Ford Explorer 2016 arrives in Vietnam to compete with luxury cars

With an expected selling price of over 2 billion VND, equivalent to many luxury car models, the truly muscular SUV from America, the Ford Explorer, with its rugged design and many modern features, will officially be launched at the Vietnam Motor Show 2016.

Present on the market since the 90s of the last century, Ford Explorer is a large SUV with a strong American character. Up to now, after nearly 30 years of completion, Explorer has entered the final stage of the 5th generation with many improvements. Especially Jim Holland, who is responsible for developing the 5th generation Explorer and was the chief engineer of Land Rover in charge of the Range Rover project.

Ford Explorer - the muscular SUV from America is coming to Vietnam

Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why the new Explorer possesses many unique features and superior performance like the luxury SUV from England. It can be said that the Ford Explorer is a good choice for customers who love Range Rover but do not have the conditions to spend 4.5 billion VND to own it because it is not an exaggeration to say that the SUV from the US is a perfect copy of the luxury SUV from England.

Compared to the old generation and previous versions, Explorer 2016 has a more sophisticated and high-class design, although the characteristics of a muscular American SUV are still at the core. Inside, the muscular style continues to be maintained with many high, muscular details, sporty rims with integrated function buttons or the center console running the MyFord Touch infotainment system combined with a large entertainment screen and modern, beautifully arranged buttons. Playing a decorative role are some wood paneling details, chrome trim on the steering wheel, dashboard...

Explorer 2016 also has many amenities such as heated and cooled seats, sunroof, electric folding 3rd row seats or high-power sound system, independent multi-zone air conditioning, many mobile charging ports... Safety equipment is also noted such as parking assistance, lane departure warning, blind spot, automatic headlights... Overall, this is a convenient multi-purpose vehicle for large families who need a large, durable vehicle with many modern equipment to support daily travel needs as well as long-distance trips.

Ford Explorer has the advantage of large size and spacious space.

It is known that the Ford Explorer 2016 in Vietnam is the Limited version using the famous 2.3-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder EcoBoost engine for 280 horsepower at 5,600 rpm, torque of 420 Nm at 3,000 rpm. The engine is combined with a 6-speed SelectShift automatic transmission and a full-time 4-wheel drive system. Compared to its brother Everest Titanium, which costs nearly 2 billion VND with a 3.2-liter 5-cylinder engine, the Explorer is still much more powerful while fuel consumption promises to be much more attractive.

It can be said that the biggest advantage of Explorer is not only the famous Ecoboost technology, but it also helps the car price to be "softer" thanks to the small engine under 3.0 liters. Not to mention, the 3.2 liter engine that makes Everest Titanium 2016 increase in price by one and a half times in Vietnam becomes a wall preventing it from reaching potential customers. Turning a popular SUV in the segment approaching 1 billion VND into a "luxury car" with a price of nearly 2 billion VND.

The small but powerful EcoBoost engine is also an advantage of the Ford Explorer.

Most likely, bringing the Explorer using the EcoBoost engine from the US to Vietnam will be part of the plan to replace the "unlucky scholar" Everest Titanium to attack the SUV segment priced at about 2 billion VND in Vietnam. With the advantage of large size, Explorer can cause many smaller luxury crossovers to face obstacles because in terms of size, currently only Mazda CX-9 is the Explorer's competitor.

According to Thanh Nien