Exploring its Options: 2006 Ford Explorer gets new face and an optional Mustang V8
BOB GRITZINGER
Published Date: 5/9/05
When you see this new face on the 2006 Ford Explorer this fall, remember to look behind the grille for whats really important: a new, higher-output 4.6-liter V8. Like its Mercury Mountaineer sibling that debuted at the Chicago auto show in February, the new-look Explorer gets an optional V8 lifted directly from the 2005 Mustang.
Variable valve timing and three valves per cylinder boost the 4.6-liters output to 292 hp and 300 lb-ft of torque, up from 239 hp and 282 lb-ft in the two-valve V8 it replaces. The V8 Explorer also gets a new six-speed automatic transmission.
For those who dont like change, the base Explorer will still come with the same 4.0-liter, 210-hp, 254-lb-ft V6 and five-speed automatic.
from: http://www.autoweek.com/article.cms?articleId=102311
BOB GRITZINGER
Published Date: 5/9/05
When you see this new face on the 2006 Ford Explorer this fall, remember to look behind the grille for whats really important: a new, higher-output 4.6-liter V8. Like its Mercury Mountaineer sibling that debuted at the Chicago auto show in February, the new-look Explorer gets an optional V8 lifted directly from the 2005 Mustang.
Variable valve timing and three valves per cylinder boost the 4.6-liters output to 292 hp and 300 lb-ft of torque, up from 239 hp and 282 lb-ft in the two-valve V8 it replaces. The V8 Explorer also gets a new six-speed automatic transmission.
For those who dont like change, the base Explorer will still come with the same 4.0-liter, 210-hp, 254-lb-ft V6 and five-speed automatic.
from: http://www.autoweek.com/article.cms?articleId=102311
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