New Explorer Concept revealed

[Turdle]

Look closely-
those are mock up headlights, bumpers and grill

the real thing will be a bit different I would bet.

Still too big-and what is with the hump in the rear. Is that how we engineer in rear seat headroom? Seriously?

 

[briwayjones]

I see it now. The edges of the gate is all taped up. And it looks like a sloppy spliced together seem there in front of the rear window.

Shoot me anyway, whatever it's going to be it's still going to be an abomination and insult to the Explorer name.

 

[Bwana Bob]

Yeah, it looks like a lifted Taurus X, which is probably what it will be since the T-X is being discontinued. I hope Ford does better than that. You won't find me driving an Edge or a Flex, and I'd still like to buy American in the future.

Guess I'll have to keep my 92 Ex "forever". (What's that in dog years?)

Bob

 

[dtl 2k2 sport]

lol is there a projected time for this thing?? ^^ I dont know the sides are okay, not anything to get excited about. But looks like i'll be going to toyota next time for my truck/ or car. 4RUNNER / or avalon,, The explorer is the only ford i loved/ and we'll that's just ruined the taste for the truck.. Guessing i'm not alone on this thought.

 

[techieman33]

Who cares the explorer died after the 2nd generation ended. The 3rd gens look ok, but I can't stand to drive one. Every time I have to drive my mom's I want to throw up

 

[Donner]

3rd gens look fantastic! Not a good idea to mention your mom... Back to the subject of the new Ex, it's not an Ex anymore.

 

[Cozmik]

Who cares the explorer died after the 2nd generation ended. The 3rd gens look ok, but I can't stand to drive one. Every time I have to drive my mom's I want to throw up

Why so down on the 3rd gens?

 

[techieman33]

3rd gens look fantastic! Not a good idea to mention your mom... Back to the subject of the new Ex, it's not an Ex anymore.

what's wrong with mentioning my mom?

Why so down on the 3rd gens?

I don't like the seats, I haven't ever found a comfortable seating position, but that might be from lack of seat time in one. I feel disconnected from the road in it. I'm sure an older person would like it just floating down the road, and put up with the body roll since they usually don't corner to fast anyway. And at least with the v6 it doesn't have any power, the motors rpm's go to the moon and it doesn't feel like the ex is going anywhere. But my mom likes it and that's all that really matters in the end since she's the one that has to drive it.

 

[Cozmik]

To each their own. I'm quite happy with both my V8 3rd gen and my wifes V6 3rd gen. Both more comfortable, better handling and more powerfull than my 2nd gen V6 Sport.

I also see in your sig that you have a not-so-stock 5.0. Maybe thats why your Mom's V6 feels under powered.

And yes, the concept Ex is not a nice idea for a 5th gen

 

[techieman33]

To each their own. I'm quite happy with both my V8 3rd gen and my wifes V6 3rd gen. Both more comfortable, better handling and more powerfull than my 2nd gen V6 Sport.

I also see in your sig that you have a not-so-stock 5.0. Maybe thats why your Mom's V6 feels under powered.

And yes, the concept Ex is not a nice idea for a 5th gen

Yeah I love the torque of my v8, and I like the way mine handles a lot better, it's not the smoothest ride but I can slam it around a corner and you can hardly detect any body roll at all

 

[Donner]

People make "yo mama" jokes, and then the thread gets funky... It's okay to mention your mom, of course! They are the best!

 

[seth247]

how the hell do you get 275 HP and 280 TQ out of a turbo 2 liter??!?

 

[HahnsB2]

The explorer might as well be dead

They killed it in 02 anyways...

 

[99ex22]

Yeah thats probably the UGLIEST thing I have ever seen. The headlights don't even look like they would be street legal. I hate unibody vehicles and I hate how all the new "Trucks" and "Suv's" look like they came from Mars.

 

[rngmStr]

Y?

 

[Bwana Bob]

I'm sure that the front end and headlights are concepts that will not make it to production. The grille looks too much like the Honda Pilot and the headlamps could never be street legal, unless they use some exotic and expensive reflectors inside them to provide a properly shaped beam.

I'll just be happy if something resembling "our kind of SUV" survives the current economic and political climate.

The 2009 Explorer looks nice, but I have a feeling that its the last hurrah for the Ex.

Bob

 

[Four0Sport]

i know this thread is pretty much dead.. but i just saw the 'spy shots' on page 9. that looks like a freestyle with a flex front end. i think that is one of the shots of the pre-production flex.. which was originally spose to be called the explorer america or the fairlane concept. right?

 

[97awdx]

Dear Ford,
Please don't waist the Explorer name on another crossover.

 

[FROADER]

Dear Ford,
Please don't waist the Explorer name on another crossover.

You're 7 years too late, my friend.

 

[Essex4x4]

You're 7 years too late, my friend.

So Froader, does that mean that i dont own an Explorer?:exp:

I mean correct me if im wrong but i do have a frame, there fore my vehical of choice cannot be a crossover right?

I simply feel the definition of crossover needs to be explained here.