Ford Explorer Sport with ecoboost
Hello - I think we have finally decided on the Ford Explorer Sport with the 3.5L ecoboost as our next tow vehicle (an upgrade from our current tow vehicle, a minivan). Anyone have experience towi...
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We were looking for a people hauler last Summer, and we settled on the Ford Explorer XLT with leather and navigation. I've had over 100 new cars, and previous vehicles included Ford Escapes, old generation Explorers and Expeditions. Our other vehicles are a Honda Civic, Lexus and F250 diesel.
We absolutely love this Explorer. On the interstate highway, we're seeing 25 mpg at 75 mph. The 3.5 290 hp engine runs fine, but it and all modern gas engines must be run at high rpm's to get the horsepower and speed out of them.
They do just fine hauling trailers, but try to stay under 5K lbs. total weight. The V-6 Ecoboost engine must be a hoss performance wise.
These vehicles have the same engine as a Taurus, and there's nothing wrong with that. But they have no commonality with mini-vans--bastard vehicles of the car industry. All of these vehicles must be very structurally sound to keep interior noise down and avoid flexing frames/creaking noises. SUV's must be heavily built to maintain their structural integrity.
Just about all modern SUV's are great vehicles. We paid $32K for the Explorer which was substantially less than the Enclave/Traverse/Acadia. It was also much cheaper than the Nissan Pathfinder and the Toyota Highlander as their dealers locally are high gross profit operations.
We absolutely love this Explorer. On the interstate highway, we're seeing 25 mpg at 75 mph. The 3.5 290 hp engine runs fine, but it and all modern gas engines must be run at high rpm's to get the horsepower and speed out of them.
They do just fine hauling trailers, but try to stay under 5K lbs. total weight. The V-6 Ecoboost engine must be a hoss performance wise.
These vehicles have the same engine as a Taurus, and there's nothing wrong with that. But they have no commonality with mini-vans--bastard vehicles of the car industry. All of these vehicles must be very structurally sound to keep interior noise down and avoid flexing frames/creaking noises. SUV's must be heavily built to maintain their structural integrity.
Just about all modern SUV's are great vehicles. We paid $32K for the Explorer which was substantially less than the Enclave/Traverse/Acadia. It was also much cheaper than the Nissan Pathfinder and the Toyota Highlander as their dealers locally are high gross profit operations.
