Ford has been on quite a ride the past few years. They seem to be on a good design run as of late, and the 2011 Ford Explorer is no exception. The Explorer has never really fared too well at Car Grade but I think the tide is turning. The Explorer's design seems well thought out and presents well. It has clean lines, but still brings a little style to the table. It's not often you can match head light design with tail light design with any level of success, Ford pulled this off perfectly when it comes to the Explorer. It also works well with the rest of the fleet, the Edge and F-150 follow the same drop down head light look.
The Explores has good chassis to frame ratio, and the stance is very balanced. In the past Explorers always looked over loaded in the back, as if you were carrying everything you owned everywhere, all has been corrected with this model. Ford has also tackled the trim around wheel wells and the lower part of the truck, it is much more subtle and works well to keep the Explorer design clean.
I have never been a big fan of breaking a vehicles lines from front to back. What I mean by this is if you look close you will notice that the frame that connects the windshield to the front side windows is blacked, and the same occurs in the rear. I believe this breaks up the horizontal flow of a design. It seems to work with the Explorer but this design feature makes it appear as if the windshield and rear window wrap around to the side of the truck. On the previous version Ford only did this on the rear of the truck, now that they have done it to both ends it does balance out the design.
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The 2011 Explorer is a tight package. From the front to the back the Explorer's lines are solid and give off an appearance of forward movement, this change alone has advanced the Explorer's design. You notice this when you look at the 2010 version compaired to the 2011 redesign. Notice the angle of the rear passenger window and the angle of the rear window, they are now angled forward adding a nice forward moving appearance. With the 2011 Explorer, Ford was able to achieve a tough combination, SUV gruff and pavement pounding style. Well Done!
2011 Ford Explorer
Grade: 10
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