Anyone tow anything behind a Ford Edge ?

As noted by the OP, tow ratings (for smaller vehicles) often have far more to do with upselling than engineering or physics. In Europe where the upselling to trucks is not on the table magically the ratings double, and most mid sized trailers are pulled with small cars in my observation when travelling there.



BTW the Edge is probably a better towing platform than the Explorer, better overhang ratio etc according to some experts....it does need professional TLC to do the above.

Of course there some vehicles you do need to be more careful with.