The new Endura Trend front-wheel-drive SUV takes on the CX-8 Sport front-wheel-drive model

Ford Australia has had a hole in its product line-up since October 2016. A 4.89-metre hole to be exact, and it went by the name of Territory.

There’s been the Everest, of course, but ute-based SUVs still don’t drive like a car-based SUV, and the Ranger-derived Everest is notably more expensive than the Territory was.

A solution, however, has arrived from the US. The Ford Edge – which adopts the Endura badge locally – certainly helps fill that product gap physically, as the large SUV is 4.83m long. So, why didn’t Ford Australia just rename the vehicle Territory for the Australian market? Well, the company admits it was tempted, but a few key factors dissuaded it.
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