OREANDA-NEWS. Russian dealers of Ford start sales of an updated SUV Ford Explorer. The cost of the model with the updated exterior and improved consumer properties has decreased and starts from 2 million 699 thousand rubles (2 million 599 thousand rubles, taking into account the bonus for trade-in / recycling). For this money, the buyer will receive an all-wheel drive SUV with an atmospheric V6 engine of 3.5 liters (249 hp), a six-speed automatic transmission system, an intelligent all-wheel drive system, reported the Ford Sollers press service.

The basic version of the XLT already includes a 7-seat leather interior with heated and electrically adjustable front seats in 10 directions, electric windshield heating, a rear-view camera equipped with a washbasin, and LED front and fog lights. In the Limited Edition, the price of an off-road car starts from 2 million 942 thousand rubles, in the top version of Limited Plus - from 3 million 142 thousand rubles.

In the exterior of the new Ford Explorer, there were appeared more chrome elements, LED fog lamps have acquired a more modern shape. Now the car can be started with the intelligent remote start system Ford Remote Start at a distance of 100 meters. In the salon next to the rear-view mirror there was an additional USB connector for connecting gadgets installed at the windshield. The produced in Russia Ford Explorer features by improved noise insulation and corrosion protection with a 12-year warranty against through corrosion, as well as an extended package of winter options, a navigation system in Russian, the presence of front and rear view cameras with washers. The engines are adapted to use the 92nd gasoline. Seven-seater showroom Ford Explorer is equipped with a convenient electric folding rear seats, as well as numerous equipment that provides comfort for trips to any distance.

Ford Explorer is in great demand in Russia. According to the dynamics of sales growth in 2017, the Explorer became the leader among the officially sold Ford models in Russia: compared to 2016, 62% more SUVs were sold. This trend continued in the current year - in February, sales growth compared to February of 2017 was 138%.