Tablet PCs and smart phones have proven how powerful a fingertip can be. The Edge CTS2 makes it even more powerful.
Of course, its five-inch full-color display allows you to keep an eye on your Ford’s important functions, such as its speed, rpms, boost, and various temperatures, using a variety of screens, such as the seven-parameter Retro Screen or the 12-parameter Digital Screen. The Accelerometer Screen lets you see how many Gs you’re pulling around a corner or keep tabs on the pitch and roll angle of a hill you’re ascending.
In the Performance Tuning Mode, you can tell the CTS2 whether you want to save fuel, tow, or haul ass and it will adjust its settings accordingly.
You can use the CTS2 to measure your 0-60 and quarter mile times, show you what’s behind you (with an optional rear-view camera), store and review peaks in things such as boost or transmission temperature for fine-tuning, and keep engine data logs. It also gives you the power to set up and customize maintenance items and it doubles as a turbo timer and a diagnostic scan tool that can display descriptive vehicle trouble codes. When it’s time to clear one, you can do it with your almighty fingertip.
If you want to change the looks of the CTS2, you can. Edge says, “Not only can you download your own custom background, the second generation comes fully equipped with a custom color mixer so you can custom mix any color you want. Apply your custom colors to gauge arcs, or even color-tint your background!”
The Edge CTS2 is powered through an HDMI style plug and comes in Attitude, Evolution, and Insight trim levels.
Derek Shiekhi's father raised him on cars. As a boy, Derek accompanied his dad as he bought classics such as post-WWII GM trucks and early Ford Mustang convertibles.
After loving cars for years and getting a bachelor's degree in Business Management, Derek decided to get an associate degree in journalism. His networking put him in contact with the editor of the Austin-American Statesman newspaper, who hired him to write freelance about automotive culture and events in Austin, Texas in 2013. One particular story led to him getting a certificate for learning the foundations of road racing.
While watching TV with his parents one fateful evening, he saw a commercial that changed his life. In it, Jeep touted the Wrangler as the Texas Auto Writers Association's "SUV of Texas." Derek knew he had to join the organization if he was going to advance as an automotive writer. He joined the Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) in 2014 and was fortunate to meet several nice people who connected him to the representatives of several automakers and the people who could give him access to press vehicles (the first one he ever got the keys to was a Lexus LX 570). He's now a regular at TAWA's two main events: the Texas Auto Roundup in the spring and the Texas Truck Rodeo in the fall.
Over the past several years, Derek has learned how to drive off-road in various four-wheel-drive SUVs (he even camped out for two nights in a Land Rover), and driven around various tracks in hot hatches, muscle cars, and exotics. Several of his pieces, including his article about the 2015 Ford F-150 being crowned TAWA's 2014 "Truck of Texas" and his review of the Alfa Romeo 4C Spider, have won awards in TAWA's annual Excellence in Craft Competition. Last year, his JK Forum profile of Wagonmaster, a business that restores Jeep Wagoneers, won prizes in TAWA’s signature writing contest and its pickup- and SUV-focused Texas Truck Invitational.
