More power also means more towing and hauling capability. You can’t quite say that for the base engine. No one is ever going to buy this or any other sport-utility vehicle for use as a getaway car or a drag racer - blazing acceleration just isn’t part of the program here.īut by current mid-size sport-utility standards, the overhead cam Explorer qualifies as respectable in the daily stoplight derby, as well as two-lane highway passing exposure. And as you’d expect, the extra power does wonders for the Explorer’s forward progress, which is quite deliberate with the base engine.
Those numbers make the new V6 competitive with any six-cylinder engine in this class, including the tough old General Motors 4.3-liter V6 in the Chevrolet Blazer, GMC Jimmy and Oldsmobile Bravada. V8 that certainly pepped things up but also added something like $1,500 to the bottom line.īut this year there’s a much better in-between choice - a new overhead cam V6 option: same 4.0-liter displacement, 45 more horsepower, 25 additional foot-pounds of torque.
The Ford Explorer has always scored well in the first two categories, but the power of its standard 160-horsepower, 4.0-liter V6 was strictly ho-hum compared to the sixes offered in virtually all of its competitors.įord’s initial cure for the basic V6 blahs was an optional 210-h.p. Lots of interior space, a pleasant ride and enough power to keep up with the herd is more likely to show up here. Sure, somewhere in the back of your mind you see yourself on some remote dirt road, far from freeways and commuting, close to a stunning sunset reflected in a pristine mountain lake.īut if you’re like most, the real-world gotta-have checklist is different. What do you really want in a sport-utility vehicle?
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