All-Electric Ford EXPLORER Review: The Tesla Rival That's Really A VW | 4K

[@4viator]

Yay! Another SUV, because we don't already have enough of those

[@livinagoodlife]

People don’t want sedans anymore

[@4viator]

@@livinagoodlife that may be true for the US, but not Europe...

[@AutoTraderTV]

@4viator wrong.

[@kidfreejones]

It's what the majority are wanting for high seating and space, but, were getting over this electric push for expensive money. Where's the hybrid version! It'll come when sales tank like they have for the Mustang Electric weird thing.

[@JohnnyMQB]

@@kidfreejones why does it need to be so large though its like driving a tank

[@samm4192]

4:12 The fact you're wearing shoes with a 2" platform might have something to do with the fact your thighs aren't touching the seat.

[@use-oc4mj6n]

😂

[@mykiman5955]

😂😂

[@use-oc4mj6n]

Dressed up like a Spice girl 😂😂

[@aacmove]

​@@use-oc4mj6nwas there a lackey spice?

[@use-oc4mj6n]

@@aacmove Lol. Alex is normally a great presenter but on this review, she clearly dislikes the car before even reviewing it. Quite an odd review.

[@mikadavies660]

So Ford are pinning "all it's hopes on"... by selling you a re-badged VW iD4...!! To me it shows that Ford doesn't give a monkey's about selling in Europe.

[@revaddict]

You think Ford cares about North America? All they sell is SUV's, trucks and Mustangs..

[@Dave-wz8nv]

I took my old Passat into VW Newbury for a service and while there saw about 15 iD4's in the compound. I asked about them and the the Maintenance Manager told me that they have all broken down with electrical faults of which the mechanics had no idea how to fix and were awaiting instructions from Germany. I cant see this Ford being any different.

[@mikadavies660]

@Dave-wz8nv Perfect story... proving that VW still hasn't sorted out all of their software issues. Whilst their cars are BUILT very well, VW are not a software company. This is exactly why Legacy Auto are in trouble.

[@hrushikeshghanekar]

they will still survive thanks to teslas bad quality.check cybertruck issue.

[@luispacheco3571]

That is weird, because they know how to build electric cars. My e-golf is reachin' 80k km this month, and still runns smothly and no issues.

[@garrycroft4215]

It’s a VW id4 with a blue oval badge and a massive price tag.

[@BrunoHeggli-zp3nl]

They will give some Discounts,so you will get them Starting at 38k Euros!

[@RichardNelson-h4b]

Still to expensive for that laughable

[@hellintheworld1]

Id4 electric car was worse car I ever had never again

[@actuallypaulstanley]

Saw one at the Electrify Everything London show in May and was really impressed. The one big negative is the £1,050 additional charge for the heat pump…

[@ouethojlkjn]

Yep same thing with the ID4 I am afraid. And unless things have changed, you then start shelling out for all sorts of other things that come as standard with a Tesla - like Granny cable [£500] and CCS cable [£200] If you spec this Ford like for like with a Model Y, it makes no financial sense.

[@STALLIAN-td2eg]

They thought they were doing something different with the window buttons,honestly it looks like old school technology

[@BrunoHeggli-zp3nl]

Old school isnt bad!

[@Kingjay814]

Does Ford not sell the Mach-E over seas? That’s their Model Y competitor imo. It’s also their own platform as opposed to a VW creation.

[@drivenbygas]

They do

[@badbasic]

​@@NO3VEurope gets it's Model Ys mainly from GIGABERLIN, which is in Germany. We get our Model 3s from China. Sadly for the US, both are made much better than the ones made in Fremont😅

[@livinagoodlife]

This is clearly aimed at a different market. Family SUV buyers. The Mach-E imo is ugly. This Explorer looks great

[@Foucault2001]

The Mach-E is quite pricey in Europe with the base car being almost as much as a Tesla long range model Y and quite a bit more than the base model Y and Hyundai Ioniq 5. You see plenty of model Ys and Ioniq 5s but the Mach-E is a rare sight.

[@DBtwoz]

Right? She mentioned Fiestas, Foci, and Mondeo, but not a single mention of the Mach-E? Weird.

[@mtickner]

Hilarious how you KZbin journalists think £45k is a reasonably priced car 😂

[@joey3184]

@@mtickner because it is? , try buy a brand new car from the show room and see how much it costs.

[@fractalofgod6324]

It's reasonably priced if you are a millionaire

[@DangerousDac]

I'm sorry, it's way too expensive, It's ugly, it's such a misguided move on Fords part. I'm still shocked the Fiesta was killed.

[@BrunoHeggli-zp3nl]

Its amazing,mindblowing great!

[@OfficialCykaBlyat]

Everything is too expensive now. But as long as people keep buying these turds they’ll keep making them.

[@dazzle52k52]

'affordable' 😆😆

[@danmayberry1185]

£50k for screen controls, fingerprinty gloss black, hard plastics everywhere .. hard swerve.

[@PlastaSin]

4:09 Your ties aren't flush against the seat because of your "Spice Girl" trainers. Nice review though. Cool.

[@ThePedroDB]

That's "thighs" but you're dead right! 👍

[@93Mike]

I came here to say that exact thing. lol-moment!

[@marcusszewczyk4948]

is that 5 ft 8 in platform trainers

[@Tym0nn]

My feet are high in de back… look at the shoes😂😂😂😂

[@tj_enju]

lol, that arm-rest storage compartment sounded like closing the boot in my headphones... its huge!

[@matthoover4890]

Piece of advice, don't blame the vehicle you're tasked with reviewing for your clothing choices. Of course your seating position felt terrible, you added 2.5" to the length of your calf, your body isn't used to sitting at any of those angles but a taller person would be fine cause it's "normal". Your feet also woulda fit just fine under the seat, big feet don't mean they're the same size as your platforms. Don't start slipping this early, Autotrader has been enjoyable to say the least and Rory is awesome but this is an easily avoided strike rarely seen in review videos.

[@holsteincowboy]

using a touch screen is just as dangerous as fiddling with a phone while driving. You have to take your eyes of the road to use both

[@ouethojlkjn]

And randomly placed knobs and buttons. Why do people persist in thinking this is safer? Try doing something involving a button with the car parked and a blind fold on. Then see how much your eyes are not on the road.

[@johndinsdale1707]

So yesterday you criticised the C3e aircross at 25k for having a cheap interior. Today you are lording a 50k id4 rebadge. I guess ford had a larger marketing budget.

[@BlackHawkTejas]

Exactly! These journalists are pure sellout!

[@ISuperTed]

@@johndinsdale1707 The reality of reviewing cars! If they trash them they get blacklisted so at worst reviewers will only ever say it’s okay!

[@livinagoodlife]

But this Ford interior looks good. Are they somehow comparable? Edit: lmao. She was giving plenty of negatives. The review is clearly legit.

[@Redix9]

Hey, I just want to let you know that you did a great job giving an honest review of the car. Well done! I don't like how lazy Ford was by just transferring all the little VW bits, like the window controls. The range is decent, though.

[@AndyGardner-z6e]

Why did you compare the extended range Explorer's charging with the standard range Tesla Y? the Long Range Tesla Y has 250kW charging

[@ouethojlkjn]

Because this advert was paid for and brought to you by FORD America? If everything else was accepted - the price will kill this off. Not comparable.

[@philth7587]

The extended range rwd Select model might be 46k rrp but is really cheap on my salary sacrifice scheme. Roughly £100pm less than a standard Model 3. Very tempted to go for it.

[@Huusmaan]

Make small hatchback cars great again

[@paultranter3285]

Make small hatchback cars cheap again.

[@shanewaller2864]

I have just watched a KZbin video were they drove from morroco to London Heathrow Airport on one tank of diesel, they bought a 2011 volkswagan passat 1.6 tdi blue motion diesel. They used 77 litres of diesel over two days and it averaged 88 mpg over the trip covering over 1400 miles on a tank of fuel .they bought the car from an auction for 2.5k all they did was fully service it and used Michelin premercy ultra efficient tyres. As a pervious owner of a 4.0 V6 XLT FORD EXPLORER, what on earth would want me purchase the new EXPLORER when it's fundamental a re badged volkswagan and for less than 3 k I can get a blue motion passat and do a shed lot more exploring in that .Once again FORD have dropped the ball .

[@CarsofGlasgow]

was that Joe Achilles?

[@ouethojlkjn]

I drove back from my brothers house last night on a warm sunny evening and my Tesla Model Y achieved just 189w per mile. A range of 397 miles. Just as well the test you mention did not have to pay the London ULEZ charge. Still, 88mpg is impressive as long as you don't need to go more than 50mph and hold up traffic behind you.

[@CarsofGlasgow]

@@ouethojlkjn the Model Y is a great EV!

[@mamadoundiaye9026]

Where's the link for the chance to win this month???

[@beatles4sale2007]

Second hand Enyaq for half the price would be a better bet….if you really wanted an VAG based EV in your life. RIP Focus and Fiesta.

[@timmybikester2309]

I’ve been a Ford man for over 40 years. I never thought I would say it but I prefer the Renault Clio hybrid at half the price. RIP Ford

[@JoyManoppo]

Is it available in america?

[@CarFocused]

RIP Ford

[@LewieMac]

Good video guys, but the constant background music makes me feel like I’m on hold ☎️ 😅

[@phillyphil1513]

4:57 - hmmn never knew about that movable screen, clever touch.

[@peterabbott1974]

We have been trying to take a test drive in one for about a year now in Ford UK they have not even said when it is coming out yet I thought you might have commented on this⁉️😢

[@jorandemunter7003]

I can’t decide between the Renault Scenic long range Techno and the Ford Explorer 286hp extended range. Anyone with some ground breaking advice?

[@jasonbernard1277]

I’m glad you explained what Slovenia was 🙄

[@jamesengland7461]

We Americans can't keep up with all the changes to Europe since we studied geography in school

[@jasonbernard1277]

@@jamesengland7461 fair enough - it’s only been 33 years since the breakup of Yugoslavia

[@IRONDIAMOND]

In fairness, even former Yugoslavia​ fragmented further with Montenegro getting independence in 2006, Kosovo in 2008 (seemingly recognised by everyone except Serbia), and FYR Macedonia renamed itself to North Macedonia (to the chagrin of the Greeks) in 2019. That's only a few of the examples since. No harm in clarifying for an international audience!@@jasonbernard1277

[@JanneYrjola]

Doesn't tesla Y charge 250kw/h, not 170?

[@DBtwoz]

That's what I thought. Maybe different in Europe, because that was one reason my coworker dismissed the Mach-E and bought a MY.

[@ouethojlkjn]

The long range has LION and the Standard range has LFP chemistry. Also possibly to do with the size of the pack - even an older Model 3 standard range tops out at 185kw but the older Model 3 Long Range accepts 250kw. This is just a cheesy Ford advert trying to be selective on anything that might cast this pricey motor in a better light than the competition. These all expenses paid review trips to sunny shores need to get their pound of flesh after all...

[@ibdam1]

Dear Ford, I'm writing this to you from Dearborn, MI USA. Please bring back the Ford Focus, Fusion and Taurus. Do so in Hybride and EV formats. You had a Hybrid Fusion so why stop producing it. Thank you Auto Trader for your always honest reviews.

[@jamesengland7461]

We Americans quit buying all of those, that's why.

[@ivanmifsud6972]

Beautiful looking car, probably more than the ID4. As an EV driver since 2020, I'm a big fan!

[@peterhollings309]

Not many people wear Baby Spice shoes anymore, so the majority of feet will fit under the front seat.

[@mgbv8man2]

Did you test the range?

[@CarsofGlasgow]

Im testing the new explorer tomorrow.

[@binflydushy]

I actually really like how it looks

[@dusandestanovic5884]

That's an awesome ride. Original beautiful high quality interior.

[@riadulislam1816]

Same price as a model y without the front storage. Surprisingly Tesla seems like the better option here

[@simplygregsterev]

60-70% of the Supercharger network is open to Non Tesla… so thats a moot point now

[@moseskamara7534]

Fingers crossed for the competition 🙏🏿

[@cornelhansen-juhas1971]

Nice Ford Explorer Design by a Romanian Guy

[@deeaa]

Why does nobody seem to show one of the MOST important selectoon factors for people looking to byu a car of this style...how is the trunk with the seats folded? Is the floor flat? Long enough?

[@gavkenny]

This is the wrong car for Ford to introduce into Europe. There's way too much competition for larger SUVs like the ID.4 and this is not the car to beat them. Europe is crying out for small hatchback EVs. Make a decent Fiesta EV and watch the sales fly out. Other than the big Mercedes and Teslas, the big sellers in Europe are the cheap affordable hatches such as the Dacia Spring and the MG4.

[@Jeffro-n4d]

I'm so proud that Slovinia gets an electric Explorer! We need one in the USA so Ford can tip the CAFE numbers and keep the V8!

[@PlastaSin]

VW Explorer

[@marcusburger1523]

Isn't the Tesla Supercharger Network open for everyone, at least in Europe?

[@ewadge]

No, in Europe a select number of Tesla chargers are available to all. Not all Tesla superchargers are available.

[@ouethojlkjn]

Certain locations are available to any vehicle, but not all of them.

[@use-oc4mj6n]

The reviews don't really give any justice to this car. Went to test drive one and was blown away. Ford have really made a winner 🏆

[@BrunoHeggli-zp3nl]

Wow amazing,mindblowing and gamechanging!Ford is Love!

[@damianEVKing]

And Tesla still remaining number one and only one choice :D

[@CarsofGlasgow]

the front boot or frunk is fantastic as well as the rear legroom

[@elnino1759]

I know this car is going flop hard, but man, what an incredible design 🤩

[@Bluerig-qf2xc]

Looks like every other crossover on the road

[@DBtwoz]

I like it too.

[@Ibbroy]

And!..... we get another SUV And!..... its like there are more to come

[@BreezeGolf89]

Saw 2 of these in Ljubljana last week. Both with german plates.

[@BrunoHeggli-zp3nl]

Amazing

[@stevencampbell1150]

I'd hardly call it affordable.

[@ouethojlkjn]

FORD said they had to slip that in somewhere as a condition of going on the free Jolly to wherever this was.

[@BeefIngot]

No front trunk is just treating the customer like theyre stupid

[@Qichar]

When you said it was 45,000 pounds, I thought for a moment that this was an improbable weight for this vehicle. Then your accent reminded me you must be referring to the COST of the vehicle.

[@CarsofGlasgow]

yeah that is the UK price (£). So probably around $48k starting price in US, if they sold it there.

[@gautamooko1848]

Was this a Ford review or a Tesla Model Y bashing,...? Please don't ruin this good, healthy, unbiased channel with your Promo.

[@manishrantube]

Most of reviewers across the board still review a electric car like they are reviewing an age old ICE car

[@CarsofGlasgow]

what would you like to see? I am reviewing the explorer tomorrow in edinburgh

[@bellumCretatus]

12:37 Model Y charges at 250kW peak

[@kjchicago1]

Terrific Ford Explorer All-Electric EV

[@DavidWinter-r2w]

You're not Matt Watson from CarWow

[@Rabi7468]

Can’t wait to order it😊

[@GBIGBIGBI]

I preferred the previous Explorer. Great review, but I'd never buy this car.

[@will4may175]

4:08 complaining about thighs not touching the seat because her feet are too high, srory but I won't be blaming Ford and the batteries for that, unless those are a pair of Ford Platforms you're required to wear in the car.

[@Asdosie]

Hahah I was just about to comment this. I love her to bits but cmon dont blame ford for this Lmao

[@ElmoBHD]

At least it isnt trying to con you into thinking its an independant luxury car. Toyotas being Lexus, and the oppposite VW's being Skodas. People buy Mercedes with Renault engines.

[@grandpadre8811]

It's payback for the US fining VW for "Dieselgate".

[@tooltalk]

This is the first positive review of the Explorer EV.

[@Tony1975uk]

So for years people have been crying out for a return to actual buttons and what does Ford do in 2024? Ignore it because that's what VW have and that's all this car is, the iD Ford. Trying to sell a European based platform with American styling, it worked for the Cortina and the Granada in the 70's. I don't think it will work now.

[@SinaTheGuy]

Sad... Focus and Fiesta were goated.

[@Funintherain13]

What does goated mean?

[@SinaTheGuy]

@@Funintherain13 i mean they had the GOAT status. (G.O.A.T. standing for greatest of all time)

[@goncalotr]

Don't worry, ford only sells icons now, like the bronco, the mustang and the electric explorer that is even worse than the edge.

[@ISuperTed]

Nah, re-skinned ID4 for £50k with nowhere near as much storage space as a Model Y. Just screams desperation from Ford - where’s their own cars?

[@BrunoHeggli-zp3nl]

Its realy realy good!

[@ImmortalMachine]

Prices are insane for these things. We need to get down to the 20k mark if not below. Ridiculous money.

[@CarsofGlasgow]

I remember when Mondeo's were circa £25k, I think my company car 2.0tdci titanium was £24k or something like that, granted that was 2017 but still...

[@ImmortalMachine]

@@CarsofGlasgow the market has gone insane. Manufacturers are price gouging EVs and therefore making less ICE and then charging a fortune for them too. Dacia is doing it right.

[@cuneytaydogan3442]

i don't really understand how this one has a similar boot space compared to Model Y. Model Y has 850 lts and this one has 450 lts. How come they are quite the same? I never had an EV but tested out Model Y and altough I still see it has more disadvantages. Having said that, I must share it is, by far, the most spacious EV I have ever seen.

[@_cjmccullough]

This must have been filmed a long time ago before Ford got access to the super charger network over a month ago

[@kinocchio]

How do I tell the pigeons outside my house to stop making pigeon noises all day starting at 4am.

[@ehiujiagbe5236]

Get them an ev …😊

[@ehiujiagbe5236]

Get them an ev 😊

[@hereigoagain5050]

Looks more like a 3/4 scale Ford Flex than Explorer. Hope it sells well for Ford (and VW). Makes sense to share EV drive trains since it costs billions to develop a new one and the market opportunity for Ford is small.

[@DBtwoz]

I didn't hear the Mach-E mentioned a single time, why not?

[@robertsheppard1333]

coz this is a review for the Ford Explorer?

[@DBtwoz]

@@robertsheppard1333 You can't be that dense. Why would they not compare it to Ford's very similar vehicle when they mentioned, multiple times, the Focus, Fiesta, Mondeo, etc.?

[@grandpadre8811]

Ford is bleeding to death on losses in the US EV market. We are letting their EVs rot.

[@WayApp]

Exploring the future

[@CarsofGlasgow]

I see what you did there!

[@OfficialCykaBlyat]

“45,000 pound Ford explorer” made me do a double take

[@berdugosocials9854]

This car is going to sit well with long-time Ford owners who wants to try electrification. It’s not gonna convert customers who’s knee-deep with the Korean or Chinese brands

[@Sto79Be]

As a decades long Ford owner I completely disagree. Ford have lost their way, Kia here I come!

[@berdugosocials9854]

Ford has always been existing customers first, that’s why their car dynamics sells to specific set of buyers. I haven’t meet someone who owns a Ford or buys a Ford and their reasoning is because it’s sexy and hip. Enjoy your KIA, they making interesting EVs lately.

[@johnhal1]

Is there a blind for the panoramic roof? Otherwise, in hot or very bright weather, it'll be unbearable

[@gogomas]

I don't think that those shoes are really appropriate for driving.

[@joselcvargas]

I bet this EV it's much better than any Tesla , Ford it's one of the best brands on my opinion..

[@OriginalAbsolute]

How much more can my escort cossie appreciate I can almost swap it with GT soon. Thank you ford!

[@0ooTheMAXXoo0]

parcel shelf is meant to stop stuff in the trunk from flying around the cabin in an accident. not meant to store things on top of it

[@astrobot3038]

And the flexibility of it allows it to fit over less uniform items.

[@markbennett9787]

Yes, nowadays it’s a misnomer. If you put anything on the “parcel shelf” you have to take it off before you can open the rear hatch to get at things. In fact it’s probably been like this for over 40 years since the hatchback was introduced.

[@ahmednjidda6182]

The Chinese competition is better i.e li auto, xpeng, nio etc. better equipped

[@drunkenwhiskeyeu]

Great review, Alex, thank you! EVs sometimes go boom and up in flames, so it's only poetic that Ford chose the name EXPLORER - nicknamed by many to EXPLODER - for a rebadged Volkswagen. I mean, do they really wanna sell these things?:) Why the hell shouls I buy this and not an ID.4 or ID.5 GTX? Oh boy, Ford, you're toast.

[@KutloanoMotshego]

Can any one dumb down what man made leather is? 🤔🤦🏽‍♂️

[@lornerydenolsen2425]

Plastic😂!

[@jamesengland7461]

vinyl

[@steved2008]

If you didn’t have massive platform shoes on the floor would be plenty low enough 😂

[@Extralarse]

Why is the supercharger network an advantage for Tesla in Europe? 99% of the chargers are open to other brands so imo this doesn't matter at all in Europe. I've done plenty of road trips with my XC40 using Tesla superchargers only. The only disadvantage for the Explorer is that the chargeport is on the wrong side for the superchargers.

[@petrisaarvio6736]

Todella kaunis auto on Ford Explorer 4 WD täys sähkö auto 💎 ja tv Petri Juhani saarvio 💙 ja minä olen 51 years mies 💖 ja minä olen auto Mies koska tulee uusi auto koe ajon Volkswagen id 7 tourer auto trenter.

[@Reebok4523]

Ford doesn’t have a model Y equivalent but this would do well in America much better then a Mach e also don’t call it an explorer it’s not

[@astrobot3038]

ID4 is not better than Mach-e. You’re high lol

[@binflydushy]

@@astrobot3038it actually is in many ways, Mach E isn’t a good EV

[@astrobot3038]

@@binflydushyNothing about the ID4 is better than Mach-E. Nothing.

[@jamesengland7461]

Ford chose the name because they own it and it has Explorer style as well

[@urbanstrencan]

Nicely done by Ford to make Explorer different than VW iD models. Would just live to see more rougher looks - baby Bronco ❤❤❤. Glad that you had chance to experience our beautiful sLOVEnia ❤❤❤

[@blackirishsancho3989]

Reminds more more of the Mach E than an ID 4…

[@JohnnyMQB]

Was driving behind a new vw id buzz the other day might aswell have been driving behind an hgv so unnecessary and only 1 person in it.

[@michael2275]

Another gigantic financial L without any engineering credit to the brand gained (it's a VW). Embarrassing.

[@BrunoHeggli-zp3nl]

Its very clever,working together save costs!I want a Ford Capri!

[@mraidymaddful]

They should really have called it the Ford Dodo, because that's the way Ford will go if this is what they are pinning their future hopes on. Hey here's an idea; why not build cars that people want, at a price they can afford and then maybe, just maybe the company won't go out of business. But I doubt it...........

[@josefinkjellsson7051]

Like the ID you ONLY have 340hp in 80%+ SOC. When you are under 80%- SOC you have 300hp. Model Y LR has always same power output until 20%- SOC. In air updates. Latest update included matrix led. No yearly inspection/service with Tesla unlike VW/Ford.. And so on..

[@binflydushy]

Your wrong unless the LR model uses a other battery than the performance, as my M3P is way slower after already ~60%

[@josefinkjellsson7051]

@@binflydushy im not wrong. MYP uses 74kW net and MYLR 70kW net. Same chemicals but MYP have 4 kW more of it. The MYP have a different architecture on power delivery then the MYLR. MYP is more made for peak performance hence the 4kW more to allocate the extra punch on the top end. MYLR have a flatter power curve and since the update when Tesla brought the daily charging from 90% to 80% all MYLR have a smoother and more usable power band which is full until 30% SOC…29% SOC and under is 10% less power until 19%SOC it’s 20% less power. I’ve tried it all on rolling dyno and with dragy.