Ford Explorer News
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Very little in life comes for free, which makes us appreciate paying less for something all the more. A drop in price of $100 certainly makes Ford's SYNC hands-free, in-car connectivity system something to appreciate. The system is now only $295. Things haven't been easy for Ford with its GM OnStar rival SYNC in recent months. The company has been hit with a patent infringement lawsuit, and occasionally poor user interaction in SYNC was partly responsible for the company tumbling from 5th to 23rd place on J.D. Power's Initial Quality Survey. Nevertheless Ford says that SYNC customers love the...
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Ford Police Interceptors official test drive
Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] aging Crown Victoria, loyal servant to police forces around the country for the past several decades, is soon to be replaced by a new generation of cop cars such as the Carbon Motors E7, Chevrolet Caprice PPV and the Blue Oval's Interceptor duo. Presented here...
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Video: Nelly Pimps The 2011 Ford Explorer In New Ad
The Super Bowl may be well and truly over but during tonight’s airing of the 53rd annual Grammy Awards, the Blue Oval unveiled a new advertisement for its 2011 Ford Explorer starring hip hop star Nelly. Rather than going the dramatic route, which Chrysler took with its ‘Born of...
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Video: 2011 Ford Explorer Serves As Snowboard Rail
It looks as if the 2011 Ford Explorer may have won its spot at the top of the 2011 North American Truck of the Year awards by maxing out the points in a category none of the other trucks were ready for: Snowsports Preparedness. How much more fun would this be (to watch, at least) if the Explorer...
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2011 North American Car And Truck Of The Year: Ford Explorer, Chevy Volt
The 49 jurors of the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards have spoken: the 2011 Chevrolet Volt and 2011 Ford Explorer are this year's best car and truck. The announcement this morning at the Detroit Auto Show drew a line in the sand for the contentious fan bases of the 2011 Chevrolet...
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Snoop Dogg, Bret Michaels, Now Answering Your Questions About...The Ford Explorer
Last time we saw Snoop Dogg, he'd rented a battalion of Packards for his wife's 35th birthday party. Last time we saw Bret Michaels...well, we haven't actually seen BM around here, though we did catch him taking a spin at the Tonys. Apparently, both have recovered well enough to help shill the 2011...
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The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show; every year it stirs fans and non-fans alike with outrageously designed custom vehicles and the best that the multi-billion dollar aftermarket accessories industry has to offer. Held annually in Las Vegas, SEMA has grown to become one of the major events on the auto show calendar and consistently attracts its fair share of the major international automakers. We’re already seen highlights from the likes of Hyundai and Chevrolet and now Ford is giving us a taste of what it will have on offer, namely, the all-new 2011 Ford Explorer...
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2011 Ford Explorer Will Join Taurus On Police Duty
The last couple of months have seen three different police vehicle concepts unveiled by each of the domestic automakers: the Chevrolet Caprice Police Detective PPV from GM, the new Dodge Charger Pursuit from Chrysler and the Taurus Interceptor from Ford. Now, the Blue Oval has unveiled a second...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2011 Ford Explorer: Four Videos And A New Gallery
The 2011 Ford Explorer just went live to the web at midnight, launching with a standard V-6 engine and optional EcoBoost four-cylinder in the car-based Taurus/Flex platform. Now we have the latest photos and videos of the new Explorer to help you get a better feel for what it looks like, what it...
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2011 Ford Explorer Preview
Finally, after months of drip-fed teasers, mysterious leaked shots and countless spy images, the all-new 2011 Ford Explorer has finally been revealed in all its glory. The new ute is an accurate representation of current trends in the new car market and the embodiment of everything that Ford is...
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2011 Ford Explorer Camouflage Video Gives Glimpse At Interior
Like pretty much every other car-obsessed person on the 'net, you've probably seen as many camouflage-clad cars, including the 2011 Ford Explorer, as you have standard paint jobs in the last two weeks. But what you may not have seen before is how the camouflage gets there in the first place. That's...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2011 Ford Explorer Hits 30K Fans, Giveaway Is Go!
Ford will giveaway a 2011 Explorer now that it has reached its Facebook fan goal.
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The 2011 Ford Explorer will get an electronic unveiling ahead of its sales debut this summer.
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2011 Ford Explorer With 2.0L EcoBoost Gets 30 Percent Efficiency Gain Over Current V-6
Ford’s new EcoBoost engine technology is heralded as the key to finding a balance between power and economy, and having seen the performance in cars like the Lincoln MKS and Ford Flex we can only agree. Now the automaker’s SUV line is about to benefit from the new direct injected and...
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2011 Ford Explorer Leaked? Not Quite
This image of the 2011 Ford Explorer could depict the new car sans camouflage.
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2011 Ford Explorer Gets New Terrain Management System
The 2011 Ford Explorer may be going unibody, but it's stepping up its off-road electronics.
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Ford Working On More Powerful, More Efficient EcoBoost Technology
Earlier this week Ford announced plans for three new EcoBoost engines to enter its North American lineup by the end of the year, with a pair of four-cylinder versions destined for the 2011 Ford Explorer and Edge models. For anyone not in the know, EcoBoost is essentially the addition of separate...
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Four-Cylinder EcoBoost Engines Confirmed For 2011 Ford Explorer And Edge
Ford’s new EcoBoost engine technology is heralded by the company as the key to finding a balance between power and economy, and having seen the performance in cars like the Lincoln MKS and Ford Flex we can only agree. EcoBoost is essentially the addition of separate direct injection, variable cam...
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The 2011 Ford Explorer gets a new, more Flex-like face, and EcoBoost under the hood.
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2011 Ford Explorer Based On Taurus Platform, Gets EcoBoost
The 2011 Ford Explorer will be built alongside the 2011 Ford Taurus and 2011 Lincoln MKS in Chicago.
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Ford banking on common platforms for upscale SUVs
As the only company out of the once-mighty Detroit 3 to survive the worst of the global financial crisis without running to a bankruptcy court, Ford has proven the strength in its foresight in producing smaller cars earlier than its rivals and focusing on global production to reduce costs and...
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Judge approves Ford Explorer rollover settlement
Ever since a string of fatal rollovers during the 1990s, the Ford Explorer SUV has had a stigma of being dangerous despite the reason behind the accidents – poorly designed Firestone tires – being resolved. A California judge has now approved the settlement for a class-action case that...
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Ford Explorer rollover case: $82.6m award confirmed
The U.S. Supreme court asked a California appeals court to review the amount awarded to a woman who was paralyzed when her Ford Explorer rolled over. An inordinately weak roof structure was to blame for the injury, and according to the appeals court's review, the award will stand. Of the $82.6...
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Ford Explorer America focusing on fuel savings
Oil topped $100 per barrel in America just the other day and fuel conservation is now a hotter topic than ever. Some pundits are predicting gasoline prices in excess of US$4 per gallon before the end of Q1. Sure, these prices are pretty tame by the rest of the world’s standards, but Americans...
Ralph Hanson