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    danio3834: Yet another unibody crossover/minivan/suv thing from Ford. How will people distinguish between all their offerings that are so similar? IMO they sho... more »
    55Hardtop: Agreed the monster headlight styling trend is played out, time for something new. I think putting the Explorer on a car platform is a supreme mistake... more »
    RegalRegalia: I can just image the meeting for this... "so we think we should revive a model that made ford great in this turnaround we're having" "great idea, bu... more »
    RLJ676-LS3 Commuter Car - for the environment: I absolutely don't understand the idea to have 2 Ford branded 3 row CUV's on the same D platform? Why not keep Explorer BoF for the towing, "man truc... more »
    lilwillie: This monster Headlight fad is getting way out of hand. more »
    MissingPieces: why wont "these people" admit that they need a station wagon! not a jacked up station wagon! more »
    MushyHeirloom: Maybe like this. What say you, Ford fans? more »
    prndl-The Unemployed: The Explorer went so far up market that it became to close to the Expedition. People who wanted towing capability up sized and the Explorer was in the... more »
    General_Zad's_Chicken: Instead of up close and personal can I have it "Far away and disenchanted"? more »
    jeremyc: So, you can't tow a boat with it. You can't use it off-road (i know, most don't anyways), but it's still too big for what it needs to be. What's the... more »
    Elhigh: I don't hate it. I like the heavy-browed underbite face, kinda like Spike the bulldog. more »
    Electro Gyrocator: This is what the real Explorers were: That car-based thing is such blasphemy. Keep it the damn Taurus X and build a real Explorer. I want to explore ... more »
    Mad_Science: Someone's missing the point. It's either me or the product planners. Seems like they took home the message that we need to make SUVs more fuel efficie... more »
    crevans: Ford used to name their SUVs with names indicating shorter distances based on size: Explorer - Far away, uncharted land. Expedition - Closer, but stil... more »
    wookie1901: I am sure this must have been said before, but if Ford already has the Flex, Edge, and Taurus X (which I guess will die soon) what is the point of a a... more »
  • #spyphotos

    2011 Ford Explorer Showing Off Next-Gen Body

    After months of Freestyle-bodied 2011 Ford Explorer mules, we're finally getting a closer look at the shape of the next Explorer. Looks about 90% the size of the current model. It should, considering it shares underpinnings with the Flex. [Autoweek]
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    The Car-Based Ford Explorer Test Mule, Up Close And Personal

    A funny thing happens when you ride a motorcycle around Detroit with no particular purpose: You see a lot of things people would rather you not see, like the curious-looking car-based 2011 Ford Explorer we first saw a couple days ago. Having no final destination also gives you the freedom to chase down your quarry and tail it until the driver parks it in a public parking lot to go have dinner with his buddies. So we played the stalker — oh well. It afforded us the opportunity to poke around the "Ford Freestyle with the Flex nose" and learn some interesting things about the supposed new Explorer — primarily that it's powered by a transversely mounted engine. More confounding details and a positively enormous gallery of spy shots below. More »
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    First Photos Of New Car-Based Ford Explorer

    The quick shutterbugs at KGP just snapped these first pictures of what appears to be a test mule for the new Ford Explorer running around on a car platform on the streets of Dearborn, MI. We've already reported the next-generation Explorer will be more car-like, something hinted at with the Ford Explorer America concept shown at Detroit earlier this year. The mule captured by KGP appears to be a mixture of the Ford Flex and Taurus X but with a taller ride-height, higher cowl and a revised A-pillar. All of this points to a taller, shorter vehicle than the current Explorer. Full spy report below the jump. More »