Hello all, new here, and I have come to find out more about the 2015 Edge. I find myself looking to replace my aging Chevy Blazer and the Edge might just fit my current needs in a vehicle. I just test drove a SE and found it to be a very comfortable quiet ride. In the process of doing a little home work on this new Edge I have a couple of questions for anyone who might be able to answer them.
The first is that I plan to tow a small bass boat (+- 3000 lbs.) and wondered how the V-6, and the vehicle in general handles towing applications when equipped with the tow package?
Next is the question is about roof rails and the cross bars for those roof rails. I see that I can get the roof rails as an option, but the cross bars that would go with them are an astounding $539 additional cost item. I am thinking they must be an overpriced Thule add on, but I can't determine that. They seem to have a Ford part no. VFT4Z-7855100-A, but I can't believe that there isn't a standard Ford part (like on the Escape / Explorer) that will do the same job @ one 1/4 of the cost. Does anyone have experience with this item? Thanks!