# Rental Explorer **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** explorer, ford\ **Created:** [August 14, 2021, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rental-explorer/178736 "2021-08-14T17:01:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2021, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rental-explorer/178736/1 "2021-08-14T17:01:22Z")
I had a 2021 Explorer Limited as a rental this week. Nice SUV! It’s quiet, comfortable, and soaks up the bumps very well. It has a limousine quality ride, and for the trim level, it should. The 2.3L EcoBoost provides very good performance too. I’m surprised that such a small engine, even turbocharged, gives performance like this. I did not measure 0 to 60 with a stopwatch, but it took 8 or 9 Mississippis to get there. Impressive, but not breathtaking. The seats are air conditioned and I like that too. Ford’s entertainment systems is easy to use and Apple Car Play is seamless. The only problem I had with it was getting out of cell tower range, which happens often where I am. When I picked it up, all the monitoring systems were turned on. It told me when I was veering out of my lane and showed the speed limit in the speedometer screen. Lane monitoring showed up there too. The speed limit icon even flashed when I exceeded the speed limit. It’s as if my mother in-law rode with me everywhere! Can’t beat that! 😕. I pulled out the owner’s manual and figured out how to put a sock in her mouth. Much better. Gas mileage was 23.7 mpg, good for something this large. If you want a large SUV, look at this one. You might like it too. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2021, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rental-explorer/178736/2 "2021-08-14T17:20:36Z")
Unfortunately you have to go up several trim levels to get the turbo V6. I’m old school, consider the Explorer midsize. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2021, 11:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rental-explorer/178736/3 "2021-08-14T23:37:38Z")
Good review, thanks. Another example why renting a make/model that you might decide to purchase later is an excellent idea. By contrast I rented a Corolla a couple years ago, and while it did the job w/aplomb, still I prefer my 1990’s model. The later model version was too big, had a very low to the ground front-piece so I had to be very careful not to run into curbs when parking, and over the course of an entire week of driving, I never did figure out how to turn on the headlights.