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The Ford Explorer is a mid-size SUV sold in North America and built by the Ford Motor Company since 1990, as a replacement for the smaller but related Ford Bronco II. Though the Ford Escape is a crossover and the Expedition and Explorer are traditional SUVs, Ford considers all three vehicles to make up their "SUV" portfolio. Both two-door Explorer Sport and four-door models of Explorer have been sold. Technically similar to the 4-door Ford Explorer, the 2-door Explorer came in both rear-wheel drive and four-wheel drive variants. The Explorer lineup now consisted of two models: 2-door Explorer Sport and the 4-door Explorer.
The 4-door Explorer and companion Mercury Mountaineer were redesigned entirely in 2002, losing all design similarity with the Ranger while gaining a similar appearance to the Ford Expedition (the third generation Explorer is even often confused with the second generation Expedition, having rounded wheel sockets and "larger" back lights along with a more rounded appearance overall) and the still in production, second generation inspired Explorer Sport Trac. Beginning with the 2002 model year, Ford installed a fully independent rear suspension in the Explorer and Mercury Mountaineer (but not in the 2-door Explorer Sport). Ford installed the independent rear suspension in the Explorer beginning with the 2002 model year because of the well-publicized vehicle rollovers and resulting fatalities that occurred with previous-edition Ford Explorers. When the Explorer was redesigned for 2002, the Explorer Sport continued unchanged for 1 more year. Assembly of the fifth-generation Explorer will move to Ford's Chicago Assembly plant, where it will be built alongside the Ford Taurus and Lincoln MKS. The Louisville plant, where the previous generation was built, will be converted to produce cars based on Ford's global C platform (potentially including the Ford Focus, Ford C-Max, and Ford Kuga). Ford had set up a Ford Explorer Facebook page ahead of its debut.
Explorer Sport variation The Ford Explorer Sport was a 2-door version of the Ford Explorer, designed to take the place of the Bronco II in Ford's model line, and was produced from 1991 to 2003. In 1998 the Explorer Sport became the only 2-door trim level of the Explorer, and in 2001 it became its own model, as the second generation Explorer moved on to a 4-door-only 3rd generation. The only differences between the standard Explorer and the Special Service Vehicle Explorer are provisions for emergency services related equipment such as radios, lightbars and sirens. Mixed export sales success
With the introduction of the second generation Explorer in 1995, Ford attempted to market the Explorer in the UK, similar to the Taurus Ghia, Ford's attempt to market the Taurus in Australia and New Zealand. UK models In the UK the Ford Explorer was initially available as just one model, with the 4.0 litre engine and with a high specification - the only dealer options being leather interior. In May 2000, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) contacted Ford and Firestone about a higher than normal incidence of tire failures on Ford Explorers, Mercury Mountaineers, and Mazda Navajos fitted with Firestone tires (later including Ford Ranger and Mazda B-Series pickup trucks). By now, most Explorer, Mountaineer, Ranger, B-Series, and Navajo tires have been replaced, and the rollover reports have subsided, further lending credit to Ford's position that the design of its vehicles was not at fault, although the Explorer's manufacturer recommended tire inflation of only 26pounds per square inch (179kPa) likely contributed to the tread separation problem by causing the tires to operate at higher than normal temperatures. Yearly American sales
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3-Door: 67.5in (1714mm) 5-Door: 67.3in (1709mm) Eddie Bauer 4-Door 4WD: 68.3in (1735mm)
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199597 5-door: 111.5 in (2831 mm) 19982001 5-door: 111.6in (2834mm) 199599 3-door: 101.7in (2565mm) 200003 5-door: 101.8 in (2568 mm)
19982001 5-door: 190.7in (4826mm) 199899 3-door: 180.8in (4572mm) 199597 5-door: 188.5 in (4788 mm) 199597 3-door: 178.6 in (4536 mm) 200003 3-door: 180.4in (4562mm)
Recent, current, and future vehicles, United States market from Ford Motor Company
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Exploration is the act of searching or traveling a terrain (including space, see space exploration) for the purpose of discovery of resources or information. 310 BC) Greek explorer. 484 577) Irish monk, allegedly found Iceland and America in the 6th century. 13111350) Chinese explorer who made two major trips by ship. 1501) Portuguese explorer. 14501499) Italian explorer for England. 14501500) Portuguese explorer. 14541512) Italian explorer for Spain and Portugal . 14601521) Spanish explorer. 1465/14701554/1555) Ottoman explorer. 1520) Portuguese explorer, generally regarded as the European discoverer of Brazil. 14691524) Portuguese explorer. 14751519) Spanish explorer. 14751541) Spanish explorer. 14851528) Italian explorer for France. 14961542) Spanish explorer. 15101554) Spanish explorer. 15401596) English explorer.
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (May 26, 1689 August 21, 1762) explored Turkey. 1788 December 20, 1812) accompanied and assisted Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on the Lewis and Clark Expedition (18041806), the first American overland expedition to the Pacific coast and back.
Charles Wilkes (April 3, 1798 February 8, 1877) American naval officer and explorer who commanded the United States Exploring Expedition.
George Fletcher Moore (10 December 1798 30 December 1886) early Irish explorer of Australia.
Mary Kingsley (October 13, 1862 June 3, 1900) explored the Upper Ogawe River in Gabon and journeyed alone into unknown regions of the Congo jungle.
Tom Crean (20 July 1877 27 July 1938) Irish Antarctic explorer. August 5, 1930) American astronaut First human being to set foot on the Moon on July 20, 1969. 1942) undersea explorer; 1947) undersea explorer and pioneer underwater archaeologist: discovered numerous shipwrecks including H.L. September 4, 1971) a National Geographic Emerging Explorer, Salak was the first woman to cross the island of New Guinea;
NOAA Ocean Explorer - provides public access to current information on a series of NOAA scientific and educational explorations and activities in the marine environment
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research - formed by the merger of NOAAs Undersea Research Program (NURP) and the Office of Ocean Exploration (OE)
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The Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) is an American multinational corporation based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. Ford also sponsors numerous events and sports facilities around the US, most notably Ford Center in downtown Oklahoma City and Ford Field in downtown Detroit. Attempts to globalize the model line have often failed, with Europe's Ford Mondeo selling poorly in the United States as the Ford Contour, while U.S. models such as the Ford Taurus have fared poorly in Japan and Australia, even when produced in right hand drive. Europe
At first, Ford in Germany and Ford in Britain built different models from one another until the late 1960s, with the Ford Escort and then the Ford Capri being common to both companies. Increasingly, the Ford Motor Company has looked to Ford of Europe for its "world cars," such as the Mondeo, Focus, and Fiesta, although sales of European-sourced Fords in the U.S. have been disappointing. Through its relationship with Mazda, Ford also acquired a stake in South Korean manufacturer Kia, which built the (Mazda-based) Ford Festiva from 19881993, and the Ford Aspire from 1994-1997 for export to the United States, but later sold their interest to Hyundai (which also manufactured the Ford Cortina until the 1980s). Ford India began production in 1998 with its Ford Escort model, which was later replaced by locally produced Ford Ikon in 2001. Consequently, the Ford Fiesta and Ford EcoSport are only built in Brazil, and the Ford Focus only built in Argentina, with each plant exporting in large volumes to the neighboring countries. Current Ford E85 Flexible Fuel Vehicles sold in North America and Europe are:
In 2004 both Ford and Toyota agreed on a patent sharing accord which granted Ford access to certain hybrid technology patented by Toyota, in exchange Ford licensed Toyota some of their own patents. Current and planned Ford hybrid electric vehicles:
Ford ended the Think City experiment and ordered all the cars repossessed and destroyed, even as many of the people leasing them begged to be able to buy the cars from Ford. show, including the 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid, PZEV emissions compliant Fusion and Focus models and a 2008 Ford F-Series Super Duty outfitted with Ford's clean diesel technology. Some of the most successful NASCAR Fords were the aerodynamic fastback Ford Torino and Mercury Montegos, and the aero-era Ford Thunderbirds. Ford continues building medium class trucks with the F-650 and F-750 Ford F-Series and recently introduced the LCF series similar in design to the Ford Cargo trucks of the past. Mulally (President & CEO)
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