Ford will charge extra for 4-cylinder engine on the new Explorer

[Dustin099]

What do you guys think of this?

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-...mileage-than-horsepower-on-next-explorer.html

 

[LearjetMinako]

I think the revised question would be, "Will the Explorer ever be the same?". I can see Ford charging more for an EcoBoot I4 20 vs. a Duratec V6 35. The Ecoboost is direct fuel injection and turbo charged, while the Duratec is not. But after reading the rest of it. The new 2011 Explorer is a Unibody, front wheel drive vehicle. AKA, oversized Escape.

 

[holyford86]

I love this line

Ford cut its weight by about 100 pounds (45 kilograms) by switching the SUV from a heavy pickup-truck frame to the same chassis as the Taurus sedan

sign of the times i guess...