mikejsmith1985
Elite Explorer
- Joined
- April 25, 2016
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- City, State
- Bethel, OH
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2013 Ford Explorer Sport
Hi, I hope this is the right place to post. We’ve had our 2013 sport since 2015 and we tuned it about 6mos after buying it and left it relatively unchanged. I test drove an ST this weekend and my wife and I both had mixed emotions. The initial bite of the brakes is great and would take some adjustment. Like wise the boost seems to come in much sooner in the ST than the sport. The 10 speed transmission shifts so smooth it almost feels like a CVT. Both my wife and I prefer the “laggy” spool of our sport over the ST instant spool and the longer physical travel of the accelerator pedal. Although I’m sure a week or two behind the wheel would allow your muscle memory to adjust and not feel so twitchy.
Comparing a tuned car to a stock car isn’t quite fair either and while off the line the ST is an absolute rocket it didn’t quite live up to my expectations on performance. It’s probably just the seat of pants dyno that’s busted as the ST is so smooth but the sport feels faster.
Our 2013 has 115k miles and has never given us an issue and just passed the Ford 99 point inspection with out a single problem, so we didn’t buy the ST because while we liked the updated styling and some added legroom in the second row we didn’t fall in love with the driving experience.
I’m curious to know how many ST owners were 5th gen sport owners and how you feel after a bit more time with the car, if you share any of the sentiments my wife and I have, and most importantly if like us you couldn’t pay cash for the ST and the Sport was paid for is it worth the expense? (Our sport still has a power train warranty to 150k or March 2021 whichever comes first)
thanks to anyone willing to share their thoughts/experience!!!
Comparing a tuned car to a stock car isn’t quite fair either and while off the line the ST is an absolute rocket it didn’t quite live up to my expectations on performance. It’s probably just the seat of pants dyno that’s busted as the ST is so smooth but the sport feels faster.
Our 2013 has 115k miles and has never given us an issue and just passed the Ford 99 point inspection with out a single problem, so we didn’t buy the ST because while we liked the updated styling and some added legroom in the second row we didn’t fall in love with the driving experience.
I’m curious to know how many ST owners were 5th gen sport owners and how you feel after a bit more time with the car, if you share any of the sentiments my wife and I have, and most importantly if like us you couldn’t pay cash for the ST and the Sport was paid for is it worth the expense? (Our sport still has a power train warranty to 150k or March 2021 whichever comes first)
thanks to anyone willing to share their thoughts/experience!!!