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Expedition 2006
4WD truck capability with luxurious accommodations.
Four-cylinder and V-6 sport utilities have their place. But when you've got a big ski boat to tow cross country in July, clients to host in August, and a gaggle of teenagers to take to the ski slopes in December, what you need is the 2006 Ford Expedition 4WD. It offers this astounding range of skills and a lot more-including true off-road capability, a wide range of trim levels from the XLS, XLT, XLT Sport, Eddie Bauer, Limited and King Ranch, and best-in-class cargo space. Thanks in part to this huge bandwidth, customer loyalty is high-the Expedition has won the Polk Automotive Loyalty Award in its segment three years in a row (2003-2005 model years). Adding to its appeal for 2006 are two new exterior colors, Pewter Clearcoat Metallic and Dark Copper Clearcoat Metallic.
The Eddie Bauer 4WD model, subject of this report, offers the enormous strength of an SUV, together with luxurious accommodations for eight and driving capabilities that are just as strong on the snow-covered back roads as heading downtown for dinner. Best of all, when you select optional AdvanceTrac® with RSC® (Roll Stability Control), the Expedition has the advantage of the electronic enhancement stability control system. RSC® measures vehicle roll motion approximately 150 times per second. If it detects the possibility of a rollover, the system engages AdvanceTrac® to help keep all four wheels safely on the ground. This represents an important step beyond typical dynamic stability control systems. The option is very nominally priced considering the security and control it affords.
You may not want to sling the Expedition sideways on a test drive, but a few minutes in the Expedition Eddie Bauer will convince you of the logic baked into this big SUV. And at over 17 feet long it is plenty big. But climbing into it immediately reveals its attraction: tremendous outside visibility, interior versatility and capacity, and a feeling of complete power and command. One neat standard feature is the power-adjustable foot pedals, which are memory-linked to the exterior mirrors and driver's seat adjustments. With the pedals adjusted the way you want (you can leave them as-is once you've set them), start up the Expedition's big three-valve 5.4-liter SOHC V8 and head out. With 300 hp and an equally impressive 365 lb.-ft. of torque available, plus a precise electronically controlled four-speed automatic and electronic throttle control, acceleration is effortless. So is high-speed cruising, regardless of whether you're driving at sea level, heading to the high country or pulling a trailer (the properly equipped Expedition Eddie Bauer 4x4 can tow up to 8600 pounds.
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