Ford Explorer review | Ford's EV finally arrives and I've driven it!
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
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This one will be a success. I have ordered, and I know of many others who have too. In Norway, electric cars are quite common and almost everyone only buys electric cars, including trucks. Beautiful car!
Great review as always - and as a 2021 Fiesta ST Line X hybrid owner, I still don't undertand Ford's decision to kill off its baby star plus soon-to-be scrapped Focus. Not all of us can afford a 45k leccy one.
Don't worry, you'll be able to get it for about 25-30K next year used 🤣
DOA unfortunately. Badge loyalty costs a lot these days. Probably 7-10k too much to compete
Ordered one in Denmark. Competitive pricing here 😊
it looks distinctive inside out ....👍
My first car a 1980 Escort and drove Ford's until 2010. Going electric next time in 2025 but going Ford Explorer would want to be a good deal for me to move away from my Nissan Qashqai.
It's like a Kia soul mates with a Citroen 😅
Definitely looks very unusual. 🤣
@@chrisblay unusual don't cover it unfortunately
I can't fathom why reviewers hate the window controls so much. The only time I open the rear windows in my car from the drivers seat is when I do it my mistake, which happens all the time! Only having 2 switches to feel for is a useful feature in my mind
it's an extra step, the buttons in general though, put on the headlights and sometimes the max air con comes on for the windscreen instead. The whole collection does not work properly.
I agree that I actually prefer just 2 buttons. I've lost track of the number of times I've pulled up to a toll booth and opened the rear window instead of my drivers window. That just adds to the hassle of fishing for coins or getting my phone ready.
@@NobbyOnCars Yeah, the haptics look like a nuisance but the extra step on the rear windows would be a benefit to me
I saw Vinfast VF9 and it looks more beautiful and better than this ford explorer ev in everyday. The VF9 exterior looks so good. Door handles are so nice inside the door and cokes out when it's needed to open. Why the hell ford didn't do something like that knowing a EV car supposed to be very futuristic and just have a wonderful appearance and feel.
Where would you go to buy one. Our local Dublin Ford dealerships are disappearing presumably because Puma apart, they have had nothing new to offer.
Bright in Airside for one
I think that VW have had Ford over with all the old bits from the parts bin.
It’s a lovely looking car, but it’s kinda of a case of too little, too late from ford. It’s been too long coming around and the competition has moved on since. The price doesn’t do it justice either, it’s too expensive for what your getting
I like the looks🍀
Ford fan here. Had so many Fiestas. That Erm.... NO!
Nobby, for me you sound less than a little impressed. You've been more excited over lesser ??.. expected vehicles. Interesting but I trust your insight and honesty. Nineteen weeks wait??.. after all this time of waiting??.. I'm with you and that's an immediate no no. Have just, along with your dispirited review - not your fault 🥱🤭 - decided totally against the purchase of. Keep on doing all you do.. you're valued!
It is a first generation EV, when companies are launching the second generation EVs. Maybe Ford is trying to exchange time with electrons, maybe they need to trade-off CO2 with petrol built F150s made in USA. Will it be selling? Again the future prediction leads to problematic answers. Some target groups might love this car, maybe it will be successful in some countries. Take as an example the Q4 e-tron. Similar story, built on MEB, successful in Germany and a relative success in US. I am curious to know how Ford executives feel about the relationship they are developing with the VW group. I don't see they share a collective benefit from the exchange of technology. Only the cost benefit from sharing platforms and parts.
Sorry. I am interested in the location. Where are you driving this? Would love to visit.
Slovenia. Got that in the last 10 seconds.
Having been a ford driver the last 20 years, recently driven the ID4/5 and got my hands on the explorer last week to try this is not the car ford needed for it's customers. That centre storage tunnel in the middle is so flimsy and poor quality I actually thought I broke it. The seats are nice but everything else just feels so far detached from ford Europe that we loved for so many years. The market is crying out for a B segment hatchback, an electric hot hatch fiesta or focus and we get this instead, what a shame
Your comment is a long list today of comments from people who are Ford fans and are dismayed by this car. I don’t think I’ve ever had a reaction to a car quite like this. I don’t know if it’s the looks, the price etc or just a lot of different things combined for people.
Great review…tie up with VW probably made sense when it was agreed way back but you sense Ford executives must have had their hands in their heads when watching the idiosyncrasies of the ID range
Did the overhead glass roof bother your driving at all?
no, it was fine!
What's that laughter!!. Oh it's the VW parts rejection Bin counting the cash. Great review of a very disappointing but now expected Ford (?) product, Miles behind the Korean / chinese / german offerings
It's a flop. Dead on arrival. That front looks stupid high, too.
Hi great review as always would you have the ford or ex30 cheers
EX unless you need rear legroom
Starts!..
Feeling 61o, 89o?
Explorer ... nah. Maybe call it an Cuga EV?
No roof rails. No 17 inch rims (18 might be OK). No heated stearingwheel. Disapointing. On the other hand, 20cm ground clearing is decent, but not sure it has got any extra protection under or in front.
Im not looking for an Off Road car, but gravel, muddy and snowy roads is not uncommon here. Root-stubbs and embedded rocks and deep wheel tracks are other common obstacles.
Back to the roof mounting options. Expensive proprietary mounts is the only option so far. I fear they wil lead to leaks in the door and scratches in the paint. I want various roof-cargo. Canoe, Bikes, Roof tent, power aggregate, Water barrel, skies and other outdoors life equipement. So I made several instagram names in vain in anticipation....
Price is high, too high probably. What's the warranty/
8 year / 160k
Nobby great review again.. on the warranty it's 3 years on car 100000 klm . And 8 years on battery
Great review, Nobby. I predict Ford will sell maybe 5 of these cars p/y in the whole Ireland 😊
I’d say it could do well at a better price
Cant understand the infatuation with wireless chargers. Have one in the car but never use it. USB -C charging is quicker. Oh and the car is hideous.
Just easier than carrying cables sometimes but yeah, they’re all far too slow
If the Ford Galaxy was electric that would be cool...
Who the hell needs alloys that big?
that would be ''Galaxie''..
the front🤮🤮🤮
It’s an id4 with software?
Why cant we have voice recognition to turn off those annoying beeps?
That would probably make it ‘too easy’ to turn off or some daft rule like that.
I think Mercedes has the right idea for this with an icon you can tap at the top of the screen to turn it off.
100 litres less in the boot Ford must have put in a Fruit,Frunk. Like all good EV’s should have.
Yes … they’ve definitely dropped the ball… if not worse! It looks good… but yeah, VW must’ve done a sketchy deal. Appalled that Ford agreed to it. The phone not charging ? That “American” Ford can’t charge “American” Apple is incredible. No frunk? No heat pump. Stupid VW switchgear. For a former Ford fanboy, this is a very disappointing effort. First car to drive was Ford Corsair… aged 11… in a caravan park in Norn Ireland. First and second cars were Cortina and Escort - both Mk2. Had Mondeo when it came out first - still rate it the best car that I ever had. Afraid that Korea has won me over! Any Kia/Hyundai knocks the socks off this Explorer. #rantoverfornow!!
Junk. Ford badge on an ID.4. Expensive too. Depreciation will be seismic.
Ford have lost the plot !
How the mighty fall or just disappear. To think back at all the original Fords of the past with character and now look where they are. Sad times but to be fair, most EVs are boring and ugly.
It’s a tough segment of car to make truly unique and not all EVs are middle of the road but yeah it’s just alright
@@davidmehlhorn726 😂
I have to say in all EVs car reviews it's full of salty nostalgic fanboys. ICE cars of this size are even more expensive. Even BMW's with injection engine are full of plastic crap. Cant blame it all on EVs imo@@davidmehlhorn726
The Maggie is good looking an the Explorer too. Have you no taste in life.😮
another money pit for Ford
It looks very Korean but not in a good way
So blend and boring … high prices and cheap plastics …
In Denmark it is 35000kr theaper than the vw id 4. Much better looking, better handling, better range and better infotainment system. Vhat not to like 😊
Adjusts😶😶🌫️🫥🫣🤥🗣️👀
Wouldn't be for me. Hard enough to get Cariad/VW Group to fix software bugs without adding Ford into the mix.
Oh goody! Another mid size SUV EV🫤.
Your initial comments on the popularity of the Fiesta and Focus makes me think Ford have missed a trick by not producing Focus EV (yes I’m aware of their compliance Focus EV from 10 years ago, but that was rubbish). I very nearly traded my current Ford Focus on a Cupra Born, but couldn’t make the numbers work. The Born proves a vehicle of that size is viable. Not everyone wants an SUV (despite what manufacturers may think) and a practical sized car with a decent hatch suits a lot of families. The Explorer is really too big for tight country lanes and small parking spots.
A wardrobe on wheels. Argh.
Not enough spec and not enough space for that kind of money.
How much it cost?
Is this a mini explorer lol
Contender for cars that failed of the future. 🤣
Eyebrows & Cheeks!..
To car, for🤔
#61.., + 5 may 46.
Don’t think the wait is that long just ordered one and been told September the latest.
They should update their website so
Here in the UK the price is close to the Enyaq, which has a far larger boot. I agree with Nobby, if the price comes down it might be acceptable, but the size is closer to a Niro than an ID.4. I did get to see the first right hand drive model of this car a couple of months ago and the back seats are OK. How can you have a sun roof without a shade?
Seems mad but the sunroof tint on the glass does work well
You will be cooking through that roof my car I have now has tinted roof and on very hot days I’m grateful I have a blind to shut.