New Ford Explorer ELECTRIC: The Ford That’s Also A VW?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 มี.ค. 2023
- Ford has unveiled a new all electric version of the Explorer for Europe. It uses VW architecture and will go head to head with the likes of the Tesla Model Y. Rory takes an easily look at the prototype.
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Design looks very neat but I don't fancy those capacitive buttons. Come on manufacturers there's nothing wrong with buttons.
Buttons and knobs
Nothing wrong? Buttons and knobs cost way more than a screen made in China!
It’s a concept.. just breathe. Plus there are redundancies in the steering wheel and I’m sure your voice can adjust things.
It moved when he touched that panel! It looks so loose and fragile!
It is cheaper to put every function behind a screen than physical buttons. Imagine having buttons for every app on your smartphone. You should have 100s of buttons. But software functionality is cheaper since it requires only one component- the screen. Software is light work
Just wanted to say that I really enjoy your style for car reviews.
Calm, well spoken and informative, yet never boring. Keep up the good work, man! :)
Was really excited about this right up until you showed the centre console.
I will never understand how companies can think it's safe to replace physical buttons with a touchscreen - it's so dangerous, especially when, like on this car, it forces you to look all the way down to see what's happening!
Ok Boomer
@@USNEM Ok toddler.
Good point, but the center console is genius and adds to the overall interior; I think it's fantastic. I'll be careful...........
thats why u have lane assist and emergency brake
Car designers seem to be in their own bubble, and don't care what customers actually want.
We're seeing it across industries, so this is hardly an automotive problem. Square Enix and their NFT games, or Meta and their dumbass Metaverse decisions. We can just add Ford to that list now too.
Love ur chill mood in this video, like you didn't take ur coffee today 😂
I think it would sell well over seas.
It could possibly even sell well in the US but only if they give it a different name.
The Ford Explorer is already pretty popular amongst Wine Moms in america, the EV version could do just as well.
@@gilbertosantos2806 that’s exactly why they shouldn’t make this the new Explorer. Keep what they have since it’s working. Bringing something else in and naming it that will probably drive Explorer fans away
@@gilbertosantos2806 I think a converted regular explorer would do better tbh
It will see like trumps 2020 election figures
Agree.
Its a mini Explorer. How cute. 250 miles of range feels a bit low. These companies really should work to get all their vehicles above 300 miles of range. I feel like that is the magic number for reducing if not removing range anxiety.
It's cool to see the progress on EV's, but i'd like to see a sucessor for the Focus. I don't like the way an SUV drives
I'd like an Electric Mustang too. against ModelS and Taycan etc..
Next is the Puma replacement as an EV. A Fiesta replacement EV I suspect will be around 2026. Totally agree on the Focus replacement being needed.
@@JohnnyZenith Tried the puma and it wasn't much better than the phased-out EcoSport. Fiesta would be sick, but a Focus just hits the sweet spot between a traditional sedan and a hot hatchback.
Just hope they don't leave the name to die in 2025.
Unfortunately Ford probably won't be making anything but SUVs and trucks soon...
Love the way MAZDA SUV's drive...........Paul
The screen hinge feels like it is going to be the number 1 thing needing fixing/replacing.
Well done Ford/Germany (good review too). I like the seats, and the flex position able Sync Info-system, both very good at first look. Now we know what sits between Kuga and Mach-E
Well... That should not have been the Explorer, I reckon.
It's ironic that these companies gather together to make a single platform that'll make cars cheaper. Then they seemingly share different knobs and buttons in the car. All for the sake of saving money.
So now I'm thinking, _"If these companies are saving all this money by joining forces and generally speaking EV motors are cheaper to build than "engines" and that all these electronics are cheaper to make that the old style push buttons and pull knobs... How come EV's are do damn well more expensive when compared to "engine" powered vehicles?"_ 8-\\...
The damn batteries
@@mikeculee7316 and profit margins other than the inflation of raw materials.
Absolutely 100% pn the "button."
Let us know when you get to the ironic part.
The problem with the screen is even in the upper position the screen is still too low as it causes your eyes to look down. It should have a twist feature to put the screen in landscape position and the top of the screen should be right at the bottom of the dash so you would only have to slightly look down away from the road to use the screen
So they've discontinued two of the most popular selling cars EVER for this! A cost saving exercise for Ford by using a vw platform, but WAY more money for the traditional fiesta buyer! That's one way to ruin your business then!!
You clearly know nothing
There are 6 new EV cars coming out in the next 18 months so do get a grip and know what is going on. Ford is building Vw combustion cars on Ford vehicles (new Amarok is a Ranger) with very little change, the pay-off is Ford have Vw EV platform but Ford unlike Vw will design and build their own cars.
@Zachaphina and you, clearly know everything!
Car manufactures seriously need to stop overdoing it with haptic and touch buttons. Please return to simple, functional and much safer physical buttons and dials!
No physical buttons = no buy
Thanks, that was a great presentation!
Does anyone know if this will tow, and if so, how much, and will a tow pack be offered?
I don't understand why all constructers made all touch screen and deleted physical buton for essential interaction like (AC, Volume...)
Shits cheap
Is it me or does it look like a Land Rover Discovery?
I think this will sell very well. Right size for the model y generation and the tech underneath is fine. What is it with the buttons ! Even VW decided to get rid of them in the new EV Polo, so I assume that by the time it appears, it will have switched over to those.
The puma replacement will be a bigger seller I think, just as popular but less competition in the segment right now.
Buttons aside, I like it. It's alright.
how's the tech underneath "fine", if it's the VW's MEB - which was nothing special back when it was presented, and today it's just dated and mediocre at best?
Great video, Rory! Can't wait for you to actually drive it and tell us how it feels. I do actually like the design, both exterior and interior, but those touch buttons on the steering wheel and especially the window button solution from VW ID cars need to go. Can't believe that someone could possibly think that is a good solution.
Interesting looking SUV, well styled.
Some minor criticisms and comments:
I like the adjustable sat nav screen, which would be even better if it could also tilt towards the driver.
Because of the borrowed VW platform it’s unfortunate that it hasn’t got a front trunk, particularly given the average sized boot. In Tesla this is a genuinely useful innovation.
Again, because of the VW platform, it’s also a wide car, which doesn’t help with parking and narrow streets and country lanes.
250 miles actual range is the minimum acceptable in a modern electric family car. I would hope that the bigger battery version can manage 300 miles plus.
Looks nice but it's certainly smaller than the older gas models.
Yes, it feels like an compact SUV not mid-sized. But understandably it’s European version so it make sense.
What a "Flex" ? You mean a Ford FLEX!
Ford appear to have given up.
That front end has a certain 'breeze block' kind of styling to it doesn't it, I can't imagine it does much for the aerodynamics
What I was scared of when we knew the car was coming was the possibility that it'd use VW infotainment and interior like the current Transit Connect does (VW Caddy) but thank the heavens, it's a mostly Ford interior with just the important drivey bits that are VW. Highly approve, like the styling too.
like the I sync move glad some one finally thought of it
Hey, glad to see you out there, doing automotive things. ROARY ! SO HAPPY YOU ARE OUT AND ABOUT, MATE!!!
I much prefer it over an ID3 or 4 but it's really frustrating they haven't put some physical HVAC controls in, which they could have still done on the sliding screen thingy, and also kept the maddening sign of cost cutting which is 3 window switches for 4 windows. But overall looks like it could be good if the range and pricing are competitive.
How is less switches equivalent to cost cutting? Phones with physical buttons have more parts, but cost magnitudes less than an all touch screen phone.
@@TejaPeela Three switches cost less than 4 switches. A tiny amount, but their logic is that across the hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of cars they'll make like that it will be a worthwhile saving.
@@simono4991 Yeah, but all switches and no touchscreen = savings for the manufacturer. Not to mention repair costs for when these things break down
@@tspx23 My specific point was about 3 switches replacing 4, not touchscreens replacing switches. But, once a vehicle has a screen in it then I think it is generally a cost saving for manufacturers to delete switches and implement the function via the screen. Particularly as the software is probably the same.
If you're going to have a screen regardless, 100% aligned with you it's a cost savings from a materials perspective. If you are just implementing a screen for the first time though, you are going to get killed developing the software and make everything work through the screen.
Great review! Unfortunately the car looks terrible...
As someone who used to sell Teslas. One look at this things interior and its WAAAAY better built. Unbelievably from Ford
Excellent presentation. For me, the lack of a front trunk isn't a complete dealbreaker, but it's a significant deficiency. I've driven the U.S. spec VW id.4. In my opinion it's a second class EV. Another consideration is the reputation of the local dealer. In our case, the Ford dealer is excellent and the VW dealer is not well established.
Nice looking car, much better than the Mach E and (and much better named!) nice size, slightly shorter than the VAG MEB platform sharers. Only concern is the bluff, high rise front end - can't see it doing much for the range. Speaking as someone who drives an Enyaq 80 Sportline with the MEB platform - careful driving gives me around 310 miles in the summer - be interested to see how this Explorer actually compares.
That front end is going to be pebble dashed in no time at all unless Ford fit PPF to it. I can already hear the complaints to Ford saying the paint is too soft look at the state of my front end. 🤔
It would be cool if Ford brought a small sized pickup truck based on the MEB platform too, to make a "Ranger Lightning"
the ford ranger is body on frame like the f-150 including the lightning.
A Maverick Lightening would make more sense imho
MEB is outdated CRAP , the FUD motors Explorer BEV handles like a TAXI.
Even my brother would be killed
Cost is their goal do relatively better leave us pick ups alone
The original ID being killed
+ original ranger and transit are being killed
We don't want those duplicated mash ups
Pick ups are trash
How tall are you? I always wonder this when you talk about leg room. I'm 6'3" and as I don't expect to ride in the back seat so much, but still curious. Thank You.
Kinda wish Ford just made their own platform. Considering, in America anyway, they only make suvs and mustangs, it would be nice that they make something from the ground up considering there RND should be huge at this point, either they are cost saving but going down this way or they didn't have the funds to make something of their own either way I don't really like this car.... Inside are nice but it doesn't seem like an explorer
From an aesthetic p-o-v, I think it's a winner. Ride comfort, range and price will ultimately determine its success or failure. The starting price of the Mach-E has risen 9k, and its ride is unacceptable. IMO, Ford needs to reign in its prices to appeal to its traditional customer base and demographic. Ford has repeatedly failed to go upmarket by rebranding or purchasing prestige brands. Now it seems it thinks it can take the Ford brand upmarket and have the likes of the Mach-E branded as Mustang. IMO, Ford needs therapy to accept itself for what it is and be happy and proud. And also to accept its traditional customer base and demographic and be happy and proud to serve them. However, it is probably a smart move to collaborate with VW to share some platforms. I hope this starts sub-40k!
Looks good, very clean and progressive design
Anybody know if the OS will be the same as mach-E or based on Android Automotive?
As always great video you are the best!
Good looking car. Ford is making a good move here with a slightly larger SUV EV.
I'm a huge fan of the explorer. Drove one in Canada and fell in love with the styling and the drive - excited to see how this pans out. doesn't look as cool as the ICE explorer but i get that electric cars are going down this route
Did you try the 5th gen or the latest 6th? I rented 5th gen then drove bunch another my friend's later few times to Tahoe and coastal hwy 1 in between Huntington Beach and Dana Point, just beautiful places, it had pan. sunroof, i really liked it and left California back home determined to get it, but unfortunately i really had to stick with another 4 door pickup so i can transport my work equipment ... I don't like the new ones though
There's absolutely zero North American Explorer here besides the name. It's a badge engineered VW ID4.
Great review, thank you! I really love the Explorer with its clever interior design and storage ideas. Can't wait to get one!
Looks OK. Better than the VWs if not Skodas or Cupras. But......wider than a Model Y!! It's hard enough already getting out at the local Tesco car park! And as for touchscreens and no buttons. Don't get me started.
Great vehicle design, especially the compact design and modular tablet. It would definitely sell well in the US.
Butt Ugly...
Make sure you have a Honda Generator on Board... how can it be a Explorer, when you don't have Charge Stations in the outback, what a Wank...
Ford America has 20 thousand unsold F150 Lightning Due to Cancelled orders... because, people realised it was a WANK...
They'd definitely have to change the name though
It's for Europe only so won't sell in the US
@@ohyesitsme Butt Ugly... no good in California, with all the snow, shutting down, solar and wind farms...
A mates Tesla, Wall Battery, and Car have shit Themselves, because of being too cold. and as solar panels on garage roof are covered with 3 feet of snow.. the battery conditioner for both. stopped working..
@@graemejohnson9025 well that’s tesla for you.
If the car works in Europe it should easily handle California
It looks really nice, I hope Ford will have most of it in final production with its own branded finishes.
FORD will end their Business in the UK and EU, BANKRUPT.
Looks Great
So when is it set to come to the UK?
Nice! Nice presentation; nice vehicle. I like the vibe of the video, very smooth and chill. 👍
The screen is movable for the same reason as Mercedes-AMG SL. The storage is only secondary
Love the look, welcome back FORD
Mindblowing, gamechanging,revolutionary!
Beautiful styling. Looks better than ID4.
That's Ford flex size (if that); not explorer. Y still wins with 330 Mile range and superchargers
In Europe where this will only be sold supercharger networks doesn’t matter as it’s quite poor. There are far more regular chargers and any car can use any charger anyways. It’s all standardized by law.
Mostly excited for the Puma, and hopefully the EV future brings the Puma stateside as well!
Another car video with Mr. Reid... Yes Please :)
The Ford Shield reminds me of the OG Taurus nose.
I hope there is a fabric interior option.
6:35 They should have installed 5 Window buttons for good measure! 😁
Had my explorer 23yrs and still love it if this is anything as good then ford will have another winner hard luck tesla 😢
1:33 Wow, 480 km of range at 85 % 😅
Will this be assembled in Cologne, Germany? The original Explorer's 4L V6 was made in Cologne.
I like the design, clearly American and a real distinguisher to other design languages of EVs in the global market.
Great review, appreciated. It will be good to see the Explorer name here out on the European roads again. Liked the design both in and out. Ford's done it again and sure this model will be a good seller.
If all interested It’s looks then yes ford has done it again. Really the platform on which is built has many issues and by using it they inherited all those issues. My problem with ford is production. Their is no point in looking at them since you can buy most or any none are available not because they sell. But because they make 50 k or less … I don’t trust their warranty on a gas car let alone on an ev…
Love the interior styling, looks very futuristic and nice. This is the only EV car I've seen that also makes me like the non-grill front end. I am a sucker for the Ford Explorer in general though. Shame they aren't introducing it in the US for now.
Will those taillights work in the old one
What battery tech does is use ?
Its interesting that so many of these Legacy EVs are all the same car with different "styling" goes to show how far behind all these companies really are. They are all teaming up, which tells you they are behind
You dont know what a platform is!They dont use the same chassi just the same tech!
@@brunoheggli2888 so. It’s the same car. Same everything that makes an EV and EV.
VW, Audi, Skoda and Seat are all part of the VW Group. The MEB platform will eventually be replaced by SSP - the scalable system platform. It would be unwise for all these companies to develop seperate platforms when you can focus your ressources on one project, especially when you're playing in the same team anyways. Audi and Porsche for example are developing the PPE platform for their high end premium cars and have already joined efforts to develop the J1 used for the taycan and e-tron gt. Ford's move to help scale VW's technology does come to a surprise, however they will only use the MEB for about two Ford Models until they have their own platform.(edit: spelling)
man, i hate these new type of rims (electric version ones).
Are EU gas model explorers short sized too?
Owning a current Explorer, I can’t see why they call this an Explorer when it plainly isn’t. This is THREE sizes down and not a 7-seater.
Impressive design, of course not a production version. I can't imagine how expensive a rear end fender-bender would be with the lack of bumper!
Auto Trader released their TH-cam video with a fully working REAL car. Check that out
It's apparently worse than thought, the batteries are not repairable so written off.
@@Beorn. Batteries are between axles, so won't ever be damaged.
@abraxastulammo9940 A quick check on Auto trader comparing Volvo XC40 and Hyundai Kona does indicate evs are in a higher insurance group than their ice equivalent so that bears out what the article today in Reuters is saying. Tesla mod 3 is 48U according to Auto Trader which is also pretty high!
@@Beorn. FUD.
It’s scary thinking about 20 years from now how all these E vehicles held up, screens, batteries and anything else they make to look cool at the moment.
And the tech will only continue to get better :)
This is a vehicle class below Model Y, Enyak et all. More around the size of the still to be released new Kona and MG ZS I think.
Is there a long-wheelbase version on this Explorer EV??? Because the Explorer is supposed to fit 3 rows of seating.
Looks really nice hopefully pricing is made competitive looking forward to the puma as well shame fiesta had to go though
Great review Rory - nice looking motor - cant wait for the road test !
I honestly prefer the two step process to lower the rear windows. The amount of times I lowered the rear windows instead of the front is too many to count
This is an excellent comment. I haven’t heard it from anyone else and hadn’t thought of it myself, it’s extremely valid because I’m one of those that are frequently dropping the rear windows instead of the front!
Having done over 10k km in id3/born, I can confidently tell you that the VW window control panel does not in any way stop you from accidentally opening the rear windows; as the switch between rear and front is capacitive, you hit it accidentally when you're trying to find the rockers, meaning you have to do the same process you do now (return windows up) THEN look down, find the capacitive F/R switch, hit it, then try again.
I promise, this is not a solution to anything.
came to learn about the car, Autotrader promoted the cup holder, coin tray and an ice scraper. nice.
Decent. Bring back physical buttons and dials though. Please.
Looks nice, too bad it's a crap Ford.
So if you want an ID4 with a ford logo this is the car to buy.
Hope this model makes it to the US! 🎉
Your missing the bit about having to wait at charging stations for on average 40 mins for a point, then the wait for charging before you can carry on with your journey which is why I went to a Toyota hybrid
all of this is just evidence that we are about to watch a few brands die post ICE era.
So, this is the new "estate," aka "wagon." A car that's taller than need be. I'd say it's stylish and the interior is fine. They didn't overdo the ambient lighting and while it isn't distinctive, it's pleasant.
This isn’t an estate….
Will it be on sale in the uk
Hey Ford, we'd also like this here in the US. And I seem to remember reading somewhere that you're a US based auto manufacturer.
How many children did forced labor to remove material to make the battery, how many acres did they damage for the mine, how many pollutants were put into the air by the battery???
Probably the same amount of kids who find the cobalt that is used in refining oil for your ICE car Einstein.
A What!?! Ford/VW…blasphemy!
Finally, I can keep my Haribo safe. Well done, Ford
Looks cool. Not happy Ford needs help from Volkswagen for the chassis. Does it drive the same as VW Group models.?
Even VW are ditching capacitive buttons in new models. That alone would be a breaker for me. Also I'd want a "mock" grill cos the front of it looks plain stupid
Hey Rory great video, but sadly as good as this looks it’s more likely to be fighting against the rivals from the likes of Kia and Hyundai with the Niro and Kona as that’s more the size it sounds, if that’s the case with a range of around 250 miles it’s going to hard for people to say that the Ford is where the money should go to, with both the Korean rivals able to to do far more range and the Tesla model Y being even better on range again, I can’t see this selling well if it’s priced near the £30K-£50K especially if they skimp on range and tech in the lower trim variants.
It’s a shame as like the EV5 I love the look of the Explorer but, there are better sounding EVs either out there or coming out soon, it will also be competing against the likes of the Fisher Ocean which is due for UK shores in July as the right hand drive models are already in production.
worthless charging on Niro and Kona, they are left behind.
Can you Imagine that they killed the Fiesta for this? It's nothing special, it's yet another boring, electric crossover
@@_TrueDesire_ that depends on the user, those that home charge don’t care about ccs charge speed being as most would have a break from driving just as long as it would take to charge at a ccs. The range to battery size is more important to users than how fast the battery can charge if they’re just going to have to stop again because the car doesn’t have the range.
@@marijnmolenaar2848 yeah at least the Fiesta had a specific sector and fans that would choose it over the next new hatchback trying to take its place. I just don’t get the point of making the Mach-e and the F150 lightening in house and being successful to then basically rebadge an id4 that shows nothing under the skin that makes the other Ford EVs as good as they are, the impressive frunk and range of the F150 and the dynamic driving feel of the Mach-e, for me the Explorer is a good looking failure that should have been the fiesta EV
@@WEZ4136 VAG offers almost 2X the speed and Kia/Hyundai's flagships offer 800V charging. If the cars would cost €35-40K sure but when they are close to 55-60K it's a big no no.
Everyone I know demands minimum 100kW, preferably faster. Even if you had ~500kW charging capability doesn't mean YOU need to pick the fastest charger available. I'm one of those that can't charge at home so I want minimum 300 kW and 80-100 kWh before even thinking about buying one, and solid state tech.
It's all cool and fun.. until the screen breaks. You previously had the heater at 95 degrees and you live in South Florida. Just come to Lauderdale Speedometer to fix that lol
I don’t see the fixation with buttons, set the ac to auto and your temp and it will do everything for you once it settles.
We used to get the Explorer back in late 90s and early 00s. Chewed Petrol for fun...It was a class above this and was seen as a cheap Range Rover competitor. It was also infamous for the Firestone Tyre debacle. They used to fail the elk rollover test and the tyres where also prone to failing. Firestone blamed the Explorer and Ford blamed Firestone. This was the reason Ford stopped using Firestone as a Tyre supplier..
When the marketing department are only just out of nappies 😅🤦♂️. Someone should of checked the Ford history books before going back to the Explorer name in the UK
So GM and Ford in general are fully swinging to electric i see
Like they have a choice ?
@@robsmall6466of course they do. Manufacturers have the ultimate choice on where to go...they just leaning to cash grab in the europian EV market
@@T0NYMANUEL They don't unfortunately. Legislation - they are legally forced to go electric. Don't agree with it but it's being forced on all of us unless a big dose of common sense turns up
@@robsmall6466 Yup. I hope that we find some way to produce a carbon neutral fuel, compatible with the current ICE cars. Electric cars are just not sustainable or good enough: mining process (mineral depletion/human rights), weight, charging time, worse performance in the cold, shorter life expectancy of the batteries...
@@jamesfilosa6277 Agree 100%. Don't mind people buying them but they should be part of a wider ecosystem. Petrol, diesel, hybrid, electric, hydrogen and anything else
a front boot would have been nice.
A long time ago, VW and Ford became a single company in Brazil called Autolatina. The joint-venture lasted very little.
2:24 Ford should have put an engineer on it to tilt the radiator and free up space for their signature frunk (like Tesla does it).
It's like a Range Rover or Evoque from a side view.
Thanks again for sharing
Fantastic review 👍🏾 thanks a lot