09-01-2015, 10:52 AM
Mike Wrote:Spent the weekend with a new Ford Explorer. If you didn't tell me it was a Ford Explorer, you could have tricked me into thinking something German and costing twice as much. REALLY nice car. Good fit, finish, road manners, features.... my only complaint is the 21mpg I saw with mostly highway driving. Oh no, one other complaint was the car's hesitation to accelerate when you stomped it - felt like an abnormally long pause before it got into angry mode.
I've dug the looks since the first time I saw them. If I needed something of that size and with some ability to tow (I don't know the rating... maybe they've done away with tow ability?), I wouldn't hesitate to pick one up. Assuming the Escape is of the same ilk, it may need to make my shortlist, but also might be a touch small... Need to look at cargo numbers.
The new Ford Explorer is minivan territory (for towing at least).
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