Why the 2011 Ford Explorer is too new to be recommended?
By Andrew, 12 May, 2011. 0 Comments
2011 Ford Explorer
It’s unfortunate that developing the latest For Explorer took many years and a huge amount of money but Consumer Reports could only give it the No. 17 rank out of the 19 that it tested. Consumer Reports thinks that Ford’s latest crossover is only slightly better than Ford Edge and Nissan Pathfinder, which are known to have scored very low and wouldn’t be recommended. Ford has always prided itself for its product quality advances and so it would be a big blow for the Explorer to be regarded so poorly.
Ford reportedly spent millions of dollars to revamp and turn the Explorer into a car-based SUV. The Explorer is considered to be one of Ford’s most celebrated nameplates and a serious profit machine, second only to the F-series pickup. Ford made this new Explorer to be far more advanced and polished than the truck-based Explorer SUV that had dominated the segment for many years and had led to an annual U.S. sales figure that exceeds 400,000 units.
Consumer Reports said that the leaner Explorer offers 18 mpg overall, a considerable improvement over 15 mpg on the previous model. Consumer Reports said that the Explorer has its fine points, including good brakes, a spacious, practical interior, a third-row seat that’s usable and a big cargo capacity. Ford claims that its fuel economy is “respectable” and that its ride is “steady and compliant.”
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