Nice Review.

 

Crazy how quick these new vehicles are.

 

Damn that’s impressive..nice job on the video.

 

I test drove a '13 before buying my '06 earlier this year. Goddamn, it was fast as hell compared to the old V8 version (98, and then later on the 06) LOL...

Kicker is I need mine for towing boats and campers, so opted for an older one with a frame and V8...again. Have a '97 Mounty, 98 Explorer and of course the 06, all V8s.

The 2020 looks verrrrryyyyy nice. Might be time to get a loan....

 

I love mine

 

Ken, thanks for thinking of all of us! Keep them coming! Dave

 

Sweet

 

Would be awesome if they put the 5.0 in them.

 

We love the Mrs Edge ST!

 

Love that colour :rock:

 

That thing is fast brother.

 

Great job Ken, thanks for sharing!

 

Nice job Ken a little over a 1 second gain in the 1/4 mile compared to the Car Driver test!!

 

We actually already have it on E85 and it's been 12.2@111 now. That video will be out next week.

What VP Octane Booster did you use?Thanks

VP Octanium. I recommend that or Boostane

Excellent & congrats to the OP :smt023 tried to get Mrs interested in the Exploders as Daily Driver but she insisted on the Platinum "Edge Instead" :smt082

What's the tune on the Transmission involved? IIRC w GM's the Trans are tweaks are always needed in tandem with engine tune, same w your setup on Ford Trans? :smt102

Oh yeah FordRules:

:smt044


JK Congrats on the performance achieved

Thanks! Yes, we always tune the trans on all vehicles we tune.

 

Nice grocery getter!

 

MAN, I love this thing. I personally own a 2013 Explorer Sport which is the 3.5L Twin Turbo setup. The issue with it is the turbos are small and even though it's AWD, it's front wheel drive based setup and once you add power it puts more of it to the front. Not good for us performance guys.

So now we have the 2020 Explorer ST. It's RWD based AWD, 3.0L TT with larger turbos and it's a 10 speed! I just recently switched it over to full E85, but here it is on 93 octane



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzNxfs5AVJA

What VP Octane Booster did you use?Thanks

 

Very nice

 

Excellent & congrats to the OP :smt023 tried to get Mrs interested in the Exploders as Daily Driver but she insisted on the Platinum "Edge Instead" :smt082

What's the tune on the Transmission involved? IIRC w GM's the Trans are tweaks are always needed in tandem with engine tune, same w your setup on Ford Trans? :smt102

Oh yeah FordRules:

:smt044


JK Congrats on the performance achieved

 

The 10 speed slushybox has been a game changer

 

They sure are nice looking SUV's

 

Wow that’s impressive for just a tune and octane boost.

 

UPDATE ON E85 !!!!!

 

so an 11 second SUV at ATCO?

 

For sure. I think it would go 11s under these conditions with a few more parts and tuning. I only made 3 passes. First 2 I spun, so then I tried to leave softer and that is the pass you see here. This is on a test and tune night so the track isn't in good shape. Possibly on a sticky track it would have went 11s that night.

 

MAN, I love this thing. I personally own a 2013 Explorer Sport which is the 3.5L Twin Turbo setup. The issue with it is the turbos are small and even though it's AWD, it's front wheel drive based setup and once you add power it puts more of it to the front. Not good for us performance guys.

So now we have the 2020 Explorer ST. It's RWD based AWD, 3.0L TT with larger turbos and it's a 10 speed! I just recently switched it over to full E85, but here it is on 93 octane

Stupid question, but what kind of MPG do you get? We've been thinking about dumping the wife's '18 Traverse, and like the looks of the Explorers. I'd be even more inclined if MPG were decent, and it had some fun factor.

 

Not as good as you might hope. On the highway you can average above 20 but in mixed driving about 17 mpg is typical unless you drive very reserved. Being a quick SUV, it's hard to be easy on it.