- suv 113,960
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- suv 113,960 gasoline red automatic
2007 ford explorer sport trac review this car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale. All-new, bigger and better. introductionford has changed almost everything about the sport trac for 2007. essentially, a ford explorer with a pickup bed, the sport trac has grown in length and in width for 2007, and this has translated directly into more room inside for people and out back for cargo. a new v8 engine is available that generates 292 horsepower along with an equally new six-speed automatic transmission. While this has kicked performance up a notch or two, just as important is what it's done for payload and towing capacity; a v8 4x2 sport trac is now rated to tow up to 6800 pounds. A mildly re-tuned version of the 4. 0-liter v6 is also available and it comes with a five-speed automatic. Redesigned seats are lighter and take up less room. Even honda has entered the truck business with its ridgeline, a unique vehicle in looks and construction with groundbreaking features. ford has legacy, though, and a faithful following. For these, the new sport trac should be welcome, if a bit overdue. The price, as much as $2000 less than the 2005 model, should help, too. lineupthe new 2007 ford explorer sport trac comes in two trim levels, the xlt 24,245) and the limited 25,845). The 4. 0-liter v6 with five-speed automatic transmission comes standard on both trim levels. The 4. 6-liter v8 is an option for both trim levels 1200) and comes with a six-speed automatic. the xlt comes standard with cloth upholstery, manually adjusted bucket seats, 60/40-split bench seat in back. Manual air conditioning is standard. Tilt steering wheel and cruise control are standard, as are power windows, door locks and foldaway, outside mirrors, and an am/fm/cd/mp3 stereo. Heavy duty berber floor mats dress up the utilitarian, rubber floor covering. The limited comes standard with a leather-wrapped shift knob and p235/65r18 tires on machined aluminum wheels as original equipment. Sundry exterior trim pieces that are painted black on the xlt change to body color or silver on the limited. Safety canopy side-curtain airbags with extended inflation to protect the head in side impacts and rollovers are optional 560). walkaroundif the 2007 sport trac looks larger than the '05, and very much like the 2006 ford explorer, that's because it is, and because it does. At least from just behind the front doors forward, that is, all of which it shares with the current explorer. This is part of ford's plan to push brand identity, and why the fronts of ford's light duty trucks, be they pickups or suvs, wear many of the same design features, including the chrome-framed grille, bumper centerpiece and lower air intake. And the full, wraparound, body-color lower fascia above the blacked-out front air dam. And the signature, geometric housings for the compound headlights/running lights. It's also two inches wider than the '05 sport trac; in track (the distance between the tires side to side), too, giving the new sport trac more bulk and a more confident stance. it's in length that the 2007 sport trac changes most dramatically. Wheelbase (distance between the tires front to rear) extends by almost five inches, overall length (bumper to bumper) about the same. Oddly, in these two measures the new sport trac also surpasses the explorer, by almost 17 inches in both. Thus, while the explorer is the more people-oriented of the two, the sport trac's longer wheelbase promises a less choppy, more controlled ride. The dodge dakota quad cab alone exceeds the sport trac in wheelbase and overall length, by less than an inch in the former but by more than eight inches in the latter. Only by parking the '07 sport trac next to the '05 are the differences in their lengths apparent, as the stylists have retained the proportions between cabin and bed. What extra expanse there is along the '07's flanks has been dedicated to wider door openings over blank sheetmetal. More defined and more sharply creased wheel openings further de-emphasize the added length. from the rear, well, what else can be said. It looks like a ford pickup. One distinctive aspect is that the sides of the bed and the tailgate rise as much as three inches higher than is the norm in the segment. While this increases the space enclosed by the bed, it definitely makes hefting boxes and bags up and over into the more of a strain, a painful trait it shares with the honda ridgeline, with sides only a half-inch shorter. By making the sport trac look taller, it also raises the sport trac's visual center of gravity, although the wider body and wider track help some to reduce this impression. interiorinside, the 2007 ford sport trac looks a lot like the explorer cabin. Not that it lacks anything by way of necessities or has been saddled with an abbreviated option list, but there's more borrowed than new. The sport trac shares virtually all of its interior, from trim to seat frames, with the explorer. as far as the instruments go, this is good. Ford has cleaned up these elements nicely. They're less busy, quieter, easier to scan and use than those in the previous-generation model. Fuel and coolant gauges could be larger and located closer to line of sight than tucked away in the lower, outer quadrants of the tachometer and speedometer, but otherwise the instrument cluster is a delight in its simplicity. Same for the center stack, which although packed with functions, is intuitively organized, with readily deciphered controls and displays. We still long for a tuning knob instead of the sport trac's slow scanning rocker switch. the optional navigation system pushes the audio controls to the side and either gangs some functions or transfers them to the lcd screen. It's still a clean look, though, and the vent registers stay where they were. The only real concern here is with the number of components making up the dash assembly. The fewer the components the better, generally speaking, to reduce the number of squeaks as the miles pile up, and the sport trac's dash has one of the highest counts we've seen. seats are comfortable, although the bottom cushions front and rear could provide more thigh support. Room in the rear doorways for feet when climbing in and out is cramped, but once inside, there's decent area beneath the front seats, which have been re-worked to save weight and space. All five seating positions get three-point seatbelts, but only the front seats and the outboard rear seats get the adjustable, full-size head restraints. Comparatively speaking, the '07 sport trac's interior lands squarely in the middle of the segment. The nissan frontier and toyota tacoma have a few tenths of an inch more front seat headroom, the honda ridgeline almost an inch. The frontier and the ridgeline are tops in rear seat headroom, but again by only tenths of an inch. The chevy colorado has an inch and a half more front seat legroom but almost two inches less rear seat legroom. The glove box is adequate.
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