The Ford Explorer Sport Trac Was a Big Deal In the 2000s

CHECK OUT THIS 2008 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC ON CARS & BIDS!

This is a 2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac Adrenalin and it's an Explorer with a pickup truck bed. Combining an SUV with a pickup truck was a fad in the early 2000s and the Sport Trac was the best version available. We are thrilled to be offering this Sport Trac for sale on CARS & BIDS!! Today I'm reviewing this Ford Explorer Sport Trac and I'll show you all the many quirks and features. I'll also get behind the wheel and review the driving experience.

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DOUGSCORE CHART:

CHAPTERS:
00:00 THIS...
00:32 It Can Be Yours On CARS & BIDS!!!
01:06 Why It Exists
02:59 V8 Powertrain
03:22 ADRENALIN
05:24 Exterior Quirks & Features
07:24 Improved Quality
08:04 Low Quality Interior Materials
09:14 Some Nice Interior Features
10:31 Interior Quirks
12:44 Rear Seating
15:06 Driving Experience
19:30 Final Thoughts
19:55 DougScore

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[troytheboy]

Doug explaining the ford keypad for the 500th time. Never gets old

[Dragonvale]

I think we forget how crazy 20 Inch wheels were even 15 years ago for a factory car.

[thebetterway]

Basically the same 4.6 found in the Lincoln Town Car and other panther platform vehicles. It’s bulletproof.

[ChrisBlp]

Despite being a 16-17 year old car, it (or at least, this particular one) still looks relatively modern and would not look too out of place on a modern showroom floor.

[willemvanriet]

True motives for Doug creating Cars & Bids coming to light as a conveyor belt to bring him quirky cars to review

[leelashbrooks]

I built that truck with my union brothers at Louisville assembly plant!! We were proud of what we built!

[somebody]

Doug reviews random older car, immediately you know it must be on CARS AND 😮

[NSUGS]

Dad had a silver '03 back in the day!

Took us all over the eastern seaboard of US/Canada. 3 kids and a puppy in the back and hauling a pop-up camper. Numerous Scout camp trips as well.

Then after the taurus wagon was sold (had the 24v dohc engine!), it became our family hauler. First time driving was that truck.

I don't really miss it, I have the door code burned into my memory still (why this isn't a ubiquitous feature is beyond me) but I'm grateful for what it was, when we had it.

Thanks for the trip down memory lane, Doug!

[pricebusters]

These still look great. And the interior is total utility. Easy to clean and comfortable

[ItIsJustDan]

You missed the biggest quirk in the bed. Two pieces of 2x4 fits in the groves that gives you the ability to slide 4x8 sheetrock or plywood going OVER the wheel well. There's a 2x6 wall partition as well. They only started adding this feature to the new ranger which I thought was funny because it's not new from Ford.

[epsilontiger]

As a kid a wanted a 1/18 scale model of the first gen Sport Trac and got It for Christmas. It was the best Christmas ever.

[bitgypsy]

I searched almost 2 years for the perfect Sport Trac and in 2020 got an '07 with 49k miles. I still have it, closing in on 100k miles, and it is one of my favorite vehicles I've owned.

[breadramen]

Doug finally reviewed a car I own! I daily a 2010 Sport Trac Adrenalin V8 and it's great! One quirk I was surprised you didn't mention: The Adrenalin trim level had AWD as an option, but it actually uses the same automatic 4x4 transfer case as the normal Explorer, just missing the buttons to control it. You can still lock it in 4x4 by going through the setup menu in the gauge cluster which I find ridiculous.

[jauken]

I drive an 01 to this day. 180k miles and I love it. Blacked out, tinted windows, roof rack; I think it's still a good looking truck.

I still find myself doing the turn around after owning it all this time.

[michaelb]

This generation of explorer, the truck based on is my all time favorite suv. It has the right amount of ruggednes yet elegance.

[Acc]

This was my dream truck as a kid, what a timeless design

[flawlessfatality]

FUN FACT: if you ever see a Volkswagen Jetta ute conversion it likely has 1st gen sport trac tail lights

[Depressedwarriorsfan]

doug the type of guy to kidnap himself in the back of the sport trac, just to test the emergency trunk release

[JoePez]

One of my best buddies is still driving around in his dad’s Sport Trac. While it isn’t the adrenaline package it js still a V8. I’ve always seen his car as a little weird but cool and a very unique. So glad Ford decided to make this truck.

[sirsandwich]

This is so cool seeing my truck on here FINALLY! I have the 2009 and the backseat cubby was turned into a spot for a Bose sub. Another note is that the bed cover is NOT water resistant. Any time it rains the interior of the bed gets soaked. 10/10 truck I will drive mine until the wheels fall off