mebey ford will do a dodge?

[Toms01PSD]

We have two brand new Durangos at work and they are "push button start" equipped. They say "Engine Start/Stop" on them...both of them have them installed upside.

 

[97fordrunner]

Nothing new...

That is kind of funny...

For a long time Ford trucks looked very much alike. A first gen Explorer looks like a Ranger that looks like a fullsize... about as undiverse across the board as it could have gotten... basically they all looked like bricks.

The 95-01 always looked kind of goofy to me, I was never a fan. The 02-10's greatly resembled F-150's and Expeditions... actually kinda hard to ID between certain Explorers and Expeditions at longerish ranges.

As far as being low slung and weak for towing... they measure and are rated about the same as a first generation Explorer in both categories... but they actually have power.

I agree with that to a point the thing was that they were much different in size. Now everything seems to be the same size.. Does the new explorer even still have a frame? I haven't looked at one up close

 

[Ranger Kip]

nah, the basic replacement for the Ranger is the Sport Trec, even said, I dont know how long that will last either.

The ranger might come back in about 6 or 7 years with a new expensive version, rather than a small econotruck.

 

[James86]

Does the new explorer even still have a frame? I haven't looked at one up close

No, its the D4 platform like the Taurus sedan, Edge, and Flex.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_D3_platform#D4

So yea, its essentially a heavily redesigned Freestyle

So yea, its been coming, the new Explorer was right in front of everyone and NOBODY saw it coming.

 

[exbass94]

nah, the basic replacement for the Ranger is the Sport Trec, even said, I dont know how long that will last either.

The ranger might come back in about 6 or 7 years with a new expensive version, rather than a small econotruck.

The Sport Trac has already been discontinued for a couple years now.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

No, its the D4 platform like the Taurus sedan, Edge, and Flex.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_D3_platform#D4

So yea, its essentially a heavily redesigned Freestyle

So yea, its been coming, the new Explorer was right in front of everyone and NOBODY saw it coming.

And sales are up 111% too... so I would say it was the right move.

The Explorer does have quite a bit more room than the Edge.

http://content.usatoday.com/communi...designed-explorer-other-trucks-boom-/1?csp=34

 

[Ranger Kip]

The Sport Trac has already been discontinued for a couple years now.

Just hit me last night after I logged off