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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 12:49 AM
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Ran across these on another site http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1910776

The grill looks the same as the Sport Trac, except with a painted bumper?





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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 01:45 AM
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love that new front end
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 09:58 AM
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Originally posted by future9er24@April 1, 2005, 2:48 AM
love that new front end
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 10:01 AM
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yea i like it...needed an update
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 12:22 PM
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I still don't like the front-end. Hopfully they don't do anything like that to the Ranger
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 12:45 PM
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New Explorer already?
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 01:09 PM
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Originally posted by Red Star@April 1, 2005, 1:48 PM
New Explorer already?

Not all new, just some "refreshing" to the exterior. Trying to make it look more like the new Sport Trac I guess.

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Old Apr 2, 2005 | 06:56 AM
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Yeah, looking sweet! Kinda got that Range Rover thing going on in the rear. They need to include those cool fender vents from the Sport Trac Adrenaline across the trim range.
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Old Apr 2, 2005 | 08:54 AM
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I am on the fence with the grille. It reminds me too much of the styling direction of Audi/VW.
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Old Apr 3, 2005 | 03:36 PM
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Originally posted by Galaxie@April 2, 2005, 9:57 AM
I am on the fence with the grille. It reminds me too much of the styling direction of Audi/VW.
Agreed. Aren't those rims off of an Aviator? Although I won't complain if the 4.6 gets the 3 valve treatment.
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Old Apr 3, 2005 | 04:09 PM
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Looks awesome
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Old Apr 3, 2005 | 07:58 PM
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I like current one better.
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Old Apr 4, 2005 | 02:13 PM
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Originally posted by Red Star@April 3, 2005, 6:01 PM
I like current one better.
same
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Old Apr 5, 2005 | 12:02 PM
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Nice improvement. I think the circular beams look better on the adrenaline, and this is a HORRID color combo to jusge on (black+gold/tan? shudder) but it looks good. The Biggest beef I always ahd with the current one waas that everything below the grille/headlights looked like crap.
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Old Apr 6, 2005 | 09:48 PM
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I like it.
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Old Apr 7, 2005 | 08:18 PM
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The lower front bumper looks like its off a expedition

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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 11:53 PM
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Originally posted by Ichi@April 2, 2005, 7:59 AM
Yeah, looking sweet! Kinda got that Range Rover thing going on in the rear. They need to include those cool fender vents from the Sport Trac Adrenaline across the trim range.
I see the R R in it...not quite sure about that little boulbus thing on the headlights on the bottom but good going ford...much sportier.
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Old Apr 19, 2005 | 10:10 AM
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I like it. The current one is getting dated.
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Old Apr 19, 2005 | 12:02 PM
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The rear is starting to look a little Lincoln'ish which I like!
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