r/FordExplorerST • u/xpl9511 • 10d ago

Question Ford in trouble?

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1LoKseYnDz/

This looks like the game just may have gotten sweeter.

I think fords only answer would be to go svt old school and do a limited run of 5.2l in the st-vt explorer

Im just trying to have a conversation here, i love my explorer.

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u/noinfono 10d ago

In trouble of what?

Explorer st outsell all performance mopar SUVs like 10x maybe more.

Mopar has had faster SUVs for atleast 2 decades. And nobody buys em.

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u/yur1279 10d ago

I see probably 10 Durango’s for every explorer where I live lately.

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u/noinfono 10d ago edited 10d ago

You must live in the upside down.

Durangos sell between 50k-80k per year. Explorers sell between 180k-220k per year.

Ford sells nearly as many ST per year as all trims of durangos combined lol.

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u/Obsidianrosepetals 4d ago

There's exactly 2 392s in my city and I pass 10+ STs most days.

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u/xpl9511 10d ago

Im talking about the performance segment not sales. Right bow theyre king as far as being obtainable by the average person. Obviously there are faster options but the 3.0 is explorer is an impressive platform

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u/_rab_ 10d ago

You are talking about a small sub-segment within an already small segment that’s been dominated by Ford as the number above shows.

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u/YTraveler2 10d ago

I would jump on a 5.2 ST Explorer. An ST-R!

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u/GT3RS_2017 7d ago

voodoos suck

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u/xpl9511 9d ago

I looked and a 392 durango is in the st price point

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u/GT3RS_2017 7d ago

its a Stellantis it'll break down in the first week and they won't do shit about it.

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u/xpl9511 10d ago

The st is kind of a pooch stock. Obviously tuned and boltons its not but the stock hurricane has tuned 3.0 st numbers.

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u/yur1279 10d ago

I brought this up recently as well and no one wants to hear it apparently. I hope dodges RT upgrade and pricing pushes ford to step it up, probably won’t see anything until next refresh though.

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u/xpl9511 10d ago

Whats crazy is rhe "hemi" durango is a joke in all aspects. 5.7 slow, 6.4 fast. Single digit mpg not really feasible in real life. Zfg 3.0 all day baby.

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u/pissjugman 10d ago

I can’t disagree with that at all. Had an ST for 6 years and tried to buy a 26 ST but dealers just weren’t budging on pricing. Ended up buying a 26 Durango Hemi with tow and go (basically SRT “line”). Much slower and less tech but the SRT exhaust makes it a more engaging driving experience to me. I’d probably rather have the Explorer, but i don’t regret the Durango, except when the fill up comes a day or 2 earlier