Ford Everest

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Ford Everest
Overview
ManufacturerFord
Also calledFord Endeavour
Production1998-present
Model years1999-present
Body and chassis
ClassMid-size SUV
Body style5-door SUV
LayoutFront engine, rear-wheel drive / four-wheel drive

The Ford Everest (model code U268) is a midsize SUV sold in Asia, and the Bahamas. The Everest is based on the local (Mazda-based) Ford Ranger pickup truck platform. The SUV is also sold as the Ford Endeavour in India.

The truck has three-rows of seating, rear or four wheel drive, and 2.5 L Diesel or 2.6 L petrol engines. It rides on a 2860 mm (112.6 in) wheelbase. The Everest was introduced in late March of 2003 and is built at the AutoAlliance Thailand plant, and as CKD kits in other countries (India, Malaysia, Vietnam).


This vehicle has had its origins from the Ford Ranger which is built for the south-east Asian markets at the Ford-Mazda JV plant at the Thai port city of Rayong. Its underpinnings remain very much that of a pick-up truck while its engine is a Mazda derived unit used for its low cost of manufacture coupled with the requirements of these markets in terms of emission norms, fuel efficiency and most of all - affordability. A Hiroshima based design team worked to develop the Endeavour aka Everest and give it the qualities desired by the developing markets.

Ironically, another SUV based on the Mazda Proceed was produced in the 1980s, and 1990s as the Proceed Marvie. It was a 4 door SUV, but in similar fashion to the original Toyota Hilux Surf/4Runner of the cargo area having a removable top.


Read more: Ford Everest - Wikicars Under Creative Commons License: Attribution The Ford Everest, known as the Ford Endeavour in the Indian markets, is a mid-size sport utility vehicle (SUV) produced by the Ford Motor Company in Thailand since 2003. the Everest is a five-door wagon variant of the Ford Ranger four-door pickup truck.

First generation (2003–2006)

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First generation
 
Overview
Also calledFord Endeavour
Production1998-2006
AssemblyThailand
Body and chassis
Body styleMid-size SUV
LayoutFront engine, rear-wheel drive / four-wheel drive
PlatformFord Ranger
Powertrain
Engine2.5LCologne L4 2.6L cologne L4
Transmission4-speed automatic
5-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase112.6 in OR 2860 mm
Length195.2 in OR 4958 mm
Width71.1 in OR 1806 mm
Height72.2 in OR 1834 mm
Curb weight58.2/57.9 in OR 1,478/1,471 mm

The model is based on the Ford Ranger platform and comes in rear or front wheel drive. The car was equipped with a 2.5 and a 2.6 diesel for its first generation. The Everest was built at the AutoAlliance Thailand Plant but was also commercialized in knock down kit form in countries such as India, Malaysia and Vietnam.

based on the 1998–2006 Ford Ranger, which in turn derives from the 1998–2006 Mazda B-Series.

Second generation (2006–2015)

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Second generation
 
Overview
Production2006-2015
AssemblyThailand
Body and chassis
Body styleMid-size SUV
LayoutFront engine, rear-wheel drive / four-wheel drive
PlatformFord Ranger
Powertrain
Engine2.5LCologne L4 3.0L cologne L4
Transmission4-speed automatic
5-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase112.6 in OR 2860 mm
Length196.8 in OR 4999 mm
Width70.4 in OR 1788 mm
Height72.2 in OR 1834 mm
Curb weight58.1/57.9 in OR 1,476/1,471 mm

The car was based on the Ford Endeavour platform and was sold in Asia and the Bahamas and exported in knock down kit form to India, Malaysia and Vietnam. The main change was in the engine line-up which was now made up of a 2.5 and a 3.0 diesel engine, turbocharged and the an intercooler.

Third Generation

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Third Generation
Overview
Production2015-
Body and chassis
Body styleMid-size SUV
LayoutFront engine, rear-wheel drive / four-wheel drive
PlatformFord Ranger
Powertrain
Engine2.0 EcoBoost L4
          2.2 Duratorq L4
3.2 Duratorq L5

You may dislodge hear about the Ford Everest. And the US seven seater SUV is sold only in markets like China, India, South Africa, New Zealand , Australia and other Southeast Asian , some of them under the name Endeavour. Its new generation will be one of the protagonists of the Hall of Guangzhou (China ) , a few weeks before it goes on sale since 2015 .

Based on the Ford Ranger sits this SUV which unlike other brand , as the EcoSport or Edge, will not reach Europe , now equipped with a more muscular and premium character. LED technology reaches the headlights and front and rear bumpers make aluminum . A hexagonal grid, the style of the latest Ford chairs the front .

The Ford Everest is designed to tackle any terrain that put him ahead . Its ground clearance is 225 mm and has a capacity of 800 mm wading . Cargo capacity increases in this new generation -now 2010 liters with the second and third row seats abatidos- and towing capacity of 3,000 kg .