What was your reaction the first time behind the wheel of a Explorer ST?

STTOM · Jan 21, 2020

Big stupid grin on my face thinking "yeah, this will work". [lovest]

TJST · Jan 21, 2020

STTOM said:

Pretty much the same here.

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Mark S. · Jan 23, 2020

Said done looking. got to do this.

KNTRDR · Jan 24, 2020

"Not bad",
"Pretty comfy",
"Good seating position",

*got onto highway onramp and went from 30kph to 120kph by the time I hit 2/3rds of the way up the ramp*

"HOLY SH*T"

ethics05 · Jan 25, 2020

LOVED IT! Wasn't exactly like my 1967 Chevelle SS w/ 3/4 race cam from early 70's, BUT I'm in love!!!

Dr Matt · Jan 26, 2020

Holy crap these stock tires suck on ice!

STO · Jan 26, 2020

Permagrin

ShadowTrooper · Jan 27, 2020

Comfortable, great tech, and sufficiently powered. I took it around some twisties, a few acceleration passes and was ready to buy. What I didn’t like was the sloppy/slow shifting in normal mode. But hell, it’s an SUV, it’s carrying butts and groceries.

For comparative purposes, I was coming from a APR Stage II+ tuned B8 Audi A4.

66gt350ps · Feb 25, 2020

Loved it once I got my computer science degree to figure out all the features to operate it.. Long gone are the turn the key and go days but love the handling and power. So different and improved from my previous Explorers ('93 XLT, 2005 XLT, 2014 Sport).

KegsBdry · Apr 22, 2020

The sound in Sport mode had me in big smiles. But then I recall it was coming from the speakers.

Still love the drive. Doesn't feel like climbing into an SUV but a (8-inch ground clearance) sports car.

Adrenalinejunky · Apr 22, 2020

Good torque low to mid rpm where it's needed. Good job Ford.

LAX_24/7 · Apr 22, 2020

My exact words....

"Wow, baby!"

GalenaST · Apr 22, 2020

"not quite my Hellcat" lol

I still enjoy it though, have a livernois tune on the way which should increase my smiles a bit.

FlyersGuy · Apr 22, 2020

Sales guy said "Quit going easy on the gas." A few seconds later I was sold.

GDubzFL · Apr 23, 2020

Not my first initial thought but def something I said to myself during the test drive:

"The stock exhaust actually sounds pretty good, oh wait that's just fake noise being pumped into the audio system"

PajamaGuy · Apr 23, 2020

A big ship-eating grin.

PJ

Cdubya · Apr 23, 2020

Disappointed with the handling and acceleration. But I was coming from a much smaller BMW crossover. I quickly have come to terms with the change and appreciate it's qualities considering it's a relatively large 3 row SUV.

BullMoose · May 28, 2020

Got in, adjusted the seat and mirrors, cranked up, switched to Sport mode and drove away. The further I went the bigger my smile was! I haven’t owned anything close to this in 35 years.

RED09GT · May 28, 2020

My first reaction is that they took all the things I hated about my 2017 Ex sport and fixed them.
I knew within the block that I'd be trading the 2017 in.
That being said, the stock ST is down a fair bit in power to my ex sport and SSI's 3 bar 93 octane tune.

Frank T. · May 29, 2020

Took the one I ultimately bought for a spin. I immediately noticed how much more comfortable the seats were compared to my 17 XLT. Started it up and the sales rep put it into Sport Mode...I was sold!

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