Cost: $25,320 - $30,720 base price ($33,000 as tested)
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The Edge has no third row seats because Ford's market research showed that the target buyer has no interest in that feature. Seating for four is comfortable, though, and all the passenger seats, including the front one, fold down for maximum cargo capacity. (You can seat five in a pinch.)

The back seats can be folded by just pressing a button located inside the tailgate, so you don't have to walk around and open each side door to load big cargo. The tailgate door is heavy to open, but well-placed hand grasps at least make it easy to close.