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Old Nov 7, 2008 | 02:56 PM
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2011 Explorer?

Found this on Jalopnik.com

http://jalopnik.com/5074977/the-car+...e-and-personal


Umm.....don't really know what to say. Coolish kind of? Still not looking forward to a Explorer CUV, but I know its the right move to make.
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Old Nov 7, 2008 | 03:00 PM
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interesting, yeah explorere cuv does suck. thats why they have the escape for that...

Explorer is supposed to be a truck!!!


looks like it could be built on the mazda cx7 platform... but i could be complelty off on that.
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Old Nov 7, 2008 | 03:05 PM
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Explorer should remain SUV. Even with crappy sales Explorer still outsells both Flex and Taurus X. Ford does not need another crossover.

I really liked Explorer America concept, I would like to see it in production.


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Old Nov 7, 2008 | 03:06 PM
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This is a Mule, odds are the final product will not look much if at all like this. Mules use an existing car's body to cover/disguise the platform and running gear while they're being tested in the real world.

This is what chevy's Volt Mule looked like:


And Here's the Flex Mule:
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Old Nov 7, 2008 | 03:36 PM
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I like it!
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Old Nov 7, 2008 | 04:04 PM
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so its a freestyle/taurus-x with a flex front clip?...boring....same interior too...except for the mustang style sterring wheel

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Old Nov 7, 2008 | 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Red Star
Explorer should remain SUV. Even with crappy sales Explorer still outsells both Flex and Taurus X. Ford does not need another crossover.

I really liked Explorer America concept, I would like to see it in production.

And that is what its gonna look like, for the most part. At least, thats what Ford said. The sliding door won't be there, but the overall look is what they are striving for.

Oh, and Zoran, the Explorer America above? It was made on a unibody platform, not a B-O-F platform. The concept IS a crossover, to be specific, but doesn't look like one.
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Old Nov 7, 2008 | 04:50 PM
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I think all doors on all cars should be sliding doors....think of it....the end of door dings!
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Old Nov 7, 2008 | 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by codeman94
I think all doors on all cars should be sliding doors....think of it....the end of door dings!
Or Lambo doors.
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Old Nov 7, 2008 | 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by 05fordgt
And that is what its gonna look like, for the most part. At least, thats what Ford said. The sliding door won't be there, but the overall look is what they are striving for.

Oh, and Zoran, the Explorer America above? It was made on a unibody platform, not a B-O-F platform. The concept IS a crossover, to be specific, but doesn't look like one.
I said I like Explorer America concept, but I still wish Explorer would remain a traditional SUV.
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Old Nov 7, 2008 | 05:09 PM
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Or no doors. Like a jeep.
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Old Nov 7, 2008 | 05:15 PM
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Cody your music is skipping.
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Old Nov 7, 2008 | 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by GrnT
Cody your music is skipping.
...???
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Old Nov 7, 2008 | 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by GrnT
Or no doors. Like a jeep.
Or an invisible force field that would hold you in the car.
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 12:28 PM
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Mehhh, forget the Explorer, the only SUV that I want to see is a new Bronco.
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by instigator311
Mehhh, forget the Explorer, the only SUV that I want to see is a new Bronco.
+1

But not off an escape platform, something orginal and full sized! An SVT Bronco derived similar to the Raptor.
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 06:09 PM
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the explorer shouldnt be a car, really the vehicle that started the SUV craze

especially not if it's just a restyled freestyle
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by 2k7gtcs
Or Lambo doors.
Or gullwing doors (though I guess that wouldn't eliminate dings).
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Old Nov 9, 2008 | 12:06 AM
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no thanks
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Old Nov 9, 2008 | 10:20 AM
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IT'S JUST A MULE, PEOPLE!!!

As has been stated before, think Explorer America concept.
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