2012 New Ford Explorer

[numbah5]

Is there no one here owning the Ecoboost variant yet? Sana magkaroon ng kahit isa so he or she can post his or her observations sa kanyang Explorer Ecoboost

[3ple4]

From what I understand, the oil life percentage goes down as the mileage increases, I dont know at what percentage do we see the warning (maybe 10% or less). So if you set the oil life baseline after an oil change, say at 80%, then you will get an earlier warning...

Hehe, from the numbers, 3ple4 drives more aggresively (more traffic, more uphill terrain, more baggage/passengers, etc etc) than macsd (61% at 2600km vs 79% at 2700)... I haven't checked mine but I guess I'm closer to normal driving because I usually have a baby as a passenger although the traffic in las piñas alabang can get heavy sometimes.

Ako naman ang naisip ko, na pag papalapit na ng 100 yung Oil Life then it's time to change.

I mostly drive in the city, stop go traffic and have to maneuver around reckless pedicab & tricycle drivers na akala nila sila pa yung tama &%*#

[prostee]

my IOLM says 88% at 1450 km

[prostee]

Just had ilocos road trip, my combined FC for the night trip, light traffic drive with some high speed runs is 8.77km/L... Not bad considering I was fully loaded with 4 passengers and luggage and I did not use cruise control as it was not yet broken in at that time .. Too bad I'm back to 4.5 to 5.5 km/L city routine FC although hopefully it will improve considering I just have it broken in.

Overall I am very impressed with the handling and performance of the explorer, the explorer is eager to play as it easily downshifts on just a tap of the gas pedal... I also found out that the explorer has a speed limiter (di ko na lang bangitin kung ano speed hehe) pero ok lang yon kasi di naman ako nagpapatakbo ng ganon kabilis, na curious lang ako haha.

[glntVR]

Just had ilocos road trip, my combined FC for the night trip, light traffic drive with some high speed runs is 8.77km/L... Not bad considering I was fully loaded with 4 passengers and luggage and I did not use cruise control as it was not yet broken in at that time .. Too bad I'm back to 4.5 to 5.5 km/L city routine FC although hopefully it will improve considering I just have it broken in.

Overall I am very impressed with the handling and performance of the explorer, the explorer is eager to play as it easily downshifts on just a tap of the gas pedal... I also found out that the explorer has a speed limiter (di ko na lang bangitin kung ano speed hehe) pero ok lang yon kasi di naman ako nagpapatakbo ng ganon kabilis, na curious lang ako haha.

regarding the limiter, just back read. It's been posted here several times already so no need to keep it a secret. haha

[prostee]

May bumili na sa atin ng OEM cross bars ? Maingay kaya sa highway?

[foresterx]

up ko lang.

over the weekend decided to waste a full tank of gas while gas prices are cheap(not really but compared to a couple of months ago it is cheap). anyway me and my brother decided to cruise at nlex/sctex then back, i was trying to keep up with his c63 so most of the time i was doing 150-180kph todo hataw na ako non while he was just cruising. FC clocked in at 3km/liter without noticing it, won't do that ever again. na pa aray na lang ako pag balik ng makati. had a blast with the explorer but not so much when i had to fill up again.

[number001]

up ko lang.

over the weekend decided to waste a full tank of gas while gas prices are cheap(not really but compared to a couple of months ago it is cheap). anyway me and my brother decided to cruise at nlex/sctex then back, i was trying to keep up with his c63 so most of the time i was doing 150-180kph todo hataw na ako non while he was just cruising. FC clocked in at 3km/liter without noticing it, won't do that ever again. na pa aray na lang ako pag balik ng makati. had a blast with the explorer but not so much when i had to fill up again.

How long did the trip take ? From Makati to SCTEX ? Then from SCTEX to Makati ?

Good thing both of you did not get caught for speeding. This is when a radar detector comes in handy.

[niky]

up ko lang.

over the weekend decided to waste a full tank of gas while gas prices are cheap(not really but compared to a couple of months ago it is cheap). anyway me and my brother decided to cruise at nlex/sctex then back, i was trying to keep up with his c63 so most of the time i was doing 150-180kph todo hataw na ako non while he was just cruising. FC clocked in at 3km/liter without noticing it, won't do that ever again. na pa aray na lang ako pag balik ng makati. had a blast with the explorer but not so much when i had to fill up again.

When you're pushing a brick wall through the air at over 180 km/h, you need a lot of gas...

[AG4]

up ko lang.

over the weekend decided to waste a full tank of gas while gas prices are cheap(not really but compared to a couple of months ago it is cheap). anyway me and my brother decided to cruise at nlex/sctex then back, i was trying to keep up with his c63 so most of the time i was doing 150-180kph todo hataw na ako non while he was just cruising. FC clocked in at 3km/liter without noticing it, won't do that ever again. na pa aray na lang ako pag balik ng makati. had a blast with the explorer but not so much when i had to fill up again.

You'd probably get a similar result in a gasoline ML350 or GL350.

If you want to keep up with the C63, you might need to get a V8 Mustang GT. :D

[niky]

Yumyum. Mustang V8: 3m.

Vortech Supercharger kit... maybe 300k.

3.3m... 600+ hp. Bye-bye, C63...

[3ple4]

up ko lang.

over the weekend decided to waste a full tank of gas while gas prices are cheap(not really but compared to a couple of months ago it is cheap). anyway me and my brother decided to cruise at nlex/sctex then back, i was trying to keep up with his c63 so most of the time i was doing 150-180kph todo hataw na ako non while he was just cruising. FC clocked in at 3km/liter without noticing it, won't do that ever again. na pa aray na lang ako pag balik ng makati. had a blast with the explorer but not so much when i had to fill up again.

So what's the ideal speed to achieve maximum fuel economy when traveling in highways? 100-120 km/h?

[istan]

80 kph or whatever speed you end up at 2,000 RPM.

[foresterx]

i agree with istan, it's the rpm and how soft you step on the gas not how many kph you're going.

[av8or5]

any common problem with this model? I really like how this looks...better than the Chevy Traverse and cheaper with more features. Ford has a lot of bad reputation, but it's best to hear it from owners of this new generation Explorer.....anyone having problems with the Explorer? I saw the model at the auto show before...what I noticed was the power 3rd row seat button was showing wear...it didn't work all the time.

Is the supply still an issue? the price increase justifies the added features of the car...

[IMm29]

FC clocked in at 3km/liter

Ouch! Well, you were pushing it so that explains it. So at least there's a high figure for highway consumption. I wonder about a low one. And how the EcoBoost version would fare.

[foresterx]

Sucks... the Explorer could do much more... but given the weight, the height and the soft suspension... maybe it's prudent not to try too hard.



Here I was thinking the C63 was just a "12 second" car... apparently, a stock C63 is much, much better... would take a highly tuned supercharged Mustang to take it on...

i'd be happy if the explorer's top speed is atleast at 200-220kph, any more than that i think the car won't be as stable.

yup, especially the c63 with p31 package MB claimed it only has 30hp more than the regular c63 but when you run it side by side i doubt it really only has 30hp more.

Ouch! Well, you were pushing it so that explains it. So at least there's a high figure for highway consumption. I wonder about a low one. And how the EcoBoost version would fare.

if all highway only i usually do 7-8km/ltr. the ecoboost would probably only have .5-1km/ltr difference.

[macsd]

kahapon meron akong nakasalubong na Limited 4x4 pero RED na color.
I wonder if this is the full option already considering it's new color na?

[foresterx]

*EQA: im sure you could buy one.

*#1: we left makati around 4am and got back around 8am. We made a couple of quick stops though.

We didn't have a radar detector i guess wala pang ng huhuli ng ganon kaaga.

*nicky: yup, but the great thing with the explorer when i was going 150-180kph it didn't feel like i was going that fast.

[foresterx]

A stock mustang won't be able to keep up with the c63 even if it's the mustang boss. A supercharged mustang will keep up with a stock c63, my brother already raced one supercharged with full exhaust, it needs more mods to smoke the c63 in stock form. But my brothers c63 isnt stock.