2004 Ford Explorer Xlt Paint Colors
Posted by Mike Levine | July 27, 2009
Automotive News letters that 2010 will be the final year of assembly for the Ford Explorer Sport Trac. Ford is killing off the midsize, aggregation cab, body-on-frame auto barter afterwards a decade of accomplish as the aggregation prepares to relaunch the Explorer nameplate as an all-new unibody crossover, and in the deathwatch of badly slowing appeal for the Sport Trac model.
The aboriginal bearing 2001-05 Ford Explorer Sport Trac went on auction in 2000 (see our aboriginal alley test) afterwards overwhelmingly absolute customer acknowledgment to the 1996 Ford Adrenalin abstraction truck. The tough-looking Adrenalin architecture abstraction was one of the aboriginal concepts to examination the trend of prioritizing commuter amplitude over burden amplitude for the U.S. market. It featured a beneath burden box but affluence of allowance for bristles cartage in the four-door cab. Prior to the Adrenalin concept, best U.S. aggregation cab pickups had been accessible alone as extra-large able trucks, while agnate baby aggregation cab pickups had continued been accepted in beyond markets afore 1996.
The Adrenalin name was formally absorbed to the Sport Trac in 2003 back the Adrenalin advantage amalgamation was added. It included a Pioneer complete arrangement with nine speakers and an eight-inch subwoofer, bound acrylic colors, ancillary footfall confined and exceptional admixture wheels. The "Adrenalin" name appeared on the tailgate and was stitched on the headrests of the truck's covering seats.
In 2005 a new Ford Sport Trac Adrenalin abstraction debuted at the New York auto appearance based on the second-generation 2007-10 Sport Trac (please see our aboriginal drive). Buyers were able to acquirement this new Ford Sport Trac Adrenalin in 2008.
Ford has continued shrugged off a abstinent bulk of criticism from acceptable barter buyers over its accommodation to accomplish the Explorer Sport Trac the alone midsize aggregation cab auto accessible in its calm lineup. The added accepted Ford Ranger bunched is alone accessible as a approved or continued cab, alike admitting a aggregation cab archetypal is offered aloof beyond the bound in Mexico.
The 2010 Ford Explorer Sport Trac appearance accessory changes, including: Ford's Sync voice-activated advice and ball system, chrome roof balustrade and ancillary accomplish accepted on Bound models, additional new exoteric colors Blue Flame and White Platinum.
Is this the end of Ford's baby aggregation cabs? Probably not. Recent spy photos appearance what appears to be the all-new 2012 Ford Ranger all-around auto that could alter the accepted U.S.-built Ford Ranger afterwards it too ends assembly abutting year.
[Source: Automotive News]