While again sharing a visual commonality with the Ford Ranger, the Explorer differed significantly from its Bronco II predecessor, becoming a family-oriented vehicle with off-road capability. The first-generation Ford Explorer was introduced in March 1990 as a 1991 model-year vehicle. Venezuela: Valencia, Carabobo ( Valencia Assembly)įront engine, rear-wheel drive / four-wheel drive United States: Louisville, Kentucky ( Louisville Assembly Plant) St.
In 2020, CNBC reported the Ford Explorer range as the best-selling SUV of all time in America. Louis Assembly Plant ( Hazelwood, Missouri) the model line is currently produced at Chicago Assembly ( Chicago, Illinois). Through rebranding, Mazda, Mercury, and Lincoln have sold versions of the Explorer Lincoln currently markets the sixth-generation model line as the Lincoln Aviator.įor the North American market, the first four generations of the Explorer were produced by Ford at its Louisville Assembly Plant ( Louisville, Kentucky) and at its now-closed St. For police use, the Ford Police Interceptor Utility has been derived from the fifth and sixth-generation Explorer to replace Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (and the later Taurus-based Police Interceptor Sedan). The fifth generation was repackaged as a crossover SUV, adopting a variant of the Ford Taurus chassis architecture (developed and modified for SUV use).Īlongside the five-door Explorer wagon, a three-door Explorer wagon was offered from 1991 to 2003, officially referred to as the Explorer Sport after 1999, serving as the direct replacement of the Bronco II the 2001-2010 Ford Explorer Sport Trac was a crew-cab pickup derived from the model line. The first two generations were directly derived from the Ford Ranger, switching to a model-specific chassis for the third and fourth generations. The Explorer has been offered in multiple chassis and powertrain layouts. As with the Ford Ranger, the Explorer derives its name from a trim package previously offered on the Ford F-Series pickup trucks. Within the current Ford SUV range in North America, the Explorer is slotted between the Ford Edge and Ford Expedition. As the first four-door SUV produced by Ford, the Explorer was introduced as a replacement for the two-door Bronco II. The Ford Explorer is a range of SUVs manufactured by Ford Motor Company since the 1991 model year.
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