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Ford Explorer Police Interceptor Utility prepares to serve and protect

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Filed under: Crossover , Ford , Police/Emergency Ford Police Interceptor Utility – Click above for high-res image gallery When Ford took the wraps off of its Taurus -based Police Interceptor sedan earlier this year, we were told that a second, utility-oriented police pursuit vehicle would be coming down the pipeline. Enter the Police Interceptor Utility, based off the 2011 Explorer crossover. A Flex -styled paddy wagon would have been cool, but the Explorer’s higher ground clearance makes it more versatile for law enforcement officials who require all-terrain capability.

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2011 Ford Explorer unveiled, tries crossing over on road to redemption

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Filed under: SUV , Safety , Crossover , Ford , Design/Style 2011 Ford Explorer Deep Dive – Click above for high-res image gallery In creating the 2011 Explorer , Ford engineers and designers had an enormously difficult task set before them. Ford’s President of the Americas, Mark Fields, described the job as “Reinventing the SUV for the 21st century.” Despite the near complete collapse of the traditional mid-to-large SUV market over the last several years, Ford still sees a substantial market for the capabilities of these boxy behemoths. Customers just don’t want the traditional downsides that accompany these body-on-frame ‘utes – specifically, their higher fuel consumption and poor ride and handling.

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Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 6.28.10

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Review: 2010 BMW X5 M is illogically sound It’s one of the most insane SUVs on the planet, but its further proof that evolution works in very mysterious ways. Pikes Peak 2010: Tajima fastest man on the mountain, but ten minute mark remains unbroken The elusive 10-minute mark remains unbroken, but Tajima, Millen and the rest of the Unlimited crew put up a fight at this weekend’s Pikes Peak festivities. We were there and we’ve got the inside story on the men, the mountain and what’s in store for next year. 2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 to get 480 HP?

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Deep Dive: Curve Control on the 2011 Ford Explorer [w/video]

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Filed under: SUV , Safety , Technology , Crossover , Ford Curve Control on the 2011 Ford Explorer – Click above for high-res image gallery When the new 2011 Explorer goes on sale later this year, Ford plans to highlight the new unibody ‘ute’s safety and fuel efficiency. The Explorer will be exclusively powered by four- and six-cylinder EcoBoost engines, which are expected to increase efficiency by 20-25 percent, while delivering the power consumers crave. Expect more drivetrain details to be forthcoming, but before then, Ford invited us out to its Dearborn proving grounds to see what it has in store on the safety front. Ford confirmed last fall that the Explorer would be the first vehicle to get its new inflatable rear seat-belts, but the latest – and arguably more interesting – feature on the Explorer is dubbed “Curve Control.” The system is a software enhancement built on top of the existing roll stability control (RSC) and electronic stability control (ESC) systems, and we had a chance to experience it first hand

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Report: Ford Explorer to get ‘curve control’ system

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Filed under: Budget , SUV , Safety , Technology , Ford 2011 Ford Explorer teaser – Click above for high-res image gallery Brace yourselves. There’s another level of electronic nannyism coming to the Ford range of crossovers and SUVs soon. The company has developed a new system that should help counteract understeer in the same way stability control nixes pesky oversteer in almost every new car on the road. The safety gurus at the Blue Oval have come up with a new system called Curve Control that works in coordination with a number of vehicles sensors to determine if the vehicle is turning as sharply as the driver needs it to.

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