Melbourne, Australia: Monday, May 31, 1999: The eagerly awaited 1999 Ford Explorer has been specifically tailored to local conditions with new self-leveling rear suspension, class-leading safety features and a host of detail upgrades that further enhance Explorer's outstanding value for money.

The 1999 Explorer XL, XLT and Limited range has been engineered to further enhance its' class-leading towing capability with revised suspension calibrations. On XLT and Limited, self-leveling suspension is fitted as standard and replaces the 'ride control' system previously available on Limited. The system senses the height of the body over the rear suspension and keeps the vehicle level by increasing or decreasing pressure to the gas shocks via a compressor.

"Engineers from both Ford's US and Australian light truck program spent weeks on outback roads to ensure the new suspension handled the wide range of Australian conditions," said Jennifer St George, Explorer Brand Manager. "An engineer from US shock absorber supplier Arnin, also participated in the development program. Together the three teams devised a new suspension configuration specific to Australian Explorers."

Explorer is the ideal tow vehicle with XLT and Limited models sharing the 4L SOHC fuel injected V6 driving through a 5-speed automatic gearbox, and the 4l will power XL, fuel-injected OHV V6 with 5-speed manual gearbox. All models share the sophisticated 'control trac' full-time 4 wheel drive system, with variable torque spilt. Towing capacity remains at 2500kg on XLT and Limited, with XL rated to tow 2300kg.

Explorer already offers dual airbags, advanced chassis design that meets the most stringent crash requirement and ABS as standard, and the new model will also introducing side air bags. ....

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