Ford_News
11-03-2010, 01:31 PM
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Custom 2011 Ford Explorers at SEMA - Click above for high-res image gallery
Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/) is quite eager to show off the versatility of its all-new 2011 Explorer (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/explorer), so naturally, the automaker has decided to bring a trio of tuned examples to Las Vegas for the 2010 SEMA show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sema/). The Blue Oval handed out keys to Funkmaster Flex and Team Baurtwell, Galpin Auto Sports and CGS Performance Products, with each group providing a unique take on the Ford's new crossover.
Funkmaster Flex and his Team Baurtwell crew approached the Explorer with the idea of making it into an urban utility vehicle. Besides the obvious exterior and interior upgrades, Funkmaster Flex has packed this example with a complete Sony Xplod audio setup - a real treat for serious audiophiles.
Galpin Auto Sports designed its Explorer as a full-on luxury crossover. A leather-trimmed headliner has a central section of suede running the length of the ceiling, and that dual-texture styling is replicated in the seats. For second row passengers, an iPad pops out of the console, able to operate in either portrait or landscape mode while docked.
CGS Performance Products takes the luxury idea to a different level by adding in several touches that would be attractive to people with active lifestyles. 22-inch wheels might not be ready for all sorts of off-roading, but the carbon fiber mountain bikes attached to the roof can surely handle all sorts of outdoorsy tasks.
For the full details about each new Explorer, hop the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/03/sema-2010-ford-has-a-2011-explorer-to-fit-your-lifestyle-shows/#continued) and taking a gander at the press release, and peruse through our gallery of high-res images, below.
Gallery: SEMA 2010: Custom 2011 Ford Explorers (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2010-custom-2011-ford-explorers/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/01explorerssema2010_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2010-custom-2011-ford-explorers/#3536370)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/02explorerssema2010_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2010-custom-2011-ford-explorers/#3536371)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/03explorerssema2010_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2010-custom-2011-ford-explorers/#3536373)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/04explorerssema2010_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2010-custom-2011-ford-explorers/#3536374)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/05explorerssema2010_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2010-custom-2011-ford-explorers/#3536375)
Photos copyright (C)2010 Drew Phillips (http://www.drewphillipsphotography.com/) / AOL
[Source: Ford]
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Custom 2011 Ford Explorers at SEMA - Click above for high-res image gallery
Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/) is quite eager to show off the versatility of its all-new 2011 Explorer (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/explorer), so naturally, the automaker has decided to bring a trio of tuned examples to Las Vegas for the 2010 SEMA show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sema/). The Blue Oval handed out keys to Funkmaster Flex and Team Baurtwell, Galpin Auto Sports and CGS Performance Products, with each group providing a unique take on the Ford's new crossover.
Funkmaster Flex and his Team Baurtwell crew approached the Explorer with the idea of making it into an urban utility vehicle. Besides the obvious exterior and interior upgrades, Funkmaster Flex has packed this example with a complete Sony Xplod audio setup - a real treat for serious audiophiles.
Galpin Auto Sports designed its Explorer as a full-on luxury crossover. A leather-trimmed headliner has a central section of suede running the length of the ceiling, and that dual-texture styling is replicated in the seats. For second row passengers, an iPad pops out of the console, able to operate in either portrait or landscape mode while docked.
CGS Performance Products takes the luxury idea to a different level by adding in several touches that would be attractive to people with active lifestyles. 22-inch wheels might not be ready for all sorts of off-roading, but the carbon fiber mountain bikes attached to the roof can surely handle all sorts of outdoorsy tasks.
For the full details about each new Explorer, hop the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/03/sema-2010-ford-has-a-2011-explorer-to-fit-your-lifestyle-shows/#continued) and taking a gander at the press release, and peruse through our gallery of high-res images, below.
Gallery: SEMA 2010: Custom 2011 Ford Explorers (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2010-custom-2011-ford-explorers/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/01explorerssema2010_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2010-custom-2011-ford-explorers/#3536370)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/02explorerssema2010_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2010-custom-2011-ford-explorers/#3536371)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/03explorerssema2010_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2010-custom-2011-ford-explorers/#3536373)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/04explorerssema2010_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2010-custom-2011-ford-explorers/#3536374)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/05explorerssema2010_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sema-2010-custom-2011-ford-explorers/#3536375)
Photos copyright (C)2010 Drew Phillips (http://www.drewphillipsphotography.com/) / AOL
[Source: Ford]
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