2003 Ford Explorer
Ford had been manufacturing some of the best vehicles in the world. The best thing about Ford is that they had been manufacturing all kinds of cars, from family to sports. Furthermore, Ford is known to produce different versions, i.e. sedan, coupe and sports version, of one single make. In the beginning of the new millennium, Ford introduced some of the best SUVs, especially 2003 Ford Explorer. The Explorer 2003 SUV was very successful in the global market of automobiles, especially in American market.
The 2003 Ford Explorer is a 4 x 4 SUV, with Rear wheel drive. The SUV has 7 seats distributed in 3 spacious rows that extend right up to the rear. The 2003 explorer is one of the few cars that introduced a 3rd row seat at the back. The car has a 5 speed Automatic transmission with Optimum Drive selection. It has features like keyless entry, power driver and passenger mirrors. For entertainment purpose, Explorer 2003 has AM/FM Stereo, cassette and CD player. Other standard features include power lock, rear seat pass through and nice interior matching cloth seats.
The 2003 Ford Explorer is quite a heavy vehicle as its engine size starts from minimum of 4.0 liters and goes to a maximum of 4.6 liters. The car is available in 12 different trims and the prices differ accordingly. Explorer 2003 is a powerful vehicle, with its whopping horse power reaching up to 239 hp at 4750 rotation per minute. Unfortunately, the 2003 Explorer is not fuel efficient and gives a mere 15 miles per gallon at the city roads, while 21 miles per gallon at highway roads.
In addition, The 2003 Ford Explorer is missing a few safety equipments, but luckily has some alternative equipment as well. Passenger and driver safety air bags are available in the car, but they are not at the front. The air bags are situated at the sides rather than being on front. The air bags are set to deploy in side impacts or in case of roll over. The 1st and 2nd row has the safety seat belts for all positions. What’s more is a child seat with brackets at the rear. The car has good front head room and hip room, while there is a lot of space available for the rear seats as well, which makes the Ford Explorer 2003 a more family vehicle.
There are different 2003 Ford Explorer versions, as previously mentioned. The two most famous are the 2003 Explorer 4 door AWD and 2003 Explorer 4 door XLS Sport. All these Ford Explorer 2003 models can have DVD entertainment systems installed them, giving it a more sporty look. Almost all the models have a roof cargo brackets as well. There is an Explorer 2003 2 door Sport is a limited version available to just a few customers.
The 2003 Ford Explorer stands 6 feet high and weighs around 4286 lbs. This makes it a quite bulky vehicle. The Honda Pilot SUVs is of the same design and pricing and people do confuse it with Ford Explorer 2003. All things considered, this 2003 Ford Explorer could definitely be a nice buy in the price range of $26 000-$37 000.
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