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Overview:
Though Ford may not like to identify the 2002 Explorer Sport Trac
as such, preferring to badge this crew cab as an SUV, we say if
its got a bed, it's a pickup truck.
The
Sport Trac first went on sale in 2001 and is based on the popular
4-door Explorer, with its frame lengthened just over 14 inches and
made about 40 percent stiffer.
Its
four full doors and roomy interior are combined with a 51-inch composite
box - a first in a compact truck.
Also
added to this platform is a specially tuned suspension and bigger,
more powerful brakes.
For
the 2002 model year, Ford has reduced the ordering complexity of
the Explorer Sport Trac from about 400 different combinations to
a more manageable 112. A new 23-gallon fuel tank replaces and bumps
up the Sport Trac's range from the previous 20.5 gallon tank. An
Autolamp feature and electrochromic rear view mirror are also added.
Exterior
Design:
The only exterior change is new paint job options for 2002. New
colors added include: Zinc Yellow Clearcoat, Silver Birch Clearcoat
Metallic, True Blue Clearcoat Metallic and Aspen Green Clearcoat
Metallic.
A new
standard 16-inch cast aluminum wheel replaces the 15-inch wheel
from the 2001 model.
Interior
Design:
The standard floor console includes two large front cup holders,
open front storage area, convenience clip, tow pop-out rear cup
holders, hinged armrest that allows access to a removable soft pack
storage bag with adjustable shoulder strap.
An
available high series console, on models with optional seating,
features a coin holder, front power point, flow-through rear heater/air
conditioning with rear blower controls, audio headphone jacks and
rear audio controls.
The
available overhead console on the Sport Trac contains two map/courtesy
lights, compass, outside temperature display and garage door opener
storage bin. The Sport Trac offers three seating packages. Standard
on all models are premium high-back bucket seats with cloth inserts
and bolsters and a rear 60/40 split bench seat that is equipped
with two-way adjustable head restraints on the outboard seating
positions. Optional on all models are cloth bucket seats with driver-side
6-way power seat adjustment, adjustable recline and a four-way manually
adjustable head restraint.
Leather
bucket seats have identical features to the cloth bucket seats but
also feature a driver/passenger seat manual lumbar adjustment and
four-way head restraints.
The
Sport Trac has a standard AM/FM stereo/cassette/single CD player,
clock, optional dual-media or an optional Pioneer Sound System featuring
a six-disc in-dash CD player.
Powertrain:
Sport Track is powered by a 4.0L, single overhead cam (SOHC) V-6
engine rated at 210 horsepower and 240 lb.-ft. of torque. It is
mated to a standard five-speed manual transmission with overdrive
or an optional five-speed automatic overdrive transmission.
Sport
Trac has a 5300-lb. maximum towing capacity with a 4x2 automatic
transmission when properly equipped.
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