance than 255/65R17. Better in snow than 255/65R17. 255/65R17 benefits: Closest width to OEM Sport tire. Better traction on ice. Better responsiveness due to shorter side wall. I was able to compare the DM-V1 to the Nokian Hakkapeliilta R and the Nokians seemed to have a better tread and more sipes, but the DMV1s seemed to have more center surface area and wider channels to aid in allowing more snow removal. I still perfer the Nokians, but I have run WR/WRG2 all-weather tires on my Escape for the past 6 years and those performed great, so I might be a little biased.

Same here, I picked my 2011 Sport up Oct 22, and have gotten the blocked sensor error 6 times. Usually fixed with a reboot.

I am new here, but I just got myself a 2011 Edge Sport and too looking for winter tires. This post has the most information so far, but I was wondering what people were actually getting for tire sets. 17" rims with what size of tire? I have been dealing with Kaltire here in the Edmonton, Alberta area and have been looking at 255/65R17 (Ø difference of .96%) and 245/70R17 (Ø difference of .53%) in Nokian and Blizzak winter tires. I have been asked if the calipers are oversized, but I have not gotten a response back from a Ford service personnel yet to confirm or deny. (I have been going on the responses of this post stating no.) Any feedback or recommendations would be appreciated. I will probably get 245/70R17 with new rims, TPMS sensors, etc and Nokian Hakkapeliitta 5 SUV tires. I am seeing a price of about $1750