Ford Explorer finally doing some action

[1995E]

A friend of mine posted a video of himself doing a donut.

Some of you Explorer fans might be interested to finally see and hear the Explorer's engine in action.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUMoTOJvheI

 

[ern3]

Weak sauce. :thumbdwn:

-ern

 

[IAmTodd]

Turn traction control off next time. No one likes safe understeer.

 

[182RG]

Seriously. The Ex has the guts of a station wagon / mini van. Treat it accordingly.

 

[JDraper]

Well, I guess that's a donut if you call driving in circles a donut...

 

[2TimingTom]

What's sad is that's about as "off road" as the new ones are good for.

 

[JarHead1833]

Thats action? Looks like it almost got stuck!

 

[plumbago]

Just plain boreing!!!

 

[1995E]

But hey, it's the most action I've seen from the 5th gen Explorers so far and that is definitely farther than anyone has ever taken their own Explorers. Still a slightly cool sight to see.

Also, about the traction control, it was in sand mode so it automatically turns it off. He just didn't floor it that much.

 

[VinceL]

I think a FWD driven in circles while in reverse might be more entertaining

 

[TimGinCentralNJ]

What's sad is that's about as "off road" as the new ones are good for.

Really?

I get it; they're no rock crawlers, but our '11 XLT tackled the deep sands of OBX better than our '01 Expedition ever did. So, how 'bout a little more credit?

All in good fun, of course....
Tim

 

[RandyH2]

Sad that kids these days think that is a donut...

Or is it more sad that vehicles these days are incapable of doing a proper donut? Can we even turn off the "nanny's" on the Ex to enable a proper donut?

 

[sciond]

so I watched it drive in circles and ruin somones baseball diamond?

 

[BigRondo]

so I watched it drive in circles and ruin somones baseball diamond?

That's what I saw too.

 

[corkey]

this was more action than that video,

and it took me about an hour to winch that out of there after if fell trough the ice into a swamp in -40,,

 

[willyexpy]

Hahahahaha "off-road". Sheash. I'm glad I didn't buy this vehicle for it's off road prowess and I'm sorry for those that did. Starting off with FANTASTIC break-over angles and HUGE clearance I don't care what that rotary dial tells you, it's just a bumpy road.

Gosh, I'm glad I admitted when I bought this thing it was a minivan in wolves clothing.

Carry on, nobody's laughing. Well with you, not at you. *snicker*

 

[RandyH2]

that's what i saw too.

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