Ford
Ford Explorer: The SUV That Defined a Segment
The Explorer is Ford's enduring midsize SUV, a vehicle that helped ignite the SUV boom and remains a three-row family staple.
Introduced in 1990, the Explorer played a huge role in popularizing the SUV in America, becoming one of the best-selling SUVs of the 1990s. Early models were rugged, body-on-frame trucks, but the modern Explorer moved to a more refined unibody platform.
Today the Explorer is a three-row midsize SUV offering V6 and turbocharged power, hybrid options, and the sporty ST performance variant. Rear- and all-wheel-drive layouts suit a wide range of family needs.
Across its long life, the Explorer has remained one of Ford's most important models, synonymous with the family SUV.