Drew Dowdell

The hints about it have been flying for months, but the day for the 2020 Ford Explorer reveal is finally here. Tonight at an event at Ford Field, Ford will take the wraps off the most important vehicle in their lineup not named F-150. The new Ford Explorer will ride on an all-new rear-wheel-drive platform first seen in November with the Lincoln Aviator at the Los Angeles Auto Show. We've already seen some hints of the new Explorer with the new Ford Police Interceptor along with some spy shot. Ford is not going to mess with success here, already one of the best selling full-size crossovers on the market, the 2020 Explorer will maintain a very familiar shape in spite of its all-new underpinnings. Exx As far as powertrains go, we are expecting the new 10-speed automatic also found in the Ford Ranger and a carry-over of the 2.3-liter turbo with a slight boost in power as it makes the transition from FWD to RWD. We're also expecting a V6 or two. We do know that a hybrid version could be offered as such a powertrain will be available in the Police Interceptor and is also finding its way into the Lincoln Aviator. Ford will be live-streaming the reveal event starting at 7pm Eastern time at the following link - https://streamworks.media/AllNewFordExplorer/ Tune in then and see if you can spot me in the audience. You can also follow @CheersnGears on Twitter or @CheersandGears on Instagram as I will be posting photos from the event. View full article

The new Astra interior is much nicer than Cruze. I would say build on top of that even further.

Camaro, Corvette, maybe Malibu. The Buick cars are dead cars rolling.

The new Astra/Verano we didn't get should have been sold here. I could see putting an amazing interior and the 2.0T in there to make a Cadillac. It's not ideal, but it's the same idea as what Benz and Audi are doing.

We still need to wait to see what cost will be.

Oh well, no one got the joke.

The GMCs get available mild off-road AWD systems.

The power bump should be nice.

An Orange Rambler.

2018 it was FWD only.

Traverse

Looks like it was a 2018 limitation. Config and price for 2018 is still up and you can't do a RS 2.0T with AWD. But 2019 you can.

There's the easiest prediction in the world.

I think the Grand Cherokee can be well worth $45k and up if you equip it right. It is certainly the most capable vehicle in the segment off-road and probably on-road as well.

They either have to go really hot or not bother at all. I'm guessing they won't bother at all.

but then you'd complain about the pushrods.

I'd love to do such a comparison.

I like the look from the rear end. The front is pretty generic... it could be a 6-year-old Camry if it weren't for the pointed star.

Recently I've been talking to the TV Show Designated survivor because the writing has gigantic holes and laziness in it... but I'm 75% of the way through the show so I want to see what happens.