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- Ford Adds Some Oomph To Explorer With +350hp Sport Edition Powered By A 3.5l Turbo [40 Photos]
This is the first ever performance version in the history of the Ford Explorer and it will arrive in U.S. showrooms later this year. Ford hasn't said anything yet, but it's only reasonable to assume that the new Explorer Sport will make its first...
- Ford Recalling 3,6 Million Cars Over Defective Cruise Control
For the sixth time since 1999, Ford is recalling 3.6 million passenger cars, trucks, sport utility vehicles and vans built between 1992 and 2004 to repair a cruise control switch that can overheat causing a fire. According to data provided from the U.S....
- Niche Suv & Truck Sales In The Usa - May 2010
A motion to consider: Whereas The Good Car Guy, he of GoodCarBadCar.net, feels strongly that the Chevrolet Avalanche is one of the most intelligently-designed trucks on the market today, and whereas The Good Car Guy has placed the Chevrolet Avalanche...
- Chevrolet Vs Ford : Bowtie Vs Blue Oval : March 2010 In The Usa
Ford is on a roll. Forgetting the fact that all the "great Ford product" talk you hear completely ignores two Bad 8 Supersize members, the Ford Ranger and the Ford Explorer Sport Trac, while also setting aside The Bad 8 v3.0's Lincoln Town car,...
- The Bad 8 Supersize - Part Vi
HUMMER H2 SUT Contrary to popular belief, a mid-gate doesn't guarantee a Good 12 Supersize victory. After being propped up in the Chevrolet Avalanche winning post and the Ford Explorer Sport Trac losing post, this Hummer H2 SUT and its mid-gate...
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THE BAD 8 SUPERSIZE - Part III
FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC
Interesting, you might find, to discover that a vehicle with a similar premise finds itself in The Good 12 Supersize and yet this, the Ford Explorer Sport Trac, sits in the dungeon. Do recall, however, that the Chevy Avalanche makes use of rather impressive truck architecture. The Explorer ST doesn't. The Avalanche looks good. The Explorer ST doesn't. The Avalanche heads up anybody's list of super-practical trucks because of the General Motors mid-gate. The EST doesn't.Â
Besides, the Explorer Sport Trac lacks desirability because it is what it is. Who wants a fairly useless pickup that's based on out-of-date SUV which is itself based on engineering that Ford is actually putting out to pasture?
Ford's Sport Trac version of the Explorer won't net you much advantage in price or fuel efficiency compared with better options. Better options, that is, of which there are many; regardless in which segment you search.
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Alternatives: getting a life, Chevrolet Avalanche, Toyota Tacoma
Necessary Incentivizing To Switch To The Good 12 Supersize: $15,985 off the MSRP
Anything Else? To everything there is a season... and a price. The EST isn't a terrible vehicle in the sense that a Yugo was a terrible vehicle, but for $25,985 you can do better.
- Ford Adds Some Oomph To Explorer With +350hp Sport Edition Powered By A 3.5l Turbo [40 Photos]
This is the first ever performance version in the history of the Ford Explorer and it will arrive in U.S. showrooms later this year. Ford hasn't said anything yet, but it's only reasonable to assume that the new Explorer Sport will make its first...
- Ford Recalling 3,6 Million Cars Over Defective Cruise Control
For the sixth time since 1999, Ford is recalling 3.6 million passenger cars, trucks, sport utility vehicles and vans built between 1992 and 2004 to repair a cruise control switch that can overheat causing a fire. According to data provided from the U.S....
- Niche Suv & Truck Sales In The Usa - May 2010
A motion to consider: Whereas The Good Car Guy, he of GoodCarBadCar.net, feels strongly that the Chevrolet Avalanche is one of the most intelligently-designed trucks on the market today, and whereas The Good Car Guy has placed the Chevrolet Avalanche...
- Chevrolet Vs Ford : Bowtie Vs Blue Oval : March 2010 In The Usa
Ford is on a roll. Forgetting the fact that all the "great Ford product" talk you hear completely ignores two Bad 8 Supersize members, the Ford Ranger and the Ford Explorer Sport Trac, while also setting aside The Bad 8 v3.0's Lincoln Town car,...
- The Bad 8 Supersize - Part Vi
HUMMER H2 SUT Contrary to popular belief, a mid-gate doesn't guarantee a Good 12 Supersize victory. After being propped up in the Chevrolet Avalanche winning post and the Ford Explorer Sport Trac losing post, this Hummer H2 SUT and its mid-gate...