Ford Explorer Sport Driven By 350-Horsepower Plant
Ford is going to release a performance edition of the Explorer SUV, the Explorer Sport. The Sport will produce close to 350 horsepower and goes on sale sometime this year.
An automobile everyone had
The Ford Explorer became extremely popular in the 1990s as people started to choose up on the SUV trend rather than the minivan trend. Fuel did not cost a lot back then, so it did not matter if your car was a gas guzzler or not. The Explorer began to be something family-friendly homes always had, just like everybody seemed to have a golden retriever.
However, people began to shy from gas-guzzling, truck-based SUVs and gravitated instead toward the crossover, SUV-like automobiles built on car frames. Ford, according to the New York Times, has had it with family friendliness and is releasing an Explorer with some real grunt under the hood, the Explorer Sport.
Twin turbo engine in it
Right now, the Ford Explorer runs on an EcoBoost motor, which gets 240 horsepower. It is a 2.0-liter in-line four-cylinder. A V-6, 290-horwpoer 3.6 liter is already available as an option already. The Explorer Sport will have a 3.5-liter V-6 with 350 horsepower.
The motor is mated to a six-speed automatic with paddle shifters and should be good for 16 miles per gallon city, 22 mpg highway. The Explorer Sport will be available in four-wheel drive as well as a Terrain Management System, or traction control for different surfaces such as mud, snow or wet asphalt.
Explore your wallet
One problem with the Sport is the price tag reaching over $40,000. That should not be an issue for Explorer buyers anyway, as Explorers end up costing $39,505 with the Limited Trim. Over 40 percent of Explorer buyers choose the Limited Trim.
There are comparably sized SUVs that generate as much or more power, some for less cash, but none get gasoline mileage as good because they all come with V-8 engines. Only the Jeep Grand Cherokee with the optional 5.7-liter Hemi V-8 gets comparable mileage, producing 360 horsepower and achieving 14 mpg city, 20 highway. Depending on the trim, it can cost less than $40,000. The Dodge Durango R/T costs less, at $35,795, has the same 5.7-liter Hemi V-8 but gets three fewer miles per gallon city and two fewer mpg on the highway than the Ford's projected mileage. Other SUVs of similar size, power and price, such as the Toyota Sequoia or the Nissan Motors Armada, get less than 20 mpg highway.
An automobile everyone had
The Ford Explorer became extremely popular in the 1990s as people started to choose up on the SUV trend rather than the minivan trend. Fuel did not cost a lot back then, so it did not matter if your car was a gas guzzler or not. The Explorer began to be something family-friendly homes always had, just like everybody seemed to have a golden retriever.
However, people began to shy from gas-guzzling, truck-based SUVs and gravitated instead toward the crossover, SUV-like automobiles built on car frames. Ford, according to the New York Times, has had it with family friendliness and is releasing an Explorer with some real grunt under the hood, the Explorer Sport.
Twin turbo engine in it
Right now, the Ford Explorer runs on an EcoBoost motor, which gets 240 horsepower. It is a 2.0-liter in-line four-cylinder. A V-6, 290-horwpoer 3.6 liter is already available as an option already. The Explorer Sport will have a 3.5-liter V-6 with 350 horsepower.
The motor is mated to a six-speed automatic with paddle shifters and should be good for 16 miles per gallon city, 22 mpg highway. The Explorer Sport will be available in four-wheel drive as well as a Terrain Management System, or traction control for different surfaces such as mud, snow or wet asphalt.
Explore your wallet
One problem with the Sport is the price tag reaching over $40,000. That should not be an issue for Explorer buyers anyway, as Explorers end up costing $39,505 with the Limited Trim. Over 40 percent of Explorer buyers choose the Limited Trim.
There are comparably sized SUVs that generate as much or more power, some for less cash, but none get gasoline mileage as good because they all come with V-8 engines. Only the Jeep Grand Cherokee with the optional 5.7-liter Hemi V-8 gets comparable mileage, producing 360 horsepower and achieving 14 mpg city, 20 highway. Depending on the trim, it can cost less than $40,000. The Dodge Durango R/T costs less, at $35,795, has the same 5.7-liter Hemi V-8 but gets three fewer miles per gallon city and two fewer mpg on the highway than the Ford's projected mileage. Other SUVs of similar size, power and price, such as the Toyota Sequoia or the Nissan Motors Armada, get less than 20 mpg highway.
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