Saturday 25 October 2014

Performance At Heart Of Ford Explorer Sport

By Cornelius Nunev


The Ford Explorer used to be the poster child of the SUV trend of the mid-1990s into the 2000s. However, Ford believes that its image is a bit too family-friendly and has punched up the variety with the Explorer Sport, a 350-horsepower turbo edition of the family hauler.

Everybody remembers owning one

The Ford Explorer became very popular in the 1990s as people started to select up on the SUV trend rather than the minivan trend. Gasoline did not cost a lot back then, so it did not matter if your car was a gas guzzler or not. The Explorer began to be something family-friendly homes always had, just like every person seemed to have a golden retriever.

People started to stop using fuel guzzling vehicles pretty fast when gasoline prices went up. They decided to go for a family-friendly crossover SUV that would not take as much fuel to power. Now, the Explorer Sport is Ford's brand new car. It hopes to take the family part right out of the automobile.

Twin turbo motor in it

The brand new Ford Explorer Sport will have a 3.5-liter V-6 with 350 horsepower, according to Inside Line. This is a large upgrade from the basic 2.0-liter in-line four-cylinder engine with 240 horsepower that the Explorer currently has. A V-6 choice is available for the current edition, but it's a 290-horsepower 3.6 liter.

With the vehicle, you will get a six-speed automatic transmission that comes with paddle shifters. You have the choice of four-wheel drive and a Terrain Management System, meant to help with traction control on different kinds of surfaces. The SUV gets 16 mpg city and 22 mpg highway.

Large price tag

However, the Sport is also slated to be the top of the Explorer range and therefore will likely cost in excess of $40,000. However, the more luxuriously equipped Explorers, according to USA Today, sell the best. More than 40 percent of all Explorer buyers choose the Limited trim, which starts at $39,505 after destination charge.

There are a lot of SUVs that are about the same size and cost less to buy, but they are all massive gasoline guzzlers. With the Toyota Sequoia or Nissan Armada, you will get less than 20 mpg highway. The Dodge Durango R/T gets three fewer miles per gallon and two fewer highway mpg than the Ford projected mileage and costs $35,795. The vehicle comes with a 5.7-liter Hemi V-8. That same motor is also available in the Jeep Grand Cherokee that costs less than $40,000, dependent upon the style you choose. It gets 360 horsepower and gets 14 mpg city and 20 mpg highway.




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