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2025 Ford Explorer ST

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PHOENIX — Having debuted some 35 years ago, Ford's Explorer — the all-time best-selling SUV in America — receives its first major refreshing since 2019 and is now offered in just four trim levels: Active, ST-Line, Premium, and ST, our tested version. Ford discontinued the Base, Limited, King Ranch and Timberline editions for 2025. Top to bottom there is about a $20,000 price variance in trim levels.

Ford Explorer ST — Updating America's most popular SUV

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By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(September 24, 2024) Having debuted some 35 years ago, Ford's Explorer — the all-time best-selling SUV in America — receives its first major refreshing since 2019 and is now offered in just four trim levels: Active, ST-Line, Premium, and ST, our tested version. Ford discontinued the Base, Limited, King Ranch and Timberline editions for 2025. Top to bottom there is about a $20,000 price variance in trim levels.

Ford Ranger — A noteworthy upgrade

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By Jim Meachen
Editor, MotorwayAmerica.com

(September 1, 2024) Ford has totally redesigned its mid-sized Ranger pickup truck for the 2024 model year, and after a week and 250 miles behind the wheel I can proclaim it an excellent right-sized truck in terms of performance, driving dynamics, cabin layout and interior solitude. In fact the Lexus-like lack of road and wind noise at 70 miles per hour was a topic of discussion between the three people on board returning from an out-of-town restaurant visit.

2024 Ford Ranger Raptor

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PHOENX — Ford redesigned the midsized 2024 Ranger and for the first time added the Raptor trim level, an expansion of the off-road performance arm first introduced 15 years ago in 2009, for the F-150 Raptor. The Raptor sits atop the Lariat, XLT and XL with all trim levels produced with a crew cab and 5-foot cargo bed. For reference, the new Ranger Raptor is Ford's equivalent to off-road competitors like the Chevrolet Colorado ZR2, Jeep Gladiator Mojave and Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro.

Ford Ranger Raptor — A bona fide off-road beast

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By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(August 18, 2024) Ford redesigned the midsized 2024 Ranger and for the first time added the Raptor trim level, an expansion of the off-road performance arm first introduced 15 years ago in 2009, for the F-150 Raptor. The Raptor sits atop the Lariat, XLT and XL with all trim levels produced with a crew cab and 5-foot cargo bed. For reference, the new Ranger Raptor is Ford's equivalent to off-road competitors like the Chevrolet Colorado ZR2, Jeep Gladiator Mojave and Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro.

Ford Bronco Sport — An appealing compact SUV

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By Jim Meachen
Editor, MotorwayAmerica.com

(August 11, 2024) I was driving the Big Bend at the same time Hurricane Debby hit the "big bend" area of Florida. And a few days later my Ford Bronco Sport Big Bend edition was successfully negotiating flooded city streets in an extremely wet eastern North Carolina. Even though the Big Bend lives at the low end of the Bronco Sport lineup it was equipped with all-wheel drive paired with the G.O.A.T. selector — and proved to be a fortuitous vehicle to be piloting through Debby's debris.

Ford Mustang GT Convertible — These are the good old days for the pony car

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By Jim Meachen
Editor, MotorwayAmerica.com

(July 21, 2024) Driving the 2024 Ford Mustang GT convertible is a mood elevating experience, especially for an old guy who grew through his teenage years and young adulthood with Detroit muscle, the sound and fury of a well endowed V-8 engine up front that could go from 0 to 60 in a couple blinks of an eye.

2024 Ford F-150 Tremor

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PHOENIX — The Ford F-150 Tremor is about as perfect a half-ton truck as one could spec out regardless of manufacturer brand. Reintroduced with the current 14th-generation F-150 for 2020, Tremor slots between the base FX4 Off-Road trim and the monster-like Raptor, this quarter-ton overloading truck is engineered to better handle more serious off-road adventures but short of hard-core Rubicon Trail capable.

Ford F-150 Tremor — Nothing short of awesome

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By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(July 10, 2024) The Ford F-150 Tremor is about as perfect a half-ton truck as one could spec out regardless of manufacturer brand. Reintroduced with the current 14th-generation F-150 for 2020, Tremor slots between the base FX4 Off-Road trim and the monster-like Raptor, this quarter-ton overloading truck is engineered to better handle more serious off-road adventures but short of hard-core Rubicon Trail capable.

2024 Mustang Dark Horse

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MIAMI — In racing, a “dark horse” is a long shot not expected to win a race but nevertheless retains some chance for success such as Mystik Dan, who went into this year’s Kentucky Derby saddled with 18-1 odds but nosed out the other 19 competitors at the wire. When it comes to cars, however, there is nothing long shot about the Dark Horse edition of the 2024 Ford Mustang. It is a pure winner, a real thoroughbred among performance coupes.