NEW Ford Explorer ST.

[Bob Kazamakis]

Reading through the report now...it beat the Hemi Charger around the road course too

https://www.michigan.gov/documents/msp/2019MYPoliceVehicleEvaluationTestBook_639203_7.pdf

Everything I’ve seen has said it’s a monster of a cop car

 

[The Beast]

It's too bad I did't feel like spending almost double what I did on the Tiguan. Though I can't imagine having a $1k+ car note...I've never bought anything that expensive. I'd love to talk my wife into upgrading to a gently used ST in a few years.

$439 on a lease

 

[wombat]

$439 on a lease

The Exploder ST?

 

[Kensington]

Everything I’ve seen has said it’s a monster of a cop car

I mean, it checks all the right boxes....

Also faster than a 1996 LS1 Camaro auto or 6-speed

https://www.justnet.org/pdf/96patrol.pdf

 

[blakbearddelite]

Ha, on that list, several of those car had 0-60 times in the mid-to-upper teens.

 

[Marko]

I think that auto start/stop is fucked up. It has to be turned off every time we start the vehicle.

Can it be permanently turned off with a tune?

 

[The Beast]

I think that auto start/stop is fucked up. It has to be turned off every time we start the vehicle.

Can it be permanently turned off with a tune?

With your money they can remove anything you like as long as you pay.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

I think that auto start/stop is fucked up. It has to be turned off every time we start the vehicle.

Can it be permanently turned off with a tune?

There’s an obd2 plug thing that’ll turn it off

 

[Marko]

There’s an obd2 plug thing that’ll turn it off

I thought so.

 

[blakbearddelite]

I thought it would bother me a lot, but I got used to it in the last two weeks.

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

Stop/Start is in the Tune. Tuners turn it off all the time.

Whether they'll do it or not, no clue.

 

[01Cobra]

Curious if like the other ST cars if there is a check for the tune flow chart if the vehicle comes in for service....

 

[1quick]

I think that auto start/stop is fucked up. It has to be turned off every time we start the vehicle.

Can it be permanently turned off with a tune?

on my f150 there is a plug by the brake pedal that you unplug and it makes it never turn on again, but you have to plug that back in if you pull a trailer or your trailer lights wont work

 

[Marko]

I don’t have that on my Camaro or Charger. I’m surprised

 

[Kensington]

Womp womp

2020 Ford Explorer's Crashworthiness Not Improved Enough For IIHS

The poor 2020 Ford Explorer just can’t catch a break. Issues with the screens and personnel problems at the plant have resulted in a messy launch and dropped sales. There was a recall. Now adding to the pile of complications is news the new Explorer’s crashworthiness didn’t improve enough for...

jalopnik.com

 

[Bru]

That’s disappointing. The previous Explorer was behind the competition in IIHS crashworthiness testing and you’d think with an all-new platform that they’d do better. Edge and Escape do well in these tests.

 

[Kensington]

Yeah, I was more than a little surprised.

I see them out and about, and they do look good, and was kind of hoping in a couple years to pick one up. Definitely not the 20's, at the very least, it looks like

 

[jason05gt]

I can't remember what car magazine that I was reading, but they complained about the poor quality interior. I guess they noted wires in plain sight, low quality plastics, and built for a price point lower than the asking price.

Ford seems to have a lot of issues with this product launch.

 

[Bru]

I can't remember what car magazine that I was reading, but they complained about the poor quality interior. I guess they noted wires in plain sight, low quality plastics, and built for a price point lower than the asking price.

Ford seems to have a lot of issues with this product launch.

They had to ship batches to Detroit to get fixed after leaving Chicago in bad shape.

 

[torquelover]

I can't remember what car magazine that I was reading, but they complained about the poor quality interior. I guess they noted wires in plain sight, low quality plastics, and built for a price point lower than the asking price.

Ford seems to have a lot of issues with this product launch.

Having sat in a top trim Platinum model for close to an hour I'd have to agree on this one. Maybe in XLT trim the interior is easier to swallow, but even at that level it's really pretty disappointing.

Haven't been in an Aviator yet. My local dealer has sold every one of those before they hit the lot.

Probably 20-30 Exploders (not ST) on the lot so I bet you can get a decent deal on one.

 

[Blood on Blood]

Junk

 

[torquelover]

Sat in an Aviator Reserve for a while this morning. It's a large step up in quality and feel in the interior from the Exploder. The base model seems to have everything we'd need and comes with the 3.0tt/10A as standard. This is a lot better buy than the Exploder Platinum.

Well definitely look closer at this one next year when we trade the Fusion.

 

[Kensington]

Sat in an Aviator Reserve for a while this morning. It's a large step up in quality and feel in the interior from the Exploder. The base model seems to have everything we'd need and comes with the 3.0tt/10A as standard. This is a lot better buy than the Exploder Platinum.

Well definitely look closer at this one next year when we trade the Fusion.

The Aviators look REAL good...Let's see how they depreciate in a year or two, before I decide.

 

[EmersonHart13]

The Aviators look REAL good...Let's see how they depreciate in a year or two, before I decide.

Agreed, new Lincoln SUVs are sexy

 

[ZXMustang]

Saw this today on the road. First one I’ve seen in the wild. It was so sexy. The color was excellent.