# The 2020 Explorer

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-2020-explorer/147144>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [August 20, 2019, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-2020-explorer/147144 "2019-08-20T16:25:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2019, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-2020-explorer/147144/1 "2019-08-20T16:25:14Z")

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Consumer Reports really likes its much-improved handling, as well as a “fix” of the highly-flawed _My Ford Touch_ system, but they still consider it to have a lot of flaws, including a “cheap & plasticky interior”.

> **[2020 Ford Explorer Drives Nicely but Has Many Flaws](https://www.consumerreports.org/suvs/2020-ford-explorer-first-drive-review/?EXTKEY=NC98NRSA3&utm_source=acxiom&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20190820_nsltr_cars)**
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> The three-row, midsized Ford Explorer SUV is redesigned for 2020. It looks like the old one but is all-new underneath, with a turbocharged four-cylinder engine, a rear-wheel-drive platform, and standard advanced safety systems.

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**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2019, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-2020-explorer/147144/2 "2019-08-20T17:02:43Z")

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I find Consumer Reports data analysis to be very good…especially in determining problem vehicles. But I find their reviews to be no better then mags like Motor Trend or Car and Driver. They may not take money for advertising, but their own person preferences come through. Many of their past reviews have been extremely biased.

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**Author:** ![FoDaddy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/fodaddy/32/717_2.png) [@FoDaddy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FoDaddy)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2019, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-2020-explorer/147144/3 "2019-08-20T20:39:36Z")

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The My Ford Touch System went away in 2017 in the Explorer. 2017+ models have the much more reliable Sync 3 system.