The Ford Explorer lives on. Not just here on our shores—where new stocks have just arrived—but also in the global market. See, Ford has just introduced a new version of its premium crossover, and it’s looking pretty neat.
The changes start on the outside, where the Explorer sports a new front fascia adorned by a now-larger grille. In the ST trim you see in these photos, the grille gets a blacked-out finish. At the rear, there’s a black panel that stretches the width of the liftgate and taillight housings that look pretty similar to the Everest.
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Inside, the Explorer boasts new ActiveX seats with silver mesh accents. It can be had in Mojave Dusk for the Platinum variant. It comes in Black Onyx for the ST and ST-Line trim and in Ultra Dark Space Gray in the Active trim.. In addition to the new seats, Ford has also fitted new soft-touch materials on the center console. The dashboard has also been slightly moved forward to enable more space for those sitting in the front row.
The cabin also gets a new ambient lighting feature with seven different colors to choose from, namely: Ice Blue, orange, Soft Blue, red, green, blue, and purple. But of course, front and center and the main highlight of the new Explorer is the 13.2-inch infotainment system.
This touchscreen display is where users can enjoy the Ford Digital Experience—a first in any Ford vehicle. This supposedly “allows customers to access their digital life inside the car.”
Apart from the usual head-unit duties, the display also allows users to watch videos and stream movies as well as surf the web whenever the vehicle is parked. What’s more, gaming is also available through this touchscreen by selecting from a wide range of apps via Google Play. A cool addition here is a Ford-exclusive version of Asphalt Nitro 2. Users can also connect a Bluetooth gamepad for the full gaming experience.
The new Explorer also comes with handsfree highway driving through the Ford BlueCruise hardware. This system allows the use of lane-change assist and in-lane repositioning all through the flick of the turn signal stalks.
Other standard equipment in the new Explorer include a 10-way power-adjustable driver’s seat and a four-way power-adjustable passenger seat, both with heating features. There’s a grand total of eight USB ports across all three rows, three 12V sockets, and a FordPass Connect embedded modem.
What do you guys think of the new Explorer? Is this something you’d like to see in the Philippines, too?
