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2013 Ford Explorer adds new technology, luxury features while improving on best-in-class safety package.

The completely reinvented Ford Explorer raises the bar for the 2013 model year with new luxury and safety features. Explorer now offers a heated steering wheel to enhance driving comfort and smart HID headlamp beams that dim automatically when oncoming traffic is detected. Explorer bolsters its class-leading safety package with new knee airbags for the front-seat passenger.

2013 Ford Explorer highlights

• Latest-generation SYNC system with MyFord Touch featuring Wi-Fi capability, text-to-voice, HD Radio with iTunes Tagging and voice-activated navigation
• Integrated USB ports for accessing music
• Choice of 3.5-liter Ti-VCT V6 engine or 2.0-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder with best-in-class fuel economy of up to 28 mpg highway
• Standard trailer sway control, which uses selective braking and engine management to tame unwanted trailer movement
• Ford's leading safety and security features, including:
• AdvanceTrac with RSC (Roll Stability Control)
• Safety Canopy System, a side air curtain technology offering protection for the first and second seating rows
• SOS Post-Crash Alert System
• MyKey programmable vehicle key allows parental controls on driving speed
• Hill Start Assist for more confidence on uphill grades
• Curve Control, which can slow the vehicle by up to 10 mph if it senses a curve is being taken too fast
  
  

2013 Ford Explorer Sport highlights

New for 2013, Ford Explorer Sport Combines High Performance with Fuel Efficiency, Thanks to EcoBoost Power

The first high-performance Ford Explorer arrives for 2013, featuring a twin-turbocharged EcoBoost engine producing an estimated 350 horsepower that is expected to deliver top fuel economy among gas-powered performance SUVs. Explorer Sport's Terrain Management System tailors power to all four wheels for enhanced dynamics on and off the pavement. Paddle shifters offer precise control of the transmission.

Aggressive design features include 20-inch wheels and a unique grille featuring low-gloss Sterling Gray mesh with contrasting Ebony high-gloss bars to establish strong exterior cues. Explorer Sport's interior incorporates contrasting stitching and available two-tone Charcoal Black and Sienna leather-faced seats.

Explorer Sport highlights

• Performance tuning includes a stiffer chassis, sport-tuned electric power-assisted steering (EPAS), larger brakes and paddle-shifted six-speed SelectShift Automatic transmission
• Terrain Management System offers settings for sand, snow, rutted mud and hill descent
• Projected fuel economy of 16 mpg city, 22 mpg highway beats gas-powered, high-performance competitors
• Latest-generation SYNC system with MyFord Touch features Wi-Fi capability, text-to-voice, HD Radio with iTunes Tagging and voice-activated navigation
• Two-toned leather-trimmed seats deliver unique Sport interior design elements
• Ford's leading safety and security features, including:
• AdvanceTrac with RSC (Roll Stability Control)
• Safety Canopy System, a side air curtain technology offering protection for the first and second seating rows
• SOS Post-Crash Alert System
• MyKey programmable vehicle key allows parental controls on driving speed
• Hill Start Assist for more confidence on uphill grades
• Curve Control, which can slow the vehicle by up to 10 mph if it senses a curve is being taken too fast
  
  

2012 Ford Explorer Highlights

Iconic Ford Explorer completely reinvented, mixing style, capability and technology with class-leading fuel efficiency.

• Ford Explorer is Ford's completely reinvented sport utility vehicle, offering customers an unmatched combination of convenience, capability and technology
• 2012 Explorer delivers class-leading full-size, three-row SUV fuel efficiency from a new four-cylinder 2.0-liter EcoBoost and a proven V6 engine
• Available in base, XLT and Limited series, Explorer offers buyers an unmatched array of standard and available features to rival pricey luxury SUVs

Ford's iconic Explorer the vehicle that defined a segment has been completely reinvented to raise consumer expectations of SUV fuel efficiency, safety, technology, capability and quality.

"The all-new Explorer delivers exactly what today's SUV buyers are looking for, combining the capability, convenience, performance and technologies they want with the fuel economy these times require," said Bill Gubing, Ford chief program engineer. "Explorer adds refinement to redefine what a modern SUV can be."

New for 2012
Reengineered from bottom to top and revealed last summer, Explorer enters the 2012 model year with an expanded color palette and is the first Ford model in North America to offer an all-new Ford EcoBoost™ four-cylinder engine delivering class-leading fuel economy and responsive performance.

New Explorer exterior colors for 2012 include Ginger Ale Metallic, Dark Blue Pearl Metallic, Cinnamon Metallic and Black.



Quality
In addition to its clean, modern exterior design, Explorer aims to please SUV shoppers with a thoughtful, flexible interior package that abounds with clever storage solutions and generous head and shoulder room, three rows of flexible seating, and room for all the gear families invariably take along on their adventures.

Ford Explorer design inside and out is executed with world-class craftsmanship. Tight margin gaps are indications of the painstaking attention to detail applied across the spectrum, from design through engineering and manufacturing.

Quietness another significant advancement in the reinvented Explorer also signals quality to customers. Explorer is superior to in-segment competitors and rivals premium SUVs for overall quietness and NVH control.

Explorer redefines customer expectations for driving dynamics and comfort on any road, anytime, anywhere while stretching the breadth of SUV capability.

Ford Explorer V6 models are also available with an intelligent 4WD system that adds terrain management. Selectable to match driving conditions, this advancement takes the guesswork out of 4WD range choice.

A driver need only turn the console-mounted knob to the proper setting for snow, sand, mud or normal mode. In addition, the system includes hill descent mode. Simple and convenient for SUV veterans, the system will be a confidence builder for newer drivers.

Green
Driven by the commitment to give customers unsurpassed fuel efficiency with each newly launching vehicle, Ford has sweated the details to further increase Explorer fuel economy:

• Twin independent variable camshaft timing (Ti-VCT)
• EcoBoost engine availability
• Six-speed automatic transmissions for optimized gearing
• Electric power-assisted steering (EPAS) to eliminate power drag
• Variable-displacement air-conditioning compressor to reduce drag
• Slippery aerodynamics with harmonized front air dam and rear liftgate spoiler

For the buyer placing top priority on fuel economy, the 2012 Explorer offers a new and advanced 2.0-liter EcoBoost engine delivering the power of a normally aspirated V6 without compromise to its four-cylinder fuel economy. This direct-injected, turbocharged and intercooled engine delivers 240 horsepower at 5,500 rpm and develops 270 lb.-ft. of torque at 3,000 rpm while delivering best-in-class full-size, three-row SUV fuel economy.

Explorer's standard engine is a 3.5-liter Ti-VCT V6 delivering 290 horsepower and 255 lb.-ft. of torque. Ti-VCT allows individually optimized camshaft timing of valve opening and closing events to improve fuel efficiency while delivering increased power and reducing part-throttle emissions. Mated to Ford's six-speed SelectShift Automatic transmission, this powerful, flexible and efficient engine delivers up to an EPA-rated 25 mpg on the highway. That's the highest fuel efficiency available, among full-size, three-row SUVs.



Safe
Named a Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Explorer brings a stiff unibody structure and a class-leading suite of active and passive safety features and technologies, plus another Ford safety innovation ? the world's first second-row inflatable rear belts.

Rear seat passengers often children or mature passengers can be more vulnerable to head, chest and neck injuries. Ford's unique inflatable rear belts spread impact forces across more than five times the area of conventional seat belts, reducing pressure on the chest while helping to control head and neck motion.

From the boron front bumper beam through high-strength steel side-impact tubes, Explorer's rigid body structure is designed to provide robust protection for occupants. In the instance of a crash, these elements come together to protect Explorer driver and passengers inside a safety cage of strength.

Standard Explorer safety features include:

• AdvanceTrac with RSC (Roll Stability Control) and Curve Control functionality to provide braking optimized by each individual wheel
• Second-generation first-row airbags, side seat airbags
• Belt-Minder for driver and first-row passenger
• Energy-management system pretensioning for height-adjustable first-row seat belts
• LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren) system for outboard second-row positions, for safely securing child safety seats
• SOS Post-Crash Alert System
• Safety Canopy side curtain airbags
• Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)

Optional features that help enhance Explorer safety include:

• Adaptive cruise control and collision warning with brake support
• BLIS (Blind Spot Information System) with cross-traffic alert

Smart
From Ford's acclaimed SYNC voice-activated communications and entertainment system to MyFord Touch driver connect technology, Explorer offers technologies that enhance the ownership experience.

EPAS enables Explorer's optional active park assist technology. When activated, the system scans for a suitable spot, calculates the trajectory and steers the vehicle. The driver continues to control brake and throttle inputs, while the system steers the vehicle throughout the parking maneuver.

Standard Explorer convenience features include:

• MyFord driver connect technology
• MyKey owner control feature
• Air filtration system
• Media hub
• Easy Fuel (capless fuel filler)
• Cruise control
• Power windows, with one-touch down for driver
• Power door locks with child safety rear door locks
• Tilt/telescoping steering column
• Four 12-volt powerpoints
• Cargo hooks

Available features to rival luxury SUV offerings include:

• Automatic headlamps
• Heated sideview mirrors with LED signal indicators and security approach lamps
• SecuriCode keyless entry keypad
• Reverse Sensing System
• Perimeter alarm
• PowerFold sideview mirrors with driver's side memory
• Ambient lighting
• Adjustable pedals with memory functionality
• Dual-zone electronic temperature control
• 10-way power driver's seat, with power recline and lumbar
• Electrochromic (auto-dimming) interior mirror
• Rear view camera
• Remote start system
• 110-volt outlet
• MyFord Touch driver connect technology
• Intelligent Access with push-button start

For more info on the 2013 Ford Explorer contact Bergey's Ford.