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Ford Excursion

Launching the Year 2000 -- In a Big Way

Ford Truck Vehicle Center Vice President, Gurmin Bedi explains: "The customer came first in developing the all-new Ford Excursion. It's designed to provide customers with a fresh new choice in the heavy-duty utility market. Excursion offers more space and convenience for passengers, more utility for activities such as towing and more versatility for carrying cargo and luggage - while at the same time setting a bold new standard for safety and the environment."

Design Features:

• Comfortably seating up to nine adults, with more overall head, leg and shoulder room than the competition
• Largest cargo volume, including 48.6 cubic feet of space behind the third row seat - enough for passengers' luggage
• Rear tri-panel doors for ease of entry and exit
• Extra wide second-row side doors
• Independently reclining second-row seats with dual tip/slide feature
• Front and rear air conditioning with 360-degree adjustable registers
• Power rear quarter windows
• Running boards with optional illumination
• Low-profile roof rack
• Up to 10 cup holders and five power points
• Large towing capacity - up to 10,000 pounds for gasoline and diesel engines
• Large payload capacity - up to 1 ton
• More horsepower and torque than the competition, with choice of three engines
• Optional four-wheel drive with electronic shift-on-the-fly capability

Safety/Security

• Engineered for enhanced performance during accidents
• Ford's unique BlockerBeam helps prevent a car from sliding underneath the front of the Excursion during a frontal collision. Ford is the first in the industry to provide this type of advanced protection in trucks.
• A standard trailer hitch helps prevent a car from sliding underneath the rear of Excursion during a rear collision
• Energy-absorbing vehicle structure provides "crumple zones" on the front of the vehicle, helping to protect the occupant compartment during a collision
• Steel side door beams further enhance passenger protection in side impacts
• Driver and passenger front air bags feature "second generation" inflation rates
• Child-seat tethers anchored in the second row of seats further improve the ability to securely anchor child safety seats
• New Ford Belt-Minder system will help remind most Excursion occupants to buckle up
• SecuriLock™ passive anti-theft system helps deter would-be thieves

Environment

• Will be certified to low-emission vehicle (LEV) standards - or better - in all engines, like all other Ford SUVs and Windstar minivans
• Will produce up to 43 percent less tailpipe emissions than permitted by law
• More fuel efficient - with more passenger and cargo-carrying capacity - than two average full-size sedans capable of transporting equivalent loads
• Available with two gasoline engines or a highly fuel-efficient diesel
• Nearly one-fifth of the vehicle is made from recycled materials, including various steel, aluminum, rubber and plastic parts
• More than 85 percent of the vehicle is recyclable by weight

Other Features

• Maximum interior space. Superior seating functionality and passenger comfort. A tough and powerful powertrain lineup with maximum towing capability. Safety and environmental leadership. These were the objectives set for the team that developed the all-new 2000-model Ford Excursion.
• Their target was to create a new choice in the segment - formerly dominated by only one vehicle - to appeal to the growing number of buyers who need to carry cargo and several passengers while towing for both personal and commercial use.
• Excursion delivers on that promise with a design and package that offers more passenger and cargo room and greater power and towing capacity than the competition. At the same time, Excursion sets new safety and environmental standards with features that are the first of their kind in the segment and even the truck market.
• Excursion offers comfortable seating for up to nine adults - eight when dual captain's chairs are fitted in place of the standard 40-20-40 front-bench seat.
• Compared with the competition, Excursion is 7.2 inches longer, 3.3 inches wider and between 4.3 and 5.8 inches taller. At less than 7 feet tall, including the low-profile roof rack, and less than 20 feet long, Excursion still fits into a standard-size garage.
• Excursion offers an impressive 48.6 cubic feet of cargo space when all three rows of seats are in place. Without the last row bench - which is mounted on rollers for easy removal - Excursion's cargo capacity increases to 108.3 cubic feet. Removing the third-row bench and folding down the second-row seat backs result in a flat cargo area large enough to accommodate a 4- by 8-foot sheet of plywood - with an impressive 165 cubic feet of available cargo space. Thatís about eight times the trunk volume of a full-size passenger car.
• Excursion offers ample payload capacity of up to 1,906 pounds - 1,750 pounds with the 4x4 drivetrain option.
• Towing capacity ranges from 6,200 pounds (4x2 with base 5.4-liter Triton V-8 engine) to 10,000 pounds (6.8-liter Triton V-10 gasoline or 7.3-liter Power Stroke® V-8 diesel).
• Excursion will be certified as a low-emission vehicle - or better - in all states and on all engines.
• With 5.4- and 6.8-liter gasoline engines and a 7.3-liter Power Stroke® diesel engine, Excursion produces up to 43 percent fewer smog-forming exhaust emissions than permitted by law.
• This powerful people and cargo mover can accommodate nine people and their luggage, making it more fuel efficient than using two full-size sedans to move equivalent loads.
• Excursion also shines in its level of recyclability. About 85 percent of each Excursion can be recycled after the SUV's useful life. Plus, nearly 20 percent of Excursion's content comes from recycled consumer materials, such as steel, aluminum, rubber and plastics.
• Excursion is designed as the ultimate heavy-duty utility vehicle - both for personal and commercial use - and was developed with customers in mind

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