gsueagle2424
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- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2016 Sport
I just got back from a pretty lengthy trip. We drove from Savannah, GA to the Trenton, NJ area in our '11 EX Limited. Here are a couple of the pro's and con's from me on this long trip.
Pro's
1.) Comfortable! - We had four adults, one sat in the second row and the other in the third row. Both were able to stretch out and sleep if they wanted. The passenger in the third row said it was a little cramped do to the wheel wells but other than that was comfortable.
- I personally thought the drivers seat was extremely comfortable and allowed me to stretch out during the long drive.
2.) Gas Mileage - We averaged right at 23 mpg's cruising right at 80 mph the whole way. This average is including about 2 hours of stop and go traffic in Washington DC.
3.)Performance IMO this is one of the best engines Ford has put out. The 3.5 V-6 puts out ample power for the average driver. Also, being able to cruise at 80mph at 2k rpms is pretty nice.
4.)My Ford Touch I thought the system worked pretty well for the most part. While there are some bugs that need to be worked out overall I was very happy with its performance.
Con's
1.)Sync - For some reason my phone will connect with sync but it never recognizes my voice. There was also one point in the trip that my phone wouldn't connect and a black screen that said, "SYNC Scheduled Maintenance - please stand by" showed up for about 5 minutes and the phone started to connect again.
2.)Second Row Seat-belt I sat in the back for a little while and that stupid seat-belt constantly locked up on me!!
3.)Spare TireAlthough I have not had to use the spare the simple fact of knowing they didn't put a full size spare in a SUV makes me mad.
Overall, I love the new Explorer!!
Pro's
1.) Comfortable! - We had four adults, one sat in the second row and the other in the third row. Both were able to stretch out and sleep if they wanted. The passenger in the third row said it was a little cramped do to the wheel wells but other than that was comfortable.
- I personally thought the drivers seat was extremely comfortable and allowed me to stretch out during the long drive.
2.) Gas Mileage - We averaged right at 23 mpg's cruising right at 80 mph the whole way. This average is including about 2 hours of stop and go traffic in Washington DC.
3.)Performance IMO this is one of the best engines Ford has put out. The 3.5 V-6 puts out ample power for the average driver. Also, being able to cruise at 80mph at 2k rpms is pretty nice.
4.)My Ford Touch I thought the system worked pretty well for the most part. While there are some bugs that need to be worked out overall I was very happy with its performance.
Con's
1.)Sync - For some reason my phone will connect with sync but it never recognizes my voice. There was also one point in the trip that my phone wouldn't connect and a black screen that said, "SYNC Scheduled Maintenance - please stand by" showed up for about 5 minutes and the phone started to connect again.
2.)Second Row Seat-belt I sat in the back for a little while and that stupid seat-belt constantly locked up on me!!
3.)Spare TireAlthough I have not had to use the spare the simple fact of knowing they didn't put a full size spare in a SUV makes me mad.
Overall, I love the new Explorer!!
