Ford Explorer
2023 Ford Explorer Limited photographed in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada.
Overview
Manufacturer	Ford
Production	1990–present
Model years	1991–present
Body and chassis
Class	Compact SUV (3-door/Sport) (1991–2003) Mid-size SUV (1991–2010)[1][2] Mid-size crossover SUV (2011–present)[3][4]
Chassis	Body-on-frame (1991–2010) Unibody (2011–present)
Chronology
Predecessor	Ford Bronco II
Successor	Ford Territory (Oceania)

The Ford Explorer is a range of SUVs manufactured by Ford Motor Company since the 1991 model year. As the first four-door SUV produced by Ford, the Explorer was introduced as a replacement for the two-door Bronco II.^[5] Within the current Ford SUV range in North America, the Explorer is slotted between the Ford Edge and Ford Expedition. As with the Ford Ranger, the Explorer derives its name from a trim package previously offered on the Ford F-Series pickup trucks.

The Explorer has been offered in multiple chassis and powertrain layouts. The first two generations were directly derived from the Ford Ranger, switching to a model-specific chassis for the third and fourth generations. The fifth generation was repackaged as a crossover SUV, adopting a variant of the Ford Taurus chassis architecture.^[3]

Alongside the five-door Explorer wagon, a three-door Explorer wagon was offered from 1991 to 2003, officially referred to as the Explorer Sport after 1999, serving as the direct replacement of the Bronco II; the 2001–2010 Ford Explorer Sport Trac was a crew-cab pickup derived from the model line. For police use, the Ford Police Interceptor Utility has been derived from the fifth and sixth-generation Explorer to replace the Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (and the later Taurus-based Police Interceptor Sedan). Through rebranding, Mazda, Mercury, and Lincoln have sold versions of the Explorer; Lincoln currently markets the sixth-generation model line as the Lincoln Aviator.

For the North American market, the first four generations of the Explorer were produced by Ford at its Louisville Assembly Plant (Louisville, Kentucky) and at its now-closed St. Louis Assembly Plant (Hazelwood, Missouri); the model line is currently produced at Chicago Assembly Plant (Chicago, Illinois).

In 2020, CNBC reported the Ford Explorer range as the best-selling SUV of all time in America.^[6]

First generation (UN46; 1991)

First generation
First-generation Ford Explorer XLT
Overview
Model code	UN46
Also called	Mazda Navajo
Production	February 15, 1990[7] – November 1994[8][9]
Model years	1991–1994
Assembly	United States: Louisville, Kentucky (Louisville Assembly Plant); St. Louis, Missouri (St. Louis Assembly) Venezuela: Valencia, Carabobo (Valencia Assembly)
Body and chassis
Body style	3-door SUV 5-door SUV
Layout	Front engine, rear-wheel drive / four-wheel drive
Related	Ford Ranger
Powertrain
Engine	Gasoline: 4.0 L OHV Cologne V6
Transmission	5-speed M5OD-R1 manual 4-speed A4LD automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	3-door: 102.1 in (2,593 mm) 5-door: 111.9 in (2,842 mm)
Length	3-door: 174.5 in (4,432 mm) 5-door: 184.3 in (4,681 mm)
Width	70.2 in (1,783 mm)
Height	3-door: 67.5 in (1,714 mm) 5-door: 67.3 in (1,709 mm) Eddie Bauer: 68.3 in (1,735 mm)

The first-generation Ford Explorer was introduced in March 1990 as a 1991 model-year vehicle. While again sharing a visual commonality with the Ford Ranger, the Explorer differed significantly from its Bronco II predecessor, becoming a family-oriented vehicle with off-road capability.^[10] In a significant design change, a five-door body style joined the model line, competing against the Jeep Cherokee and Chevrolet S-10 Blazer (the Explorer and five-door S-10 Blazer were introduced within a month of each other).

To further attract family buyers, Ford aerodynamically optimized the passenger compartment of the Explorer, adopting flush-mounted glass and wraparound doors; a wider body allowed for three-across rear seating. To optimize cargo space, the traditional swing-away spare tire carrier was deleted in favor of an underfloor location. Similar to the Ford Taurus station wagon, the rear liftgate was fitted with a flip-up rear window.

Chassis

As with the Bronco II, the first-generation Explorer (design code UN46) shares its chassis underpinnings with the 1983–1992 Ford Ranger. The three-door version uses a 102.1-inch wheelbase (8.1 inches longer than the Bronco II); the five-door uses a 111.9 wheelbase (17.9 inches longer).

Powertrain

The Explorer was introduced with a 155 hp 4.0 L Cologne V6, replacing the 2.9L V6 of the Bronco II; the engine was shared with the Ford Aerostar and the Ranger. A Mazda M5OD 5-speed manual was the standard transmission offering, with the option of the Ford 4-speed A4LD overdrive automatic transmission. For 1993, the engine output was increased to 160 hp (119 kW).

Along with the standard rear-wheel drive powertrain, at its launch, the Explorer was also offered with various configurations of part-time four-wheel drive, powered by a Borg Warner 13–54 transfer case. The "Touch Drive" electric-shift transfer case was standard (shared with the Ranger and the previous Bronco II); it allowed the vehicle to be shifted from two-wheel drive into high-range 4x4 drive (at any speed) and into low-range 4x4 (when stopped). As an option, the Explorer was also offered with a manual-shift transfer case (the option was paired with manual-locking hubs).^[10] Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=Ford_Explorer
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