Breaking: Ford Explorer Sport Trac will be phased out

As you may know already, Ford unveiled yesterday the 2011 Explorer but it appears that the launch of the new car could mean the death of another one.

We are talking about the half-pickup, half-SUV Sport Trac, which will disappear after a decade in showrooms. With this move, Ford wants these customers to buy the F-150 which is offered in crew cab configurations that marked the Sport Trac. For those who don’t know, the Sport Trac was introduced back in 1999 at the Detroit Auto Show and was seen as a hybrid (not a hybrid car)
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Nostradamus - 7/27/2010 2:18:36 PM

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Surprise... Not!

91z4me - 7/27/2010 5:31:21 PM

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Not a surprise but I liked it. I hope Ford's upcoming F6 based Ranger takes up its space in the lineup.

bfghemicuda - 7/27/2010 2:21:00 PM

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Never cared for it anyway.

Joe_Limon - 7/27/2010 2:57:11 PM

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Sad news, I always like the Sport Trac, it provided a nice balance between a standard truck and an suv.

Milton - 7/27/2010 3:10:38 PM

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Smart move.

theoptimisticpessimist - 7/27/2010 3:35:08 PM

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How is this "Breaking News", I knew about a year and half ago.

91z4me - 7/27/2010 7:47:27 PM

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No it can't. The current Ranger is only available as a regular cab and extended cab. The extended cab has jump seats that face the center of the cab, not family friendly.

Sure the upcoming Ranger will likely be available with 4 doors but the current model does not.

91z4me - 7/27/2010 9:40:44 PM

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Since the lemmings are deboosting me here is the Ford website. Judge the facts for yourselves.

http://www.fordvehicles.com/trucks/ranger/