| Released in 1990 and is continually | | | | redesigned rear suspension, and |
| being manufactured at present, the Ford | | | | power-folding third-row seats. Also |
| Explorer is a midsize sport utility | | | | standard for this vehicle is a |
| vehicle that is crafted by the Ford | | | | tire-pressure monitoring system and |
| Motor Company. Since its introduction, | | | | electronic stability control. It also |
| the Ford Explorer has never failed to be | | | | contains power running boards that |
| the best-selling midsize SUV in the | | | | retract when the vehicle is in motion. |
| United States. Also, its claim to fame | | | | It will hold a 210 horsepower 4.0 liter |
| is that it is one of the vehicles that | | | | V6 as its base engine. It has more |
| is instrumental in turning the SUV from | | | | power, an improved fuel economy, low |
| a special-interest vehicle to become one | | | | emissions, new advanced safety |
| of the most popular vehicle types out on | | | | technologies, class-leading interior |
| the road. The Ford Motor Company is | | | | quietness, improved ride comfort and a |
| certainly proud of this vehicle because | | | | bolder styling. The Ford Motor Company |
| amongst many vehicles in its segment, | | | | certainly bothered to take time to |
| the Ford Explorer was one of the | | | | facilitate a safe driving and experience |
| nominees for the North American Truck of | | | | in the 2006 Ford Explorer. It has ten |
| the Year Award for 2006. | | | | standard advanced safety technologies in |
| This vehicle was released in March 1990 | | | | it among which seven of these are new to |
| as a 1991 model, and it replaced the | | | | the mid-size SUV class. This includes |
| Bronco II. The make of this vehicle was | | | | AdvanceTrac(R) with class-exclusive Roll |
| based on the Ford Ranger compact pick up | | | | Stability Control that helps out in |
| truck and it held a 4.0 liter 155 | | | | preventing accidents from occurring. It |
| horsepower V6 engine that held a 4-speed | | | | also has side-impact roll over |
| automatic transmission. The Ford | | | | protection and new safety technologies |
| Explorer was made available in four trim | | | | that assist in altering frontal-impact |
| levels and this included the base XL, | | | | protection. |
| the XLT, the Sport which was a two-door | | | | Phil Martens, group vice president of |
| version, and the upscale Eddie Bauer. | | | | Ford Motor Company's Product Creation |
| This vehicle offered automatic | | | | department was noted to state, "We are |
| headlights, fog lamps, an automatic | | | | fortunate to have the largest base of |
| transmission as standard equipment, an | | | | SUV customers in the industry. The input |
| auto-dimming rear view mirror, a center | | | | of more than five million owners helped |
| roof console with compass and outside | | | | influence the changes we made to the |
| thermometer, special wheels, and a | | | | 2006 Explorer. The result refines what |
| special grille. Come 2001, the Ford | | | | has made the Explorer such a success, |
| Motor Company then introduced the | | | | while improving everything from the |
| Explorer Sport Trac which was mainly a | | | | towing capacity to the choice of |
| small pick up bed behind the four normal | | | | interior trim." |
| SUV doors. | | | | Locating Ford Explorer parts and Ford |
| As per the latest changes done to the | | | | parts is made available 24 hours a day |
| Ford Explorer, this vehicle now sported | | | | at Ford Parts Online's online store. |
| a new, stronger base, a new interior, | | | | |