Ford stopped making every type ... This was the first generation of Explorer to stray from truck-based SUVs to a specialized chassis. It wasn't as rough or rugged as the generations before it ...

This week I bring you one of the best-selling SUVs in America, the redesigned 2025 Ford ... when the Explorer went back to its roots and became a rear-wheel drive SUV with a truck chassis underneath.

Ford retooled the fifth-generation Explorer to ride on a modified Ford Taurus chassis. They also upgraded it with a six-speed automatic transmission in front- and all-wheel drive options. The Explorer ...

Finally, a body would be bolted on top of the rolling chassis. Ford uses an F-Series Super Duty as the illustration in the patent application, but claims this method could be applied to a number ...

Eager to capitalize on its runaway hit, Ford introduced the second-generation Explorer for the 1995 model year. Although its chassis was still derived from the Ranger, the second-generation SUV ...

VERDICT The Explorer may have invented the mid-size SUV segment, but several rivals have a more refined take on three-row transport. While the Ford Explorer awaits a more thorough refresh for the ...

The Explorer’s rear-wheel-drive chassis layout makes it the sports car of the three-row SUV set, and Ford’s own people say that the Explorer ST in particular is the fastest SUV you can buy for ...

By looking at the 2025 Ford Explorer from ... and the Explorer felt like it minded its own business rather than chatter back at us through the chassis. In that same respect, it’s not a ...

Come next year, you won't be able to buy a brand-new Ford Focus. Can the new all-electric Explorer fill its shoes? It still feels a little strange to have companies as huge and as historied as ...