24/10/2008 03:05. The quick shutterbugs at KGP just snapped these first pictures of
what appears to be a test mule for the new Ford Explorer running
around on a car platform on the streets of Dearborn, MI. We've
already reported the next-generation Explorer will be more car-like , something hinted at with the Ford Explorer America concept shown at Detroit earlier this year. The mule captured by KGP
appears to be a mixture of the Ford Flex and Taurus X but with a taller ride-height, higher cowl and a revised A-pillar.
All of this points to a taller, shorter vehicle than the current
Explorer. Full spy report below the jump.
A new style of test mule has begun running around Ford's
development centers, perhaps offering the first signs that testing
has begun on Ford's car-based Explorer. The rough test mules... //
Jalopnik 