The 2020 Ford Motor Company #Explorer reveal... #ExploreOurAmerica

The hybrid is coming!

Wayne Gerdes – CleanMPG – March 9, 2019

2020 Ford Explorer Reveal

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Detroit, MI -- America’s best-selling SUV over its long and illustrious 29-year history was brought to life in Detroit this evening.

New in every way, the 2020 Ford Explorer now provides far more efficiency with a yet to be fully revealed hybrid drivetrain in Limited trim, more space, new Infotainment, and the latest Safety technology.

The 2020 Ford Explorer lineup will arrive in standard, XLT, Limited, Limited Hybrid, ST, and Platinum trims with a price tag that starts at just $400 more than the outgoing model.

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About those safety and convenience additions...

The 2020 Ford Explorer will be offered with Adaptive Radar Cruise Control, Lane Keep Assist, and Speed Sign Recognition.

It will come standard with Ford Co-Pilot360 driver-assist technologies including the following:

• Pre-Collision Assist with Automatic Emergency Braking, which includes Pedestrian Detection, Forward Collision
• Warning and Dynamic Brake Support
• Blind Spot with Rear Cross-Traffic Alert
• Lane Keep Assst
• Rearview camera with built-in lens cleaner
• Auto headlamps and high-beams

Other optional safety features include Evasive Steering Assist and Post-Impact Braking - auto braking after a collision.

And the convenience features?

Standard FordPass Connect provides 4G LTE Wi-Fi for up to 10 devices. Subscription and extra $s required...

FordPass Connect allow owners to lock, unlock, locate, and start their vehicles from their smartphones.

An available 10.1-inch touch screen allows maps to fill the entire screen or split the space with audio information.

An available 980W, 14-speaker B&O premium audio system is also available.

SiriusXM is standard across the trim lineup while HD Radio is standard on Limited and Platinum trims.

Standard SYNC 3 includes Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, and Waze navigation.

A Qi wireless charging pad is also available.

An available PowerFold third-row seats and new E-Z entry second-row seats allow a flat rear floor with up to 87.8 cu. ft. of cargo volume.

Second-row seats allow for even easier entry and exit to the third row using just one hand. Second-row windows can be equipped with optional retractable sunshades.

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The Hybrid drivetrain details are embargoed until the full reveal at the NAIAS here in Detroit next week. If it is anything like the 2020 Explorer Police Interceptor with a 3.3L V6 Hybrid drivetrain rated at 24 mpg combined revealed earlier, it is one fast as hell hybrid. I am hoping for a lot less performance and a lot more efficiency as expected.

This is the key to making the all new 2020 Ford Explorer a consideration for many of us. I will add more after the details are released.

The all-new Ford SUV is manufactured in Chicago and is scheduled to arrive this summer.

In the meantime, enjoy this clip as the headline hero pic/vid of the all-new Explorer within a high tech virtual reality using actual prototype vehicles via fantastic digital presentation put on by the Ford team this evening.

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The attendees...

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Hi James:

I am on the road and cannot link it on my phone. I will add the vid and pics later tonight when I get back.

Wayne

 

Hi James:

It is up.

Wayne

 

Hi All:

The all-new Explorer hybrid completes a lineup that includes a wide range of driver and passenger comforts, an assortment of technologies that improve every drive, and new powertrain options that deliver a range of power and much improved efficiency.

The all-new Explorer hybrid with its 318 horsepower 3.3L hybrid powertrain including an all-new 10-speed modular hybrid transmission provides SUV capability is projected to have a range of more than 500 miles between gas station fill-ups and a 25 mpg combined rating in rear-wheel-drive configuration. A specially designed liquid-cooled, Li-Ion battery mounted below the second-row seats preserves cargo and passenger space.

Inside the all-new 2020 Ford Explorer

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The 2020 Ford Explorer Hybrid variant, the newest addition to the all-new Explorer family, will be built at Ford Chicago Assembly Plant.

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Hi All:

I am headed to Portland next month to get behind the wheel of the Explorer Hybrid. Kudo's? Looks good, holds a ton, and appears to be loaded with the latest infotainment... Concerns? 25 mpg or less?

Wayne

 

Hi All:

I was just approved to drive Ford's brand new halo SUV from the Press Launch in Portland to Dearborn, MI beginning on the evening of Thursday June 13th or the morning of Friday June 14th.

2020 Ford Explorer #ExploreOurAmerica

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While 30 mpg should be an easy task, I am hoping to see 35+ from the monster 6/7-passenger SUV with the brand new 3.3L Hybridized drivetrain. If there is one thing Ford offers in abundance from their F-150 truck platform, it is huge interior and cargo volumes. TBA of course but having to reach across to a passenger door handle from the driver seat is all but impossible. See the specs following this post for more.

If only I could perform some 1 to 7-passenger rideshare in one while crossing the country to pull in comments from the general public on their own first impressions.

Wayne

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HI All:

A few more details while we are at it... I am still waiting for the final EPA numbers which will probably be out next month.

2020 Ford Explorer

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2020 Ford Explorer Weights and Capacities

Total passenger volume (cu. ft.): 152.7
Cargo volume behind first row (cu. ft.): 87.8
Cargo volume behind second row (cu. ft.): 47.9
Cargo volume behind third row (cu. ft.): 18.2
Base curb weight 4,969 lbs.

2020 Ford Explorer Safety

Standard Co-Pilot360 includes Blind Spot Information System with cross-traffic alert, Lane-Keeping System, hill start assist, rearview camera with built-in lens washer, auto headlamps with auto high-beams, Pre-Collision Assist with automatic emergency braking with Pedestrian Detection, forward collision warning and dynamic brake support, and post-impact braking.

Optional Ford Co-Pilot360 Assist+ on XLT and Standard on Limited and Platinum trims includes Ford Co-Pilot360 content plus adaptive cruise control with stop-and-go and lane-centering, speed sign recognition, evasive steering assist, voice-activated touch screen navigation with pinch-to-zoom capability, SiriusXM Traffic and Travel Link.

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Hi All:

Just a placeholder until I come up with the full aFCD offset and efficiency details for crossing the country much of the country but the odometer offset -- Actual miles = Displayed * 1.0288.

Wayne

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Hi All:

The 2020 #Ford #Explorer #Hybrid launch vid(s)!

First up, meet Gitanji McRoy - 2020 Ford Explorer System Specialist providing the big picture overview...

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Wayne

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Hi All:

Next, meet Jeff Bobak, the 2020 #Ford #Explorer #Hybrid Calibration Manager giving us an overview of Ford's Capless Refueling system.

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Wayne

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Hi All:

For our third vid, meet Andy Kummer, the 2020 #Ford #Explorer #Hybrid Transmission Manager going over the 10-speed AT as the foundation for the Modular Hybrid System.

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Wayne

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Hi All:

We took the 2020 #Ford #Explorer #Hybrid 4WD Off-Road with Sue Mead, world-famous off-road racing reporter, at the wheel!

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Wayne

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Hi All:

For our fifth vid we have Tim Smith, the 2020 #Ford #Explorer #Hybrid Vehicle Integration Team. He has Ford Raptor experience and explains the real-world on/off-road design and capability of the 2020 #Ford #Explorer #Hybrid 4WD.

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Wayne

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Hi All:

And finally, my take on the 2020 #Ford #Explorer #Hybrid 4WD after driving it from approximately 50 miles due east of the Pacific Coast near Portland, Oregon to Ford's Garage, a famous restaurant in Dearborn, MI which is also home of the Ford Motor Company.

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34.2 mpg indicated/33.9 mpg actual from the 23/26/25 mpgUS city/highway/combined rated 2020 Ford Explorer Hybrid 4WD after 3,376.5 miles indicated/3,473.7 miles actual. I will take it!

I wish I had found my USB stick with these vids on them months ago.

Wayne

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Hi All:

We were provided the opportunity to tow a 4,800 lb speed boat and trailer combo locally. Construction, heavy traffic, boat launch, and back.

2020 Ford Explorer Hybrid


14.1 mpg...​

Do not use Tow Haul. It deactivates most of the Hybrid features and in the stop and crawl, it kept running and running and running. I disabled t for the trip back. Not that a 44 hp electric motor would move a 5k lb SUV and 5k lb boat but the lengthy ICE-Off glides were clean with std. decent regen once the brakes were applied for stop.

The 2020 Ford Explorer Hybrid tows far better - read more confidently - than any Acura MDX, Toyota Highlander, or Nissan Pathfinder I have driven with almost 5k lbs on their hitches.

Wayne

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Hi All:

2020 Ford Explorer Hybrid 4WD


#ExploreAmerica -- OR/WA border, WA/ID border, ID/MT border, Yellowstone, MT/WY border, Off-road at Dusk, and a Pronghorn Antelope.​

When in a vehicle called Explorer, what do you think I should do?

Crossings large swaths of the west was no big deal but crossing Idaho in just 75-miles on I-90 went quick! A beautiful section of America by the way.

I tried to get into Yellowstone but after a 3-hour long traffic jam, I simply turned around and drove back up to I-90 wasting over 6.5 hours of my very short amount of time.

SD border at dusk.​

Wayne

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Hi All:

Here are the full aFCD offset and efficiency details for crossing much of the country between Idaho and Illinois.

Odometer offset: Actual miles = Displayed miles * 1.0288.

I deduced this from Garmin and Google Maps vs the Explorer Hybrids Odometer and Trip 1/2.

2020 Ford Explorer Hybrid 4WD (23/26/25 mpgUS city/highway/combined)

Refueling Details

• 06/14 at 06:45 PM w/ 2,760.8 miles - Trip 2 000.0 miles at 00.0 mpg topped off and reset in Washington State
• 06/15 at 04:00 PM w/ 3,365.9 miles - Trip 2 605.1 miles at 35.0 mpg - Conoco in Lame Deer, MT - 18.029 gallons
• 06/16 at 10:30 AM w/ 3,847.3 miles - Trip 2 481.3 miles at 34.8 mpg - Shell in Mitchell, SD - 14.362 gallons
• 06/17 at 07:30 AM w/ 4,419.1 miles - Trip 2 571.8 miles at 32.5 mpg - Woodman's in Rockford, IL - 18.252 gallons

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1,658.2 miles indicated/1,706.0 actual miles on 50.643 gallons = 33.7 mpg actual vs 34.0 mpg indicated.

aFCD actual = Displayed aFCD * 0.991 which is really really close. A breath of fresh air vs. so many other OEMs that cheat their displays like it is a game. I had to run through 3 full tanks as Ford's capless refueling system equipped vehicles are all but impossible to calibrate an aFCD on a single tank without huge errors. Refueling the Ford Explorer Hybrid with the capless system took about 45-minutes for each refuel to see the fuel level in the tube vs up to the rim since it would leak out all over the place if trying that. It was not a fun experience but worked to my satisfaction.

Wayne

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