LARRY BRUDZYNSKI Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Good, bad, or other?????????? Looks alot like a Land Rover to me. Don't know what to think about only having a 4 and 6 cylinder......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 I have only seen spy pictures, had Ford released pics and info yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LARRY BRUDZYNSKI Posted July 26, 2010 Author Share Posted July 26, 2010 http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/24391964/detail.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredsvt Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Its also up on fordvehicles.com, it's pricey when tarted up. It's a Flex under the skin from what I've read. Some Land Rover, esp with the AWD setup. Still like the Edge Sport tho. Wish they'd ship them already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasgasman Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 I like the Explorer. The Edge has a horrible dash reflection on the winshield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Warman Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 I think we already knew it would be unibody construction and I don't think that the smaller engines were a secret... But we are seeing everything coming out as pretty much all new vehicles. There are many articles on the net about the MyFordTouch dashboard - something I am waiting to see. These things are becoming less car and more user interface. We got our first Fiesta in today... with the DPS6 trans. Haven't had the chance to drive it but those that have driven it have remarked on the performance and the feel. Even more electronics to boggle ones mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbriggs Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Yah, did a pdi on our fiesta today. Took me a good 15 minutes to figure out how to switch the cluster to KM / hr. (Its done thru the stereo) Pretty neat little car though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam_Dodson Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Transverse mounted engine...unibody..yuck. Whats next an F150 with the same setup as a Honda Ridgeline? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchan68 Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 We got our first Fiesta in today... with the DPS6 trans. Haven't had the chance to drive it but those that have driven it have remarked on the performance and the feel. Even more electronics to boggle ones mind.I just did the web based course on that tranny a couple weeks ago. It seems like we're going in the same direction as Honda and Saturn. Really neat how it uses two input shafts with each, servicing a set of three ratios. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasgasman Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Transverse mounted engine...unibody..yuck. People are flocking to Toyota and GM dealerships buy up those exact vehicles. Ford hoping to bring those customers in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabfoes87 Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 The cluster is awesome. The climate control systems looks impressive too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrunoWilimek Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Transverse mounted engine...unibody..yuck. Whats next an F150 with the same setup as a Honda Ridgeline?I don't know about the unibody thing, but I was reading in Satuday's Toronto Star Wheels section that the Taurus SHO engine is being looked at for the new F150. They are talking about raising the horsepower for the truck version. Explorer sales used to be in the hundreds of thousands back in the nineties, but dropped to tens of thousands, mostly due to low fuel economy, so Ford is trying to find more sales with the V4 and V6 powertrains. I may have to trade the old 97 Explorer in if they are as good as advertised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasgasman Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 The new Explorer is nothing more than a current version of the Taurus X. Don't know why they called it an Explorer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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