Ford Explorer Sport Trac Concept to Debut at 2005 Detroit Auto Show

The Ford Explorer Sport Trac concept version will be shown off at the 2005 Detroit auto show in January. The design will still embody the Sport Trac part truck, part SUV characteristics, a Ford spokesman revealed.

Ford officials have hinted that the Sport Trac concept pushes both the interior and the cargo bed to larger dimensions, larger than the existing Explorer Sport Trac, which first launched in 2001. A version of Ford’s 4.6-liter V8 engine will power it, and it will ride on a version of the Ford’s newest Explorer platform that rolled out in 2003, with its independent rear suspension setup.

It will also be equipped with the automaker’s exclusive Roll Stability Control system. Ford Officials also insinuated the concept vehicle will keep the existing Sport Trac in the lineup, instead of being discontinued as was previously believed.