It takes some guts to go out on a monster truck track with a tony, plain-looking Ford Explorer with a line of massive, beast-like trucks watching from the side and contemplating squishing you into the dirt. It takes guts to do that, but it takes an amazing sense of humor to do it with inflatable […] More »
In the ever growing battle of the “Greens” versus the rest of us, Madrid, Spain has decided to institute parking meters that will charge you depending on what type of vehicle you drive. In this case, if you drive a gross polluter or a diesel, you will pay more to park versus the guy in […] More »
Ford has been making a lot of big changes this year. There’s the F-150, of course, and there’s also the new Mustang. Even the Super Duties are getting a considerable number of changes. We’ve been talking with their engineers about them for weeks now. The Explorer though? It’s not getting an overhaul, but they’re making […] More »
Everyone has moments when they hate their old truck. There’s that moment when see a drop of rainwater leak past a window seal. Or there’re those moments when—for no apparent reason—it will refuse to start. It might be only a second, but those little gremlins are frustrating. Don’t you just dream of launching the thing […] More »
If there’s one thing that Ford has been extremely good about in the past few years, it’s power. The new Mustangs are some of the most powerful cars on the road right now, and the Ford Explorer Sport is setting up to be one of the best compromises between power and usability among SUV’s in […] More »
OK, how have I not seen this already? One of my buddies randomly forwarded this video to me over the weekend, and I was floored. It’s really hard to imagine how this jump could have been more perfectly executed. Sure, there’s a little bit of a bounce on the landing, but damn, just look at […] More »
Marcus Slater Ford Trucks California’s highway patrol officers have settled on a replacement for the now lost Crown Victoria. It’s not a car though, instead they’ve chosen to go with the Ford Explorer. For drivers, this makes spotting police easier, but we have to wonder about the efficiency of this decision. Having a fleet of […] More »