At first glance at the new Ford Explorer Sport, the photo of which is located below, one does not immediately believe that this five-meter car is capable of performing any kind of sports maneuvers. Compared to the regular version of the car, black color is widely used in the design of the novelty. This applies to the color of the grille, mirror housings, roof rails and other elements that are customary to see in a chrome look. Designers installed updated 20-inch wheels and modern LED headlights on the car.
The interior of the Ford Explorer-Sport car has virtually no differences from the standard version. Here you can see the same dashboard with a large speedometer, a washer for choosing a driving mode and a multimedia system. Of the innovations, it is worth noting the finish made of corrugated plastic in anthracite color, luminous door sills, leather upholstery of the front seats, as well as the appeared paddle shifters. Moreover, the driver and front passenger seats received electronic adjustment in ten directions and ventilation.
Separate words deserve the power unit of the new car Ford Explorer Sport. Reviews of the first customers indicate that a 3.5-liter V-shaped “six” installed under the hood of the car and equipped with a turbocharger is a really good solution. The power of this engine, belonging to the EcoBoost family, is 360 horsepower. He is able to accelerate the car from zero to "hundreds" in just 6.4 seconds. It should be noted that the engine uses two turbines. As for the transmission, the six-speed automatic transmission is used in the new Ford Explorer-Sport car.
Overclocking is fast. The car is rapidly gaining momentum to a mark of 120 km / h, after which the acceleration becomes slower. Another nuance - inside a huge salon, the dynamism of a car is perceived a little smoothed out. The new Ford Explorer Sport, in a combined cycle, consumes about fifteen liters of fuel for each “hundred” mileage. At the same time, even A-92 gasoline is suitable for the car.
The brakes of the novelty have become more stringent, but they are designed, as practice shows, not for sports riding. The fact is that good and fast braking is characteristic only for the first half of the speedometer circle. At higher speeds, the mechanisms overheat, which leads to the absence of the usual pedal effort. On the other hand, the use of new steering and suspension settings in the car made it easy and enjoyable to drive.
In the salons of domestic dealers for the new Ford Explorer-Sport, you will have to pay about 2.2 million rubles. Despite the presence of the prefix “Sport” in the name, it is difficult to call the car purely sports. Moreover, from the entire Ford model range, this particular car is the most powerful, and its cost is significantly lower compared to other cars with similar characteristics.