Welcome to Critic’s Notebook, a quick and off-the-cuff collection of impressions, jottings, and marginalia on whatever The Drive writers happen to be driving. Today’s edition: The Ford Explorer ...

We knew Ford was going to go platinum on the 2016 Ford Explorer from last year, but we didn't have all the details. That's been fixed now, as FoMoCo revealed addition info on the Platinum version for ...

We were standing next to our ’16 Ford Explorer Platinum test vehicle in the middle of nowhere taking in the smell of pine while looking out over a picturesque valley bordered by tree-laden hills. We ...

Ford's long-running Explorer SUV goes upscale in a big way with the new-for-2016 Platinum model that rivals traditional luxury SUVs with its numerous high-tech features, quilted-stitched leather seats ...

One repeating criticism of the redesigned Ford Explorer in our reviews and comparisons is that, dang, it’s expensive. For 2021, many Explorers got less expensive, and now Ford is issuing another round ...

Automakers go out of their way to please customers in the world’s largest car market and that’s why so many models are modified for China. From longer-wheelbase ...

Two decades later, I'm driving through a forest on the remote coast of British Columbia in a 2016 Ford Explorer Platinum. Has the Explorer finally embraced a spirit of adventure? Has it left suburbia ...

Earlier this year, IHS Automotive reported that the Ford Explorer is the most preferred midsize SUV for female buyers. Ford sold 128,952 Explorers nationwide through July of this year, with retail ...

The family road trip isn’t dead; it’s just on life support. In the digital age of instant communication and cheap airfares, loading everyone into the family hauler and hitting the road is becoming a ...