Ford Explorer ST Races Acura MDX Type S and Genesis GV80, the shock follows Drag and Roll Race. Join this channel to get access to perks: / @samcarlegion
And only last for two years the internals are not!! To the standard of the MDX!!! Once tuners get to it I bet it would put down some serious power I bet this will have GTR like capabilities!!! Once someone wants to do it lol
They respond well to replacing those crap stock intercoolers. You get like one or two pulls and then they pull power drastically. It would be the first mod I'd do even if I never plan on tuning it.
I have a 2018 Flex with the 3.5L EB and put a 91 octane tune on it through 5 Star Tuning. It's now running almost 440hp and I'm running 5.4 sec to 60 and 13.8 second 1/4's.
Yes! Great match ups, very fair across the spectrum. Glad to see all three pitted against each other. Dang that 3.0L Twin Turbo Exploder really goes - especially right out of the hole. Fun to see how these stock comparos stack up. Thanks for sharing...
I have a 2020 Explorer ST. My first American car after always having Germans. It’s the first car I’m keeping when the lease ends. So much fun to drive, so much power and very practical. Has been very reliable and maintenance is super cheap. The bonus is the presence it has with everyone thinking I’m a cop.
Always love those family SUV races. I've owned a lot of vehicles over the years and I still feel my MDX Type-S is the best overall vehicle I've ever owned when you consider performance, features, value for dollar, etc.
The 0-60 between MDX type S and the other MDX variants is 1 sec difference. Is that precision crafted performance? 290 HP versus 355HP, the power output sounds significant but it does not seem proportional. Plus Type S is performance when it comes to the NSX but not on the MDX.
@@danielmelendez9943 , doesn’t change anything I said. Regular MDX doesn’t look as nice (different front end, smaller wheels, exhaust, etc), no massaging seats, heads up display, ambient lighting, inferior sound system, no air suspension, etc. The power is also very noticeable, I’ve had 5 MDX’s and the Type-S is far superior. You may not feel the value is there but I do and I’ve owned them all so I’m speaking from experience.
@@nickns23659 heads up display is gimmicky, massage seats not overwhelming, a great sound system definitely necessary, ambient lighting useless, at the end of the day you buy performance, agility of the suspension to provide sharp handling and steering, for sure torque vectoring that allows the car to feel nimble and agile out of corners. Thus, making it feel smaller and lighter given that the MDX is about 4800lbs. The standard MDX Is comfortable but the seats have gotten smaller when compared to my 2011 model. Type S price, well over $72k.
I dragy timed an Explorer ST. Very quick off the line, but trapped less in the 1/4 mile than my 2017 Nissan Maxima, back in the day. Tuned ones moves very fast though! The Explorer also feels and looks the coolest of this group, in my opinion.
Before I watch the video, I place the Ford #1, Acura #2, and Genesis #3. The first 2 I mentioned is definitely geared towards performance, but the Genesis is geared towards luxury first and sport a distant second. If we want "sport" in the Genesis, we will have to get the Coupé or get the smaller siblings. Small = Sport & Large = Luxury in the Genesis world unfortunately.
I have the 2023 ST with an s&b cold air intake system and a borla catbak exhaust system and it is a BEAST. Puts out 440hp and screams. Hits 0-60mph in 4.9 seconds which is insane for a vehicle that heavy.
CAI and cat back add very little power and definitely not 40 more crank hp than the 400 crank HP stock. the factory ones are quite efficient. 93 tune and intercooler , however......add 80+ hp to the WHEELS
@@Av3ntur0zky if a buyer's primary concern was speed they wouldn't be buying a Genesis GV80; that thing is luxury first and foremost. So yes, it's impressive.
I've owned an X5, 3 BMW coupes, 4 Mustangs, Audi A5, and more.. My 2022 Ford Explorer is fantastic. Sticks to the road like gum to a chesterfield, corners like a cat on Velcro, and often surprises other drivers.
I have Ford escape 2013 2L Ecobost and believe me that engine is Tank on 256k km and still no other Toyota pass me while driving 😅😅😅 People’s say ford is not reliable, all vehicles are reliable it depends how you care and how you drive
Hes a fkn clown. Reason why I unsubbed from this channel. Clearly the Acura destroyed the ST when in manual mode from a roll and off the line. Guy is a Ford Fangirl. On paper the Acura should be slower but it isnt.
Im Inspections for the Ford Assembly Plant here in Chicago where the Explorers and Aviators are manufactured and I know for sure the 3.0 TT Ecoboost is fully capable and ready for anyone 😎
@@electricbird423forester9not going to say it’s a sight to see. But when it comes to the end of the line of the production for inspection especially the ST and the Aviator Black Label. It’s love
Good comparo and not surprised.I have watched vids on YT with guys that will tune them(they already fast)and run them at the track.They respond well to tuning and they are fast.Would be interested in adding a Durango R/T 5.7 or a 5.7 Cherokee or a Jeep SRT with the 6.4,or Durango not the hellcat,that is another league.Like this👍
@timbant4287 ford is over 400hp and 415 tq. Acura is 350hp and under 350 in tq. Yes it make a difference for a car over 4000lbs and that ford just barely beat it
What's the source for the "Christmas Tree" starting lights? I'm not finding anything on the internet so far. I built a manually operated Christmas Tree with a friend back in the late 1970's for what became quite the drag racing phenom in Silicon Valley.
now we gotta get some Grand Cherokee action, 5.7, maybe the 4xe models. I also am really curious to see real world drag races between the Escalade, Navigator, and Grand Wagoneer.
I agree. To be specific the third row seating Jeep Grand Cherokee L with the 5.7 liter HEMI V8 engine. That's the vehicle I have. Mine is in the Summit Reserve trim with the 5.7 liter HEMI V8 engine. Performance numbers for that is 357 horsepower along with 390 pound feet of torque. Those numbers are very competitive with the performance numbers of the mid size third row seating SUVs shown in this video. I hope in upcoming videos that involves mid-size third row seating SUVs, that the Jeep Grand Cherokee L with the V8 engine would be in a few of them.
The 4xe would be in the shop under its 15th recall on filming day lol. The 5.7 thought might not be on a 4 post lift so it'll stand a better chance. Then again it could break halfway through testing because Stellantis.
@@DocR16 No it wouldn't, that doesn't even make sense. Them 4xe's get purchased by people and they rarely ever regret it. Sorry you decided to jump onto the band wagon of people who hate on Chryslers without knowledge of them.. much better cars than you think and I have a lot of experience with them. Regardless, I was talking about performance so stop whining about an entirely different topic ty.
The Aviator is based on the Ford Explorer, but with lots more luxury added, so I'm sure it would be a little slower due to the added weight of the extra amenities.
@@skid126both the fx/QX and the m56 are definitely rare vehicles, I bought my 09 fx50S about 1.5 years ago, it's now sitting at 290k miles and STILL hauls azz!!! 😂 🙏🏿
That was a fantastic showcase. I own a 21 ST and love it, but it does have its downsides in ride quality. However, with a few mods and a tune, can easily push super high numbers with the ecoboost.
I think we should run MDX with GV80 first, then run MDX with Explorer. It looks like MDX won Explorer twice? And it also looks like the final drag race between MDX and Explorer was almost a tie, their acceleration curves are almost the same.
@@joshgutierrez7380 I don't agree but we all have opinions.... I can say Ford engineering is better because they always have more power out of less displacement. I can say this St is better than that Acura because it sells more, etc which is all true.
@@taurussho86 it sells more because ford is a bigger brand and the explorer is a car with a much wider price range. The fact that you think fords engineering is better than Hondas amuses me. It has 45 more hp because of twin turbos vs Acuras twin scroll single turbo.
@@tommyhills586no ford is stronger than dodge there vehicles have way more torque and are lighter the explorer is way faster than the Durango Srt or rt not the hellcat tho
@@30tc first of all little boy I’m way more successful than you’ll ever be I’ve been working since I was 8 years old I’m 23 own a St and a hellcat and got a job making 90 k a year and i don’t need study anything when I got a degree from Georgia tech masters degree at that btw the St will dominate both of them you obviously don’t know nothing about the explorer you need to watch real life races not this you tube bs
explorer st is no joke my ST went consistently 12.3@111mph with 93 octane and intercooler only then I went e50 and went 11.8@116mph im got more mods now and going for 11.5 this year. and its 4 year old, not a single issue.
I would choose the GV80 any day of the week over the Ford. Clearly, the Ford lacks the opulence, luxury, refinement and attention grabbing that the Genesis has. In any of those vehicles, I won't be dag racing. Instead I would be taking long interstate journeys in powerful vehicles. The only thing the Genesis lacks is a legacy. And they are doing a great job of establishing one.
If opulence, luxury and refinement are what you desire, get the Aviator and you'll have more luxury and more juice than the Genesis. Keep in mind a fully loaded ST is going to run you $20k less than a fully loaded Genesis.
@@jdorf40the ford doesn’t have more luxury than genesis, not by a long shot. Genesis has wayyy more options and text than the Lincoln. But you will pay for it…
@@SamCarLegion Wow! You did great. The LEDs are nice and bright. Also, the timing of the lights, its much easier for drivers to launch their cars. Keep kicking ass!
naw. wife has the st and I have the type s. The st is quick, but that's IF the transmission doesn't mess up, cause it does often. 60k miles and it's been at the dealership longer than in our driveway. The amount of problems with STs is absolutely insane. No way I could own one after watching my wife go through her mess with it. Back up camera won't work, screen freezes and goes black, transmission just stops working intermittently. Car smells like sulfur. Cats have been replaced but are leaking again. Front camera replaced and recalibrated, still don't work. Alarms goes off randomly. It's quite the POS!
@@Chris-rb8ri Holly Crap ! Really? I wish I knew of a track near me (Ft. Wayne) where I could run it a few times. Funny thing is this seems like a rocket ship compared to my old 2002 Explorer. Cannot believe how much more acceleration the ST-Line has compared to what I was used to.
They use the na 3.5 V6. None use the high output 3.0 The older pre-2020 modes some had the sport pack which was the former 3.5 TT but theyre rare. The new ones dont use the 3.0TT.
I doubt it mate, only the Ford Crownvics with the 4.6L SOHC 2V Modular V8 can take a real beating, don't believe me then go watch Scotty Kilmer and he'll tell you the real truth about turbo engines ingeneral.
Duh. Because it's an American car of course they gonna used it. I bet many of them are unreliable and have issues bc it's a ford. But government keep buying more. Put more hp and tq on the acura I bet it will better then a ford
For all of us on your southern border, we'd love to see the ST and a Jeep SRT or a Durango SRT. The Mopar's are our real competition out here! And maybe a couple BMW X-M's.
Which one of these has more technology and better overall quality? I've been trying to figure out which one I'd pick if i had to get rid of my X5 M50. That X5 that didn't make the race would have made this more interesting.
To the GV80's benefit, it weighs 300lbs more than the MDX and it rides on 22 inch wheels vs 21 inches on the MDX. It's also tuned for a relaxed, smooth operation. So the GV80 did remarkably well in keeping up with it.
@@DalHarpJr a stock ST isn’t fast , you’re comparing a 5.5 0-60 vs 4.5 you aren’t beating a SRT lol there’s videos all over RU-vid of STOCK STs vs SRTs losing
Do you brake boost on the 0-60??? Type S has a launch control feature - use it. At least you id a manual 2nd gear roll race. And don't race these cars in NORMAL drive mode - it's just plain wrong.
I’m still waiting to see ford fusion sport v6 twin turbo vs Kia stinger gt2 v6 twin turbo and Acura tlx type s v6 twin turbo I want to see ford fusion sport vs
Nice runs!! The MDX Type S is the only offering of the three that I'd consider owning. But being the owner of a 22 MDX Tech, 21 TLX and 16 AV6, that's a given. LOL!!
