Another Step On The More-With-Less Path Ford is no stranger to convincing buyers to embrace smaller displacement, forced-induction engines over their larger, naturally-aspirated counterparts. A little less than a year ago, skeptics wondered whether typically change-averse full-size truck consumers would be willing to swap their tried-and-true V8 for the turbocharged V6 EcoBoost engine now available in the F-150. According to Ford, that question has been answered – fully 41 percent of its half-ton pickups are rolling out the door with a forced-induction six-cylinder under the hood. ... Read More

Vital Stats

Engine:: Turbo 2.0L I4
Power:: 240 HP / 270 LB-FT
Transmission:: 6-Speed Auto
MSRP:: $42,825

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Video: 2011 Ford Explorer plays on seesaw at Chicago Auto Show 1297357800

Ford has set up a display to show off the multiple Terrain Management modes on the 2011 Explorer at this year's Chicago Auto Show. As you may recall, the tech keeps an eye on a laundry list of parameters, including specs like engine speed, throttle position, transmission shift patterns and the stability and traction control systems. Visitors can ride ...
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Chicago 2011: Ford's Farley talks Apple Genius Bars and the push to "democratize technology" 1297295820

Jim Farley, Ford's Group Vice President, Global Marketing, Sales and Service, gave the keynote speech at the Chicago Auto Show this morning, and the only way it could have been more on-topic is if he had given his speech via Facebook chat. Before Farley announced the new "What Would You Go Do?" campaign for the 2011 Ford Explorer, he laid out how the ...
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Chevrolet Volt, Ford Explorer named 2011 North American Car and Truck of the Year 1294666260

The competition for this year's North American Car and Truck of the Year was certainly stiff, but at the opening ceremonies for the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, the winners have finally been crowned. The 2011 Chevrolet Volt and 2011 Ford Explorer take top honors as the Car and Truck of the Year for 2011. We aren't necessarily surprised by either winner, ...
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Spy Shots: Unibody 2011 Ford Explorer cometh 1255460280

A 2011 Ford Explorer prototype has begun making runs around Michigan, and although the camo is thick, we're getting out first glimpse of what Ford has in store for its unibody 'ute. Built on the same platform that underpins the Ford Taurus, Lincoln MKS and – more importantly – Flex, the all-new seven-seater Explorer will trade a bit of ...
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Detroit 2008: Evolving the Explorer - Ford Explorer America concept LIVE 1200240000

Update: Video of the Explorer America concept reveal is available after the jump.click above for morel live images of the Ford Explorer America ConceptThe unveiling of Ford's Explorer America concept might finally prove that the end of the SUV era is upon us. FoMoCo's stalwart 'ute has left the body-on-frame world and joined the ranks of crossovers that ...