DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 8, 2010 – The 2011 Ford Explorer has been redesigned from bottom to top, inside and out to meet the needs of SUV drivers from Dubuque to Dubai. While the atmospheric conditions of eastern Iowa can be closely replicated in Ford’s Dearborn, Mich., facilities, there’s no substitute for being there when validating [...]
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2011 FORD EXPLORER GOES GREEN WITH MORE RECYCLED, RENEWABLE MATERIALS AND INCREASED FUEL EFFICIENCY | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
2011 FORD EXPLORER GOES GREEN WITH MORE RECYCLED, RENEWABLE MATERIALS AND INCREASED FUEL EFFICIENCY The 2011 Ford Explorer is 85 percent recyclable. The reinvented SUV leverages Ford’s industry-leading use of bio foam and recycled fabric in its interior, as well as recycled steel in select exterior parts Ford is reducing its use of virgin steel [...]
FORD EXPLORER: REDEFINING SUVs WITH BOLD DESIGN, PRECISION CRAFTSMANSHIP AND ‘QUIET’ QUALITY | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
FORD EXPLORER: REDEFINING SUVS WITH BOLD DESIGN, PRECISION CRAFTSMANSHIP AND ‘QUIET’ QUALITY All-new Ford Explorer delivers a bold new design – yet is instantly recognizable as an Explorer and a Ford – and raises the bar on customers’ expectations for a modern, capable, fuel-efficient SUV with unsurpassed aerodynamics World-class Explorer craftsmanship mandates precision engineering to [...]
WORLD’S FIRST INFLATABLE SECOND-ROW SEAT BELT LATEST INNOVATION IN FORD EXPLORER SAFETY STORY | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
WORLD’S FIRST INFLATABLE SECOND-ROW SEAT BELT LATEST INNOVATION IN FORD EXPLORER SAFETY STORY Explorer raises the bar on SUV safety with a class-leading array of airbags including industry-exclusive inflatable second-row seat belts, a Safety Canopy®, Trinity front crash impact structure and collision warning with brake support All-new Explorer features AdvanceTrac® with RSC® (Roll Stability Control™), [...]
EXHAUSTIVE TESTS, UNCOMPROMISING APPROACH GIVE 2011 FORD EXPLORER WORLD-CLASS CRAFTSMANSHIP | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
EXHAUSTIVE TESTS, UNCOMPROMISING APPROACH GIVE 2011 FORD EXPLORER WORLD-CLASS CRAFTSMANSHIP Ford scrutinized every inch of the new 2011 Ford Explorer throughout the development – even when the design existed only on a computer screen – to ensure the vehicle delivered top-notch craftsmanship Ford utilized specialized high-tech equipment, from laser wands to aluminum bodies, to ensure [...]
FORD INTRODUCES NEW CURVE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY TO HELP PROTECT AGAINST CRASHES ON CURVES | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
FORD INTRODUCES NEW CURVE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY TO HELP PROTECT AGAINST CRASHES ON CURVES Ford is pioneering the next frontier of safety with crash-avoidance innovations such as Curve Control, which launches on the all-new 2011 Ford Explorer and rolls out to 90 percent of Ford’s North American crossovers, sport utilities, trucks and vans by 2015 Curve [...]
