2007 Ford Explorer Iron Man

By: F. Carlton Peeples

Growing up I can remember my favorite comic book super heroes being the Uncanny X-Men, Silver Surfer and Spiderman. Heck, come to think of it, if it was made by Marvel® I was buying it. Amongst the piles of comics lay one of the gulliest heroes of all time, Iron Man. I mean his alter ego; Tony Stark was a billionaire whose wealth and swag would put Donald Trump and Bruce Wayne (the fictional alter ego of Batman) to shame!!!

And wouldn’t you know it, the designers who thought up the ’07 Ford Explorer must’ve been thinking the same thing when they dreamt of the Iron Man edition Explorer. I mean this truck has it all. Including several trim levels that are a testament to the super hero’s indestructible body armor. There’s the black on black, red on black and orange on black exterior of our test vehicle complete with high powered bright steel wheel well rivets, dual clear coated pearl paint job accented by contrasting bumper paneling and inconspicuous placement of several official iron man logos.

I jumped inside the truck and was greeted by premium leather buckets for the driver and front passenger. New-fangled door interior door handles that were located at the beginning of each door mounted arm rest…so just as your fingertips got comfortable you realize, hey this is how I’m supposed to get outta here!

A Bose stereo system carried crisp sound that was both clear and base laden as to appease more than one type of driver. Power heated-front seats with recline and lumbar support as well as a comfortable napping spot on a really long trip. If you have children or rear passengers that like to back seat drive you can shut ‘em up with a convenient flip down screen DVD player and monitor.

So don’t be alarmed as to what you’ve seen in recent years along the lines of Ford’s longest running SUV, it can handle its own at a mere $40 grand. The Iron Man Explorer is also equipped with a best-in-class V8 engine that’s powerful to the hilt. It almost makes you forget about the Ford/ Firestone rollover fiasco. On the highway the vehicle is dynamic and surprisingly nimble for an SUV. I found myself challenge several smaller well-engined sedans for a green light take off. The Iron Man Explorer’s performance will definitely make you say screw the price of gas, I gotta go!