Ford Explorer Sport Driven By 350-Horsepower Plant

By Cornelius Nunev


The Ford Explorer is in many ways the poster child of the SUV boom of the past two decades. Millions of them have been sold, either in their old guise or the brand new cross-over based version. However, Ford has had it with the car being unbelievably family-oriented and is releasing a performance edition, the Explorer Sport.

Every person had one

In the 1990s, the golden retriever used to be the dog that all your neighbors had. Just like the dog, they all seemed to be getting the Ford Explorer. This used to be the time when people in America really started to make the change from automobiles to SUVs. It was very capable, and it did not matter how much gas it used since gasoline used to be so affordable.

People started to stop using fuel guzzling cars pretty fast when gas costs went up. They decided to go for a family-friendly crossover SUV that would not take as much fuel to power. Now, the Explorer Sport is Ford's new car. It hopes to take the family part right out of the automobile.

Twin turbo terror

Right now, the Ford Explorer runs on an EcoBoost engine, 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 Explorer Sport will get 16 miles per gallon city and 22 mpg highway. It has a four-wheel drive option if you need it and a Terrain Management System with traction control for different weather conditions. It has a six-speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters.

Large price tag

The Sport will cost you over $40,000 to buy at the top of the Explorer Range. About 40 percent of Explorer buyers spend $39,505 or more as they choose the Limited Trim, according to USA Today. It should not matter if the Sport is a little bit more expensive.

There are a lot of SUVs that are about the same size and cost less to buy, but they are all enormous gasoline guzzlers. With the Toyota Sequoia or Nissan Armada, you will get less than 20 mpg highway. The Dodge Durango R/T gets three fewer miles per gallon and two fewer highway mpg than the Ford projected mileage and costs $35,795. The vehicle comes with a 5.7-liter Hemi V-8. That same motor is also available in the Jeep Grand Cherokee that costs less than $40,000, dependent upon the style you choose. It gets 360 horsepower and gets 14 mpg city and 20 mpg highway.




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