2003
Explorer Sport Trac
The
following information is subject to change without notice. Contact dealer
to verify.
What's
New
Exterior Changes
- Color Added:
- Red Fire Clearcoat Metallic
- Color Deleted:
- Toreador Red Clearcoat Metallic
Interior Changes
- Updated front safety belt pretensioners
- Seating changes:
- Standard Two-Tone cloth low back bucket seats with 2-way
adjustable head restraint
- Driver and passenger power lumbar support (Comfort Group and
leather seating surfaces)
- Driver and passenger heated seats (leather seating surfaces)
- 6-way power passenger seat (leather seating surfaces)
- Front assist handles
- New door trim and Two-Tone seats
Functional Changes
Option Changes
- Safety Canopy™ System with rollover sensors (late availability)
- Pioneer Edition-Limited Production Vehicle (late availability)
- Pioneer electronic premium stereo with cassette, single CD
player and clock
- 485-watt peak power with 9 speakers, including 8-inch
subwoofer
- 16-inch, 5-spoke "Thumbprint" aluminum wheels
- Requires Convenience and Premium Sport Groups
- Available on XLT and XLT Premium Arrays
2003
Explorer Sport Trac
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following information is subject to change without notice. Contact dealer
to verify.
Key Features
The 2003 Ford Explorer Sport Trac is the rugged, versatile and
adventurous 4-door, 5-passenger SUV in the Ford Outfitters family. It
defines a new market niche for customers looking for a
one-vehicle-does-it-all SUV. Defining features include the industry's
first all-composite bed cargo area, optional tubular construction cargo
cage, the segment's first optional 2-piece factory installed, hard,
foldable and lockable tonneau cover, power rear window, removable
soft-pack storage bag from floor console, washable texture rubber
flooring and optional 6-disc in-dash CD player.
Performance/Handling
- 210-horsepower 4.0L SOHC V-6 engine
- 5260-lb. maximum towing capacity with 4x2 automatic transmission
(2700-lb. maximum towing capacity with 4x2 manual transmission)
- Available 4x4 off-road capability with Select Drive
- Standard 16-inch wheels
Safety/Security
- Four-wheel Disc Anti-lock Braking System (ABS )
- Safety Canopy™ System with Rollover Sensors (late availability)
- SecuriLock™ passive anti-theft system
- Privacy Glass™
- Second-row child safety seat LATCH feature
- Speed-sensitive intermittent windshield wipers
- Remote Keyless Entry System
- Locking tailgate
Comfort/Convenience
- Four full-size doors with seating for five
- Standard air conditioning
- AM/FM stereo/single CD player
- AM/FM stereo/cassette/single CD player (optional 6-disc in-dash CD
player)
- Scratch-resistant SMC composite cargo area with power point
- Power locks, mirrors and windows (including rear window)
- Optional folding/lockable hard tonneau cover and cargo cage bed
extender
- Autolamp
- Electrochromic rearview mirror
- Floor console with removable soft pack storage bag
- Speed control
- Tilt steering wheel
- High Series floor console with rear audio and fan controls
Design/Styling
- Body-on-frame construction
- Black roof rails
- Side step bars
- Black front tow hooks (4x4 only) Premium sport group only
- Bodyside moldings
- Wraparound headlamps
- Rugged, athletic styling
- Textured rubber flooring with Berber floor mats
Quality/Reliability/Durability
- Electronic Engine Controls (EEC-V)
- Corrosion protection
- Transfer case skid plate
- 100,000-mile scheduled tune-up interval
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2003
Explorer Sport Trac
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following information is subject to change without notice. Contact dealer
to verify.
Powertrain Combinations
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Powertrain
(Engine/Transmission)
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Horsepower
(SAE net @ rpm)
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Torque
(lb.-ft @ rpm)
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4.0L SOHC V-6
5-Speed Manual Overdrive transmission
5-Speed Automatic Overdrive transmission
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210 @ 5200
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240 @ 3000
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- 4.0L SOHC V-6
2003
Explorer Sport Trac
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following information is subject to change without notice. Contact dealer
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Engines
4.0L SOHC 12V V-6 (Explorer 4-Door, Sport and Sport Trac)
The 4.0L SOHC 12V V-6 is available on Explorer 4-Door, Sport and Sport Trac
models.
Major features and benefits:
- The SOHC V-6 features one camshaft in each cylinder head (at the top of
each cylinder bank), eliminating the need for pushrods
- The SOHC design provides a significant level of valve control
- Sequential multi-port electronic fuel injection precisely monitors the
fuel delivered to each intake port for efficient operation
- A tuned variable-induction system, in which a vacuum-actuated valve varies
the effective length of the air-intake tracts by separating or combining the
two halves of a split-intake manifold plenum. At lower rpm, the closed valve
separates the intake pulses from each bank of the engine up to the throttle
body, providing a longer effective tract length for better low-speed torque.
At higher rpm, the valve opens, allowing the intake pulses from all
cylinders to combine in the plenum and optimizing high-speed power
| Specifications |
| Type |
6-Cylinder, 60° V, Single Overhead Cam, 12V |
| Engine Electronics |
EEC-V Electronic Engine Controls with
Integrated EDIS |
| Displacement |
4.0L (245 CID) |
| Horsepower (SAE net @ rpm) |
210 @ 5100 (Explorer 4-Door)
203 @ 5250 (Explorer Sport)
210 @ 5200 (Explorer Sport Trac) |
| Torque (lb.-ft. @ rpm) |
254 @ 3700 (Explorer 4-Door)
237 @ 3000 (Explorer Sport)
240 @ 3000 (Explorer Sport Trac) |
| Compression Ratio |
9.7:1 |
| Bore and Stroke (in.) |
3.95 x 3.32 |
| Main Bearings |
4 |
| Valve Lifters |
Hydraulic Lash Adjuster |
| Fuel Delivery |
Sequential Multi-port Electronic |
| Fuel |
Regular Unleaded |
2003
Explorer Sport Trac
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following information is subject to change without notice. Contact dealer
to verify.
Transmissions
Electronically controlled 5-speed automatic overdrive
transmission (5R55E)(1)
This electronically controlled 5-speed automatic overdrive transmission
(5R55E), which contributes to excellent performance, excellent fuel economy and
quiet operation, is available on Explorer 4-Door, Explorer Sport and Explorer
Sport Trac.
Features and benefits:
- Uses "swap-shift" technology
- The second gear's precise gear ratios improve the vehicle's ability to
accelerate, climb hills, tow and operate off-road
- When combined with the 4.0L SOHC V-6, this 5-speed automatic transmission
gives the Explorer a 10,000-lb. GCWR
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Driving with a 5-speed automatic transmission (if equipped) - your
automatic transmission electronically controls the shift feel by using
an adaptive learning strategy. This feature is designed to increase
durability, and provide consistent shift feel over the life of the
vehicle. It is normal for a new transmission to shift firmly. This
operation is considered normal and will not affect function durability
of the transmission. Once the vehicle is at operating temperature it may
take several shifts at the same operating condition for the transmission
to properly adapt. Over time the adaptive learning process will fully
update transmission operation. The more varied the driving habits, speed
and torque, the longer it may take to adapt but the more complete the
process will be.
When the battery is disconnected or a new battery installed, the
transmission must learn its adaptive strategy. As a result of this, the
transmission may shift firmly. This operation is considered normal and
will fully update transmission operation to its optimum shift feel.
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5-speed manual overdrive transmission (R1HD)
This 5-speed manual overdrive transmission is standard on Explorer Sport and
Explorer Sport Trac.
- A synchronizer in each gear acts as a clutch, speeding up or slowing down
the selected gear to match the speed of the previous gear for smooth
shifting
- First four gears provide optimum performance
- An overdrive fifth gear reduces engine rpm at highway speeds for improved
fuel economy and quiet highway performance