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On interior room form the article:
the wheelbase grows by six inches, and Ford claims the new Explorer has more passenger space in each of its standard three rows. The company also boasts that, with all seats folded, the Explorer with the available second-row bench can fit four-foot-wide building materials flat on the floor for the first time ever. (Second-row captain's chairs also are offered.)
On the motors:
The turbocharged 2.3-liter EcoBoost inline-four returns as the base engine, but output increases from today's 280 horsepower to 300, with torque remaining at 310 lb-ft. It mates to a new 10-speed automatic transmission and either rear- or all-wheel drive. Its max tow rating increases to 5300 pounds, up from 3000 for the outgoing four-cylinder Explorer.
A turbocharged 3.0-liter EcoBoost V-6 comes on the Platinum trim and replaces the previous 3.5-liter unit. It makes the same 365 horses along with 380 lb-ft of torque, versus 350 for the previous turbo V-6. It, too, mates with a 10-speed automatic and sees an increase in towing capacity, to 5600 pounds, versus today's max of 5000 pounds. A new ST model will offer even more power from the 3.0-liter V-6—400 hp and 415 lb-ft, to be specific.
the wheelbase grows by six inches, and Ford claims the new Explorer has more passenger space in each of its standard three rows. The company also boasts that, with all seats folded, the Explorer with the available second-row bench can fit four-foot-wide building materials flat on the floor for the first time ever. (Second-row captain's chairs also are offered.)
On the motors:
The turbocharged 2.3-liter EcoBoost inline-four returns as the base engine, but output increases from today's 280 horsepower to 300, with torque remaining at 310 lb-ft. It mates to a new 10-speed automatic transmission and either rear- or all-wheel drive. Its max tow rating increases to 5300 pounds, up from 3000 for the outgoing four-cylinder Explorer.
A turbocharged 3.0-liter EcoBoost V-6 comes on the Platinum trim and replaces the previous 3.5-liter unit. It makes the same 365 horses along with 380 lb-ft of torque, versus 350 for the previous turbo V-6. It, too, mates with a 10-speed automatic and sees an increase in towing capacity, to 5600 pounds, versus today's max of 5000 pounds. A new ST model will offer even more power from the 3.0-liter V-6—400 hp and 415 lb-ft, to be specific.
