Test Drive Ford Excursion 2000 - 2005 SUV

The largest does not happen

What size can the car grow?
Ford-ravenly sold for sale for sale in the United States, but only recently appeared in Russia. The world's largest serial sorterian was created on the basis of a Picap F-350. Curb mass - over 3 tons. Equipped with gasoline engines V8 5.4 l and V10 6.7 liters, as well as turbodiesel V8 7.3 liters. The drive is on all or only on the rear wheels, the gearbox is a four-stage hydromechanical machine. In Russia, only all-wheel drive cars offer in the most luxurious performance of a leminard with a gasoline tent or diesel.

THEORY OF RELATIVITY
They argue that dark colors are cleaned sizes. Perhaps, therefore, at first glance, Ford-ravenly amazed, although the nearest competitor, Chevrolet-Saberben, it is 178 mm in length, in length at 188, in width of 30 mm. And the Ford is 126 mm above and 500 kg is heavier. Nevertheless, the solidity of the car gives not so much the sizes as the monumental lining of the radiator and a powerful chrome bumper. Even the blue oval of the Ford emblem here is such a magnitude that not every palm can close it.
Chrome splendor Front continues wheels and rear bumper. Thanks to them, Ford rays radiates charm ... No, not a gorgeous car, but with the love of an outdated locomotive. However, the first impression is deceptive. Maybe it is capable of changing the interior?
Passengers, go to the salon!
Something like that I want to say, looking at the inner mirror - too far seem to see the rear window in it. Of course, there are three rows of seats on which eight people are located comfortably. In a huge trunk, the fourth range of customs chairs is placed in the huge trunk, which turns rapidly into the bus. By the way, unlike a competitor, Ji-Em, here they are quite suitable for adults.
Of course, the first-class place in the two front rows of the seats are spacious enough for passengers of any growth and a set, doorways allow you to sit down and get out of royal dignity. And in order not to stand in the dark where it should not be, the heads of the body are equipped with backlight. In the third row, too, places with an excess, but landing-disembarka is not so comfortable. In addition, the high backs of the seats are not in American traditions: a deer man will wish more solid back support.
On the foolot or cold, we will not have to complain to complain: an extensive network of air ducts in the ceiling and a separate air conditioning and ventilation control panel allow you to create the desired microclimate. The air stagnant in the back of the cabin can be released through the open-apparatus glass (!).
If you remove the third row of seats, the trunk from the impressive becomes just ambitious. An unusual three-skilled rear door is nevertheless very practical - from a heap of suitcases and bags it is easy to extend the necessary, not falling on the rest of the way.
On rubber fashion
Despite the impressive working volume, the engine is spinning up to about 5,200 rpm, although the maximum power falls on a moderate 4250. The peak of the torque is just a thousand lower, but this does not mean shortages of traction on the bottoms - even at 1000 rpm. This monster will issue more 500 N.M. So it is not necessary to twist the motor, especially since it is not at all the turns above the average.
Three hundred and more horses under the hood are set up on an optimistic way and make you forget about more than three-ton car. Rather - almost forget. The soft characteristic of the torque converter makes the gear shift, but delays overclocking. Switching to reduced transmissions occurs more or less damaged only when it is required to reset one step. But the transition from Overdrive, for example, on the second occupies noticeably more time ...
However, Ford ravenly is able to easily recruit and maintain a cruising speed of 120-130 km / h, the maximum prudently limited to 153 km / h. And no accident. Feels the ravenly closer to the cargo than a car. It is quite capable of keeping the road at high speed or move in the first rows of a dense urban stream, but sharp maneuvers are not for him. The dependent suspension on long small springs front and rear provide an acceptable smoothness of the stroke and excellent energy intensity, but makes control specific. Ford reluctantly changes the direction, does not like asphalt waves in turn, requires accurate work with the steering wheel. Fortunately, the impressive mass and the long base give it an extraordinary resistance.
Not knowing the broth
How not to try a all-wheel drive car on off-road! Broken (not smitherente) Wet primer or herbal scorch - not an obstacle for gigid: you just need to turn on the front axle. If you want to move particularly carefully, you can use the reduced transmission - with it the traction capabilities of Ford are infinite.
But the dimensions are still not worth discounting. The long base and relatively small ground clearance do not allow careless to frolic in the rough terrain, and the solid mass will make it see three times before the conversion on the sour meadow. But the highly located engine and the interior will help to overflow a stream without any problems, in which the light little sacrifice would simply be drowned.
Healthy appetite
Gas tanks, where more than 1000 rubles are climbing, there are infrequently - 167-liter capacity under the hollow of the trunk of the compartment range from their number. If you put the goal, then at one refueling you can drive more than 1000 km around the country roads. Well, managed to achieve a flow rate of less than 15 l / 100 km - boldly declare ecorally. Champion, maybe you will not, but without a prize will not be left. The average consumption on the country track - 17-18 liters per hundred, in the city without traffic jams - 22-24 l / 100 km, and on a heavy dirt road, requiring the mandatory inclusion of the front bridge, - 35-40 l / 100 km and even more .
Diesel alternative
The diesel engine on the car of this mass and sizes is a very reasonable sentence. Moreover, the real cargo engine with a volume of 7.3 liters with eight cylinders, an inseparable combustion chamber and turbocharger. Its power (188 kW / 250 l.), Maybe not so impressive, but the torque is 709 N.MM at 1600 rpm - out of competition. During the presentation, the diesel excursions were so confidently in the deep sand that even the Materia Jippers approvingly shared their heads. In a word, doubt that this car is under the power of a trailer weighing 4.5 tons, not left. Another joy for the owner is a fuel consumption by 15-40% lower than that of the gasoline model.
So a considerable price difference (diesel excavation is more expensive than $ 4800) may well pay off. However, at the price of a gasoline version of 69,900 dollars, it is not so great.
Oven border!
So the advertising slogan is sounded for all-wheel drive cars Ford. Bares completely consistent with this idea. At least, the boundaries between sacrifice, buses and trucks he has already canceled (or installed new). Will the serial sorts of even larger sizes appear? It is unlikely: because the limit of reasonable has already been achieved.

Ford Excursion 6,8 V10 4x4
(7.3 Turbo Diesel)
General data: Number of places - 8+; Curved weight - 3261 (3487) kg; Full weight - 4037 (4173) kg; Maximum speed - 153 km / h; Time acceleration up to 100 km / ch - n. d.; fuel consumption in conditional country and urban cycles (USA) - 18.1 (15.7); 23.5 (21.4) l / 100 km; fuel supply - 167 l; Fuel - unleaded gasoline AI-91 (diesel fuel). Design: five-door body on the spar frame. Dimensions, mm: Length - 5758; width - 2032; Height - 2037; base - 3482; Pitch in front / rear - 1737/1730; Road clearance - 206; The volume of the trunk is 1360/4110 l; Radius of rotation - 7.7 m. Engine: gasoline, V-shaped, eight-cylinder (diesel, with direct injection and turbocharging), is located in front of the longitudinal; Working volume - 6748 (7270) SMZ; cylinder diameter and piston stroke - 90.2x105.7 (104.4x106.2) mm; compression ratio - 9.0 (17.0); Power - 231 (188) kW / 314 (250) l. with. at 4250 (2600) rpm; Maximum torque - 576 (709) NM at 3250 (1600) rpm. Transmission: Drive on all wheels, without inter-axis differential, on the front - disabled; gearbox - automatic, hydromechanical four-stage; Transmission numbers: I - 2.71; II - 1.54; III - 1.00; IV - 0.71; s. NS. - 2,18; Main gear - 4.06 (3.73); Dispensing box: I - 1.00; II - 2.64. Suspension: dependent, on small longitudinal springs with telescopic shock absorbers. Brakes: Disk ventilated with amplifier and ABS. Steering: Screw - Ball nut with amplifier. Tire size: 265/75R16.
 
 
Text / Anatoly Fomin
Photo / Vladimir panties

Source: Journal "Behind the wheel"