akirby Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 2 hours ago, DeluxeStang said: When will we be getting a new explorer generation entirely? Maybe around 2030 or so? It just seems like this generation has been a dud compared to what came before and Ford needs to completely redesign it to move past it's shortcomings. Surely you jest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 53 minutes ago, T-dubz said: I wouldn’t say that. I believe the explorer is the top selling midsize suv. Exterior design still looks better than most of the competitors. The interior is where it was really lacking and hopefully that gets fixed with this refresh. IMO the only area it’s been a dud is quality. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted August 3, 2023 Author Share Posted August 3, 2023 7 minutes ago, akirby said: Is that including PIU units? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseodiaga4 Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 Refreshed Ford Explorer Spotted Towing Trailer https://fordauthority.com/2023/09/refreshed-ford-explorer-spotted-towing-trailer/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-capades Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 6 hours ago, joseodiaga4 said: Refreshed Ford Explorer Spotted Towing Trailer https://fordauthority.com/2023/09/refreshed-ford-explorer-spotted-towing-trailer/ And this is important because? Ford Authority is very good at generating volumes of content but sometimes it serves their interest primarily and has little value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 1 hour ago, ice-capades said: And this is important because? Ford Authority is very good at generating volumes of content but sometimes it serves their interest primarily and has little value. I agree that they have a lot of fluff stories just to generate content but that is a good image of the refresh, which looks to be an ST Line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edselford Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 Maybe Ford is responding to the new Chevy Traverse coming out in The spring 2024? The current base 2.3 liter with 300 hp and 310 lbs ft torque would not be competitive! Also, Traverse looks like new good looking SUV and the revised Explorer probably did not go far enough in the mid cycle redesign, on the outside! The Explorer product manager must be pulling out some hair right now. If the new Explorer doesn’t include the “New” 2.3 utilizing 102 mm stroke and a refined transmission/engine calibration, the new vehicle would not be worth taking the trip! Ie delay the launch and get it right the first time out of the box! edselford 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseodiaga4 Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 3 hours ago, ice-capades said: And this is important because? Ford Authority is very good at generating volumes of content but sometimes it serves their interest primarily and has little value. agree on the Ford Authority statement, they just generate content but I thought I is a good pic of the ST line. What is the problem with that? Not all the stuff that is posted here is important or is something that everybody cares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausrutherford Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 2 hours ago, edselford said: Maybe Ford is responding to the new Chevy Traverse coming out in The spring 2024? The current base 2.3 liter with 300 hp and 310 lbs ft torque would not be competitive! Also, Traverse looks like new good looking SUV and the revised Explorer probably did not go far enough in the mid cycle redesign, on the outside! The Explorer product manager must be pulling out some hair right now. If the new Explorer doesn’t include the “New” 2.3 utilizing 102 mm stroke and a refined transmission/engine calibration, the new vehicle would not be worth taking the trip! Ie delay the launch and get it right the first time out of the box! edselford The problem with the Explorer design is not the exterior, it has been the boring and plastastic interior. If we get the Chinese interior, which has already debuted and is on sale, it should fix that issue. The only exterior component I would change is the only black wheel arches. There higher end trims should have colored arches. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 On 9/10/2023 at 1:57 PM, ausrutherford said: The problem with the Explorer design is not the exterior, it has been the boring and plastastic interior. If we get the Chinese interior, which has already debuted and is on sale, it should fix that issue. The only exterior component I would change is the only black wheel arches. There higher end trims should have colored arches. It's getting a new dash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 11 hours ago, rmc523 said: It's getting a new dash. Probably not the dash it should be getting, but maybe I’ll be pleasantly surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 12 hours ago, tbone said: Probably not the dash it should be getting, but maybe I’ll be pleasantly surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseodiaga4 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 4 hours ago, rmc523 said: I thought Ford was going to show this also in Detroit. I read somewhere that they had 2 reveals ??♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted September 13, 2023 Author Share Posted September 13, 2023 18 minutes ago, joseodiaga4 said: I thought Ford was going to show this also in Detroit. I read somewhere that they had 2 reveals ??♂️ It might have been the Aviator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseodiaga4 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 30 minutes ago, silvrsvt said: It might have been the Aviator? It should have, but I don't know. They have a lot of products running around without camo ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 5 hours ago, rmc523 said: So that’s a no, I won’t be pleasantly surprised on the dash, and we won’t be getting the dash we should have. And it appears they are also removing the physical controls for the radio and climate controls so the dash will look even cheaper than it did before. Great job Ford! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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