2013 Explorer Overview
2013 Ford Explorer Adds New Technology, Luxury Features While Improving on Best-in-Class Safety Package
The completely reinvented Ford Explorer raises the bar for the 2013 model year with new luxury and safety features. Explorer now offers a heated steering wheel to enhance driving comfort and smart HID headlamp beams that dim automatically when oncoming traffic is detected. Explorer bolsters its class-leading safety package with new knee airbags for the front-seat passenger.
Explorer highlights
- Latest-generation SYNC® system with MyFord Touch® featuring Wi-Fi® capability, text-to-voice, HD Radio™ with iTunes® Tagging and voice-activated navigation
- Integrated USB ports for accessing music
- Choice of 3.5-liter Ti-VCT V6 engine or 2.0-liter EcoBoost® four-cylinder with best-in-class fuel economy of up to 28 mpg highway
- Standard trailer sway control, which uses selective braking and engine management to tame unwanted trailer movement
- Ford’s leading safety and security features, including:
- AdvanceTrac® with RSC® (Roll Stability Control™)
- Safety Canopy® System, a side air curtain technology offering protection for the first and second seating rows
- SOS Post-Crash Alert System™
- MyKey® programmable vehicle key allows parental controls on driving speed
- Hill Start Assist for more confidence on uphill grades
- Curve Control, which can slow the vehicle by up to 10 mph if it senses a curve is being taken too fast