An optional, locking hard tonneau cover keeps gear secure from the weather and would-be thieves.

Everything New Inside: Rubber floor covering, two-tone leather seating surfaces and class-exclusive heated windshield establish Sport Trac's rugged, comfortable interior

2007 Explorer Sport Trac's rugged exterior image carries over into the personality of its interior. Sport-designed seat styles and standard Tuflor rubber floor covering are designed for tough utility, allowing owners to wash out mud and grime with relative ease. Sport Trac is equipped with Berber-carpeted floor mats, further complementing its rugged image. The interior seats five passengers and benefits from many of the same noise, vibration, and harshness improvements of the 2006 Explorer, making for an exceptionally quiet and comfortable cabin. Two-tone leather seating surfaces are available, as are heated front seats with 10-way power adjustment.

When the weather turns cold, Sport Trac offers the segment's only heated windshield, using micro-wires embedded in the glass, which helps prevent fogging and speeds up de-icing.

Unique interior door-release handles are another innovation found in the interior, ergonomically designed to the shape of the human hand at rest. Sport Trac features a new console-mounted gear selector designed after that of the F-150 pickup.

The standard audio system features a CD player with MP3 compatibility, and can be upgraded to the available six-disc, in-dash CD player with powered subwoofer. Integrated SIRIUS satellite radio is also available.



New Under the Hood: Standard 4.0-liter V-6 and 5-speed automatic transmission; available 4.6-liter V-8 and class-exclusive 6-speed automatic

2007 Explorer Sport Trac showcases Ford Motor Company's philosophy that engine employing advanced technologies can improve both performance and the environment.

For example, the Sport Trac's standard 4.0-liter V-6 engine meets federal Tier II, Bin 4 tailpipe emissions, the same as the Ford Escape Hybrid and cleaner than a Honda Accord Hybrid.

The 4.0-liter V-6 is rated at 210 horsepower at 5,100 rpm and 254 pound-feet of torque at 3,700 rpm. The torque curve is designed to be relatively flat across the entire engine range and to provide strong performance at nearly any engine speed.

New engine calibrations and improved emissions controls cut NOx emissions by 74 percent - from 14.2 to 3.6 pounds per 15,000 miles - without sacrificing horsepower, torque, or fuel economy. In fact, fuel economy is expected to match the previous model, even though the 2007 Sport Trac is more than five inches longer - and almost two inches wider - than before.

The V-6, equipped with a standard five-speed automatic, delivers a maximum 5,310 pounds of towing capacity, and 1,450 pounds of payload.

For additional capability, the 2007 Sport Trac owners can now opt for an available V-8. The 4.6-liter, three-valve V-8 delivers 292 horsepower - the most horsepower in its class.

"Customers have been asking for a V-8 since day one," says Bryan Olson, Sport Trac marketing manager. "These customers want the added capability and towing capacity, as well as the power and performance that only a V-8 can deliver."

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