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12-08-2010, 11:45 AM
Filed under: Videos (http://www.autoblog.com/category/videos/), Crossover (http://www.autoblog.com/category/crossovers-cuvs/), Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/)
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Click above to watch the video after the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/08/video-2011-ford-explorer-plays-in-the-california-sand/#continued)
The outgoing Ford Explorer (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/explorer) was a rear-drive-based body-on-frame SUV with a substantial thirst for fuel yet little in the way of off-road capability. The 2011 Explorer is built off a front-drive architecture, which would lead the uninformed observer to believe that dirt and rocks won't get along with the newly redesigned CUV. But Ford has worked its magic with a clever all-wheel drive system that works in tandem with a Terrain Management System that promises a modicum of off-road capability. Without skid plates and higher ground clearance, we're not talking hardcore rock crawling, of course, but perhaps there's more ability here than one might otherwise expect out of a unibody three-row crossover.
Of course, it will take time to get this message across to the car-buying public, and the first effort in Ford's educating process comes in the way of this sand-filled video. Ford put its newest 2011 model on display at the "San Diego Vision" media event, taking a bright red Limited model for a spin on very loose dirt. There are no rocks and no obtuse articulations; instead there are a bunch of different angles of the new Explorer doing dirt donuts with earth flying everywhere. It's far from the most impressive off-road video we've seen, but it sure is pretty. Hit the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/08/video-2011-ford-explorer-plays-in-the-california-sand/#continued) to watch the video for yourself. Hat tip to Yaroukh!
Gallery: 2011 Ford Explorer Southern California Live Debut (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-explorer-southern-california-live-debut)
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Click above to watch the video after the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/08/video-2011-ford-explorer-plays-in-the-california-sand/#continued)
The outgoing Ford Explorer (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/explorer) was a rear-drive-based body-on-frame SUV with a substantial thirst for fuel yet little in the way of off-road capability. The 2011 Explorer is built off a front-drive architecture, which would lead the uninformed observer to believe that dirt and rocks won't get along with the newly redesigned CUV. But Ford has worked its magic with a clever all-wheel drive system that works in tandem with a Terrain Management System that promises a modicum of off-road capability. Without skid plates and higher ground clearance, we're not talking hardcore rock crawling, of course, but perhaps there's more ability here than one might otherwise expect out of a unibody three-row crossover.
Of course, it will take time to get this message across to the car-buying public, and the first effort in Ford's educating process comes in the way of this sand-filled video. Ford put its newest 2011 model on display at the "San Diego Vision" media event, taking a bright red Limited model for a spin on very loose dirt. There are no rocks and no obtuse articulations; instead there are a bunch of different angles of the new Explorer doing dirt donuts with earth flying everywhere. It's far from the most impressive off-road video we've seen, but it sure is pretty. Hit the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/08/video-2011-ford-explorer-plays-in-the-california-sand/#continued) to watch the video for yourself. Hat tip to Yaroukh!
Gallery: 2011 Ford Explorer Southern California Live Debut (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-explorer-southern-california-live-debut)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/01explorer2011debutca_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-explorer-southern-california-live-debut/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/02explorer2011debutca_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-explorer-southern-california-live-debut/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/03explorer2011debutca_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-explorer-southern-california-live-debut/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/04explorer2011debutca_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-explorer-southern-california-live-debut/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/05explorer2011debutca_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-explorer-southern-california-live-debut/)
Photos copyright (C)2010 Drew Phillips (http://www.drewphillipsphotography.com/) / AOL
[Source: Ford via YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_Y7FjeWAxM&feature=player_embedded)]Continue reading Video: 2011 Ford Explorer plays in the California sand (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/08/video-2011-ford-explorer-plays-in-the-california-sand/)
Video: 2011 Ford Explorer plays in the California sand (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/08/video-2011-ford-explorer-plays-in-the-california-sand/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 08 Dec 2010 12:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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