Ford just unveiled a rugged but correct-sized off-roader, a physique-on-frame 6-seater with EcoBoost turbo or torquey diesel power and an accessible 6-speed manual transmission. The 2015 Everest is the perfect car for people who value rough country prowess over cute-ute deception. Supplied, of course, these people reside in China, Australia, New Zealand, or basically anywhere that’s not the U.S. or Europe. Dammit.
The Ford Everest’s spec sheet is tantalizing for off-road nerds. Physique-on-frame construction, a strong rear axle, and a genuine locking transfer case with a accurate low range give this truck all the bona fides that have kept Jeep in enterprise with the rock-crawling set. Meanwhile, a higher-tech Terrain Management System offers street, sand, snow, and off-road settings, managing throttle response, torque vectoring and hill handle like the systems identified in pricey Land Rovers. An electronic locking rear diff and digital displays for vehicle pitch and roll round out the off-road gear.
Petrolheads can option the Everest with the 2.-liter EcoBoost turbo 4 banger we know from the Ford Fusion, even though diesel geeks can decide on from a 2.2-liter 4 or 3.2-liter 5-cylinder turbo oil burner. Either diesel can be matched to an truthful-to-god 6-speed stick, or the 6-speed auto from the F-series pickup. It is a far cry from Ford’s U.S. marketplace body-on-frame 6-seater, the ponderously large and not at all off-road oriented Expedition.
So who gets to play with all this off-road goodness? Beginning in 2015, the Everest will be offered in China, Australia, New Zealand, India, and Southeast Asia. Later next year, the automobile will expand to Sub-Saharan Africa and South Africa.
As for us folks in North America hoping for a 6-seater with a stick shift and some genuine off-road chops? I dunno, possibly bolt some jump seats into the trunk of a Jeep Wrangler Limitless.
Ford’s New Everest Is the Rugged Seven-Seat Off-Roader We Want But Can’t Have
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