bit.ly/ih7JD3 Ford Adventure Field の The All-New Explorer Vol.3 の原稿執筆時に取材したオフロードインプレッション動画です。目標月間販売台数を大幅に上回る勢いで予約が進む新型EXPLORER。その魅力はどこにあるのか? 専門誌ならではの視点で読み解いたものです。ご一読ください（河）。
Finally a reviewer that lets the traction control do it's job. Most other reviewers or people doing off road reviews let off the throttle as soon as they lose momentum not giving traction control a chance. I had a landrover freelander and lots of people were under the impression it sucked because as soon as they spun they stopped. I used to let mine spin for 20 seconds or more and usually the other guys would be amazed that it would get through just about anything if you gave it the chance. The explorer has a great 4x4 system as well, could use ground clearence though.
It does very well, he showed what happened with the car if the 4WD system is not selected.... As you can see, the car is able to go forward no matter the terrain. It is able to transfer the engine power to the right wheel with the best traction.
@GotstuffStoppa He wasn't stuck. He parked it while flexing the suspension then opened and closed the doors to see if the unibody frame was weak enough to flex. If it were, the doors would not have closed properly.
I know its meant for the Japanese audience but please please translate with English subtitles so we can here the opinions of other magazines around the world... thanks 4x4Magazine!
i think the wheel slippage is just him showing you what happens when you dont engage the off road mode, because all the other things iv seen on it if you engage that mode the wheel doesnt even spin one full rotation before it locks and the vehicle moves
This car is years ahead of the Honda Pilot in terms of interior refinement. Also the reliability and resale values are also better than the pilot's. (57% 36mths) and it is the best selling Full-size SUV.
Idk why Americans won’t test the explorer like this? Instead of them just bringing it to little trails lol. But this with off roading tires. I think it would be able to take it easier with out slips👌🏽
4:22 Why are the wheels spinning? And yes, I know it doesn't have lockers! But my 4th gen explorer (previous gen) has brake control and doesn't allow the wheels to spin. Makes it work like an automatic locker. You'd think if anything the newer explorer would for sure have brake control, right? Or was he testing it with the traction control system disabled? Kinda sucks I can't understand him..
@undertake782 Yeah I was going to say the same thing. This is a FF setup though and that is not common for an offraod capable vehicle and it is the first time in an Explorer. Ford knows what they are doing though and the Explorers of road capabilities are for more than anyone will ever use it for. These are basically road climbing tests. I thought about getting this here in Japan as my next car but 44K dollars is a lot of money. I'm happy to see we are building better cars than the Japanese now.
That's how you test an Explorer, The Japanese have proven the new Explorer can really go off road, although some other SUVs can do better, I believe 90% of owners won't even try some of the stuff in this Vid, if you want an SUV to go off roading frequently, get a Jeep.
So basically they think the explorer explores by driving down a dirt road.... Wow, i hope they dont fuck up the expedition like they did this. 03-06 is my favorite model.
Explorer was never intended to be for serious off road work....its the inspiration behind such as the BMW X5, who realised that Ford was making a killing on the US market with a 'soft-roader' or crosso-over vehicle. Now every car maker is trying to make one.
@zacrs4 Maybe his in the Mud/ruts setting. On a test drive were the dealer acidentally left in that setting, i noted the stability control was turned off, thats probably why it takes soo long for the other wheel to start spinning.
Wow not a lot of suspension travel going over those moguls. Not sure if that's good or bad. I know my truck would have had at least 2 ft from the top of the tire to the wheel arch.
it takes too long for the wheels to lock. it needs the electronic locker. or so to speak, i thought the electronic locker automatically locks the differentials when engaged.
@TheKing0fHalo yeah i remember those Durango R\T's have those 5.9 to go against Ford's long time engine the 302 engine that went on the mustangs then up to the explorers and went to the f150, those other companies are depressed if its all about power and torque, forget about the i-Force V8 from the Tundra and the magnums from dodge, they were overpowered stuff, and all they want is speed not power, but ford it doesnt matter about speed, as long as the power and torque is there for hauling ass
@rangerover06sc With my truck it kicks in within half a second, literally. In high range too, and no matter how little gas i give it. It works amazingly well. Really sucks that the new explorers don't have it.. Unless he was testing with it disabled, but again I can't understand him. I'm sure its not disabled tho..
@zacrs4 The wheel probably have to spin up to a certain speed before traction control kicks in, epecially considering there is no low range. He probably just didn't give enough gas
Oh by no means is it "better" than mine. It's not even in the same class. I've got an SUV. This thing is a car. I'd put my body-on-frame true 4x4 up against this wrong-wheel-drive station wagon any day of the week.
It's just a Taurus wagon. Literally. It's built on the Taurus platform. It's a car. It's not a real Explorer. I've got a '94 XLT 4x4 and this poor little wrong-wheel-drive imitation SUV can't even try to come close to going the places my low-range equipped 4x4 Explorer can. The '11 Exploder is a piece of $hyte wrong-wheel-drive sissymobile.
That doesn't look very good. I'd expect a good electronic 4x4 system to spot a spinning wheel in part of a turn. This is the American way where foot to the floor and wheels spinning is a good solution. In my 4x4 I'd have stopped and locked the diffs rather than risk a spinning wheel come down on solid traction and break something.
