Performance SUVs have never been more plentiful — or more attainable on the used market. If you missed the Ford Explorer ST when it was new, now is arguably the best time to get acquainted. The ST variant of America’s long-running family hauler pairs a 400-horsepower twin-turbocharged V6 with genuine chassis upgrades, making it far more than a badge-and-bodykit exercise. And thanks to depreciation — aided in part by some well-documented reliability concerns on the sixth-gen platform — early examples can be had for roughly half their original sticker price.
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