The interior is well-built and solid, but the plastics and finishing touches are on the cheap side. Although Ford claims that this SUV should feel more expensive than its 2.295 million peso retail price suggests, it just doesn’t exude the right feel. Perhaps the biggest disappointment with the Explorer is its use of materials. There’s enough space inside to really fit seven adults, just as the brochure promised. The second and third row accommodations aren’t exactly first-class, but they aren’t baggage either. The foot pedals are electronically adjustable too, so even those who are vertically challenged will find the right seating position in the Explorer. It’s electronically adjustable for the seat back, height and even lumbar support. The seats are a delight with just the right amounts of support and adjustment. Front seat space is remarkably excellent allowing even the most avid fan of McDonald’s enough breathing space between the seat bolsters. In general, every button is easy to use and understand, the only gripe being the rather small ventilation controls. Inside, it feels like a 7/10th scale Expedition with similar controls and switchgear layout. It remains subdued, but imposing enough for the golf club. The chunky body and upright lines connote utilitarianism without being too austere. It shouts: “I’m rich I’m going places get out of my way.” In terms of styling details, the Explorer looks perfect, combining styling cues seen in both the Expedition and Escape. The blue-oval maybe the new symbol of prestige, power and unlimited gasoline resources here, but in the case of the Explorer, it carries it to a new level. That said, the Explorer still manages to get the lion’s share of the attention, sending security guards frantically saluting and waving, as if a VIP just went by. Slotting itself between the Escape and the Expedition in terms of size, the Explorer is just as visually long as any Japanese mid-sized sedan. It is, by far, one sophisticated transport that’s good enough both town and out-of-town use and whose immense popularity is well-deserved. Nameplate and prestige aside, the Explorer is the perfect balance of bulk and practicality for seven adults. And it did, with the arrival of the Ford Explorer.īefore getting into the nitty-gritty details, let’s get one question out of the way: is it any good? Yes, definitely. Now, what if, the typical American SUV characteristics of unstoppable power, excellent accommodation and a flexible interior were molded into a more manageable size? It should get pretty interesting. Despite becoming the new status of prestige and power, neither vehicles are real-world practical with their huge bulk and Iraq-conquering V8 engines. The steady sales of the Ford Expedition and the cult-status enjoyed by the F-150 are some testaments to this fact. Movies, food and Spam-you name it, and the Filipino has embraced it with a combination of love and mystery. Then again, the Philippines is no stranger to American culture. Even more remarkable is how their topics of rebellion, realization and self-preservation translate so well even to the Filipino setting. Despite their varied styles of performing, they’ve managed to engrave themselves into the hearts and minds of one of the world’s finickiest markets: the United States. Elvis Presley, James Dean, Clint Eastwood-men with very different backgrounds, and yet, all have become at least during a part of their lives, the epitome of American cool.
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