Ford’s marketing staff expresses so much enthusiasm for the 2006 Explorer that its collective voice sounds like a carnival barker, even if it’s delivering a fairly convincing pitch. More, more, more!

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ROCA: The Explorer has some bizarre ergo­nomics. The turn-signal stalk is mounted too high, so it’s not an automatic reach. Door handles are novel-looking and easy enough to use, but the pull to close ...

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Ford stopped making every type of car except for trucks, SUVs, and one sports car, so one might expect the Ford Explorer reliability to be through the roof. If all the brand's resources are funneled ...

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