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The Ford Explorer is a sport utility vehicle produced by the American
manufacturer Ford since 1990. It is manufactured in Chicago, Illinois. It was
also assembled in Hazelwood, Missouri until the plant closed on March 10, 2006.
The Ford Explorer was instrumentalneutrality is disputed in turning the SUV from
a special interest vehicle into one of the most popular vehicle types on the
road. The model years through 2010 were traditional body-on-frame, mid-size
SUVs. For the 2011 model year, Ford moved the Explorer to a more modern unibody,
full-size crossover SUV/crossover utility vehicle platform, the same
Volvo-derived platform the Ford Flex and Ford Taurus use. It is slotted between
the traditional body-on-frame, full-size Ford Expedition and the mid-size CUV
Ford Edge. Although outwardly similar, the fifth generation Explorer, Ford Edge
and Ford Escape do not share platforms. The fifth generation Explorer does,
however, share platforms with the Ford Flex and Lincoln MKT.
The Explorer has
also been involved in controversy, after a spate of fatal rollover accidents in
the 1990s involving Explorers fitted with Firestone tires. Both two-door
Explorer Sport and four-door models of Explorer have been sold. Part-time
four-wheel drive is an available option, and since 1995 this has been a 'shift
on the fly' system with full protection against being engaged at high speed. A
specially modified Special Service Vehicle version is also available from Ford
Fleet for law enforcement agencies, fire departments, and EMS agencies. Explorer
was also the name of a trim package offered on the Ford F-Series trucks from
1968 to 1986. The 2011 Ford Explorer was named North American Truck of the Year.
The Explorer saw significant exterior, interior, and suspension updates for the
1995 model year. The 4.0 L Cologne V-6 from the previous generation carries
over. The "Twin Traction Beam" (TTB) front suspension was replaced with a more
carlike independent front suspension. The Ford Explorer lineup now consisted of
two models, the 3-door Explorer Sport and the 5-door Explorer. The Limited was
once again the top of the line model. The selectable automatic ControlTrac four
wheel drive system debuted with a two-speed dual range transfer case featuring
three drive modes: 2WD, 4WD auto, and 4WD low. The 1995 Ford Explorer was the
first production vehicle to use a neon center high-mount stop lamp.3 It was also
the first vehicle in its segment to have dual front airbags. Like the Explorer
5-door, the Explorer Sport was significantly redesigned for 1995. The Eddie
Bauer trim level was replaced with Expedition on 3-door Explorers for the 1995
model year, but the Expedition trim was removed from the lineup for the 1996
model year, as the name was being reused for the new 1997 Ford Expedition.
Explorers have became favored in the engine tuning crowd, with many performance
parts available. The 5.0 engine is popular due to the fact that many aftermarket
5.0 (302) Ford Mustang parts are interchangeable with the 5.0 variant in the
Explorer. Aftermarket parts available for second generation Explorers include,
but are not limited to superchargers, nitrous kits, and headers.
2001 saw the
introduction of the Explorer Sport Trac, which put a small pickup bed behind
four normal SUV doors. The Sport Trac is similar in design to the Chevrolet
Avalanche, except the Chevrolet is based on a full size pickup truck.
In
2009, this generation Ford Explorer had five of the top seven spots for vehicles
traded in under the "cash for clunkers" program, with the 1998 model topping the
list.4 The 1994 model from the previous generation had the eighth spot on the
list.
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