The Ford Explorer is not only a big deal for Ford and everything the Blue Oval touches, it’s a big deal for the entirety of the automotive industry. Way before the electrified era we find ourselves in, Ford popularized the concept of a body-on-frame SUV with the 1991 Explorer. Pretty consistently since then, the Explorer has been one of the best selling American vehicles. It’d be hard to understate the Explorer’s popularity and influence on the automotive world when
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