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Ford Explorer. Legend of the future

Ford Explorer. Price: From 1 799 000 r. On sale: since the summer of 2011

The legendary American Ford Explorer SUV returns to the expanses of Russia, filled with revolutionary ideas! From the former Explorer there is little here. New Detroit SUV is already a legend of the future, to get acquainted with which we went home to Henry Ford, in the distant state of Michigan
 
Test pilot
Vladimir Makkaveev, 33 years old, car journalist, driving experience 14 years old, personal car - Volvo C30

Amazing Still Country America! The past and the future are so closely intertwined here among themselves, that sometimes it seems, this is about to completely outliers. The whole thing, of course, in relation to ... to the past in the States belongs to reverence. For tensum, Americans look from the height of soulless exploiters. But the fantastic future is perceived with a truly childish delight. The highest ecstasy in the soul of an American excites the future, mixed on the legends of the past.

And if we talk about the automotive traditions of America, then there is nothing in the states, which could compare the strength of perception with the blue oval of Henry Ford. For more than a hundred years in the bottomless, as Lake Michigan, dozens of legends enclosed in futuristic forms and filled with fantastic content were born the depths of the blue oval. The last creation of Yankees is a new generation of superpopular SUV Ford Explorer brightest to the proof!

New Explorer Legend of the Future! Genetic features of ancestors in his appearance, of course, guessed. But much more Explorer 2011 looks at the Land Rover Discovery British neighbor. And in general, in general, almost one face! At first glance, the genetics is quite suspicious: the new Ford drew Jim Holland, who has previously worked on Land Rover. However, only by external invodiums, the bloodstream C Land Rover is not limited. New system of intelligent full drive Terrain Management Another joint development. Even the joystick washer and that one in one repeats the Lengererovskaya. So it is not necessary to rebuild!

In combination with a new 294-strong 3.5-liter motor CYCLONE V6 (yielding only 2 l. P., It is 32% more economical 4.6-liter predecessor V8) and a new six-speed automatic selectshift transmission Intelligent four-wheel drive allows Explorer Feel confidently practically on any coverage. Having in service with five modes: normal, dirt, sand, snow and descent from the slope, Terrain Management is capable of a wide range of toss not only the Algorithms of the KP, as it was on the previous Explorer, but also the ABS settings, the traction control system, the response system Gas pedal operation.

The new carrying body with an integrated frame creates the illusion of the ease of the front-wheel drive chassis, and highly successful suspension settings (McPherson stands and multi-dimensional racks), by the way, united for the entire world market, not only make Explorer amazingly resistant at high highways, but also with the American appetite Hamburger's Ematers smooth irregularities on off-Round.

The only thing that is somewhat annoying, a huge number of light plastic parts, which will tear off on the first serious off-road, and unreasonably low for such a car skirt. Very exquisite on American standards and much more spacious thanks to the authentication of the common dimensions of the car in length and width of the cabin framed the blue of the soft contour illumination.

The original, the attractive dashboard is made in the form of huge watches with two full-color 4.2-inch LCD monitors on both sides of the speedometer. The third is now the 8-inch monitor with the sensor skirt of the car control keyboard is located on the center console. This touchscreen not only allows you to use the console as an alternative to a netbook when the built-in Wi-Fi receiver is turned on to five devices, but also serves as the heart of the main innovation of the new Explorer in the configuration of the Limited MYFORD Touch and Sync systems, developed with Microsoft.

Having ears, let him hear! Bill Gates and Ko taught Ford Explorer not only to listen and understand human speech, but also to talk to the owner. So now, if the blonde on the passenger seat will distract you from unity with a car and expensive his chatter and eternal whining: Talk to me, cute! Or where should we go shopping?, you can safely throw in response: Talk to the car, dear, you will tell you everything.

Vocabulary vocabulary Ford 10,000 words, which makes it 333 times more eloquent ellocene. In practice, this is quite enough not only to communicate with blondes, but also for a very balanced management of almost all car systems. The only minus: Sync is very sensitive to the accent. But in the native language there should be no problem. In the near future, Explorer will learn 21. What to say, for 100 years in Detroit, they perfectly learned to complement the historical legends with futuristic developments, embodying the American car dreaming into reality. It remains only to guess, where the automotive thought will ride further. Modern technologies provide in this regard widest freedom of choice: from coffee makers to Sync Survolution! In the meantime, the embodiment of the American legend of the future is a new Ford Explorer 2011my.
 
Love not love
TERRAIN MANAGEMENT Joystick is exactly repeated by Lendrovier. It seems
The dashboard is made in the form of huge watches. Beautiful
 
Driving
Stunning and multi-sided suspension settings allow you to combine off-road softness with minimal transverse rolls and the highest degree of stability.
   
Salon
American is spacious and European Elegance.
   
Comfort
Excellent sound insulation, ease of interior transmission.
   
Security
The safety frame of the new body protects no worse than the race monocook.
 
Price
At the level of competitors.
 
Advantages and disadvantages
+ Noticeably eventable design, wide variability of motion modes, balanced suspension, innovative SYNC system, spacious 7-seater salon
- A large number of light plastic in the kit, low skirt
 
Specifications
Dimensions - 5006x1803x2004 mm
Engine - gasoline, 3497 cm3, 290 hp / 6500 min-1, 346 nm / 4000 min-1
Transmission - aut., SELECTSHIFT, 6-speed
Dynamics - Max 200 km / h; 9.1 s to 100 km / h
Fuel consumption - 12.4 l / 100 km in mix. Cycle
Competitors - Honda Pilot, Nissan Pathfinder, Mitsubishi Pajero
 
Our opinion
The new Ford Explorer is definitely not lost in the family of large-term 7-seater SUVs. Almost European design and best handling favorably distinguish him from the predecessor. And the five operating modes of Terrain Management even in combination with an automatic transmission allow you to cope with any roads!


Posted by: Vladimir Makkaveev

A source: Magazine 5 Wheel [August 2011]