2013 Ford Explorer w/ 2,000 miles
It's not the fastest. It has to be one of the most quiet cars I've ever been in, you barely hear a semi truck pass you. There's some tire noise but nothing like usual. It has acoustic glass or something that resists noise and gets rid of most of it. It does help.
Ride quality - Good, for a 4x4 crossover it's really good. It's not floaty but it kneads out most small annoying bumps.
Interior - It feels quality. Although the odd thing once I set it to my driving position I felt far away from the drivers door. I couldn't rest my elbow and steer with my left arm without forcing to stretch out. Everything's laid out well and easy to understand and learn easily. The only gripe I have is the radio. This one has the fancy Sony one and trying to use the buttons were difficult. I cant tell if it's touch sensitive or an actual button, neither work consistently for me. It has the ability to connect your phone to the car for hands free calling and music access. I had my iPhone 4 connected via USB and you can access all the music by artist, album, playlist, etc. The best part? It doesn't lock out your phone like some car stereos do forcing you to navigate through the stereo. If you feel navigating your phone is faster, it works.
The dash can show to the right of the speedo GPS, radio info, or your phone stuff.
Rear legroom in the second row looks good. Very usable. 3rd row, I can't comment on.
I put both 3rd row seats down because the headrests block a fair amount of the rear window so rear visibility is less then ideal for a car this size. Even though it has a backup camera.
All in all, for me if I had a family, it would be a tough call between this and a Flex, I haven't driven that but, it seems like it would be a great car too.
The car is best when you're not mashing the throttle. It's a heavy car so flooring it won't really help that much. You feel the most oomph at 30-50% throttle. It can cruise so well. I spent a two hour drive with it through suburban towns on state roads. It preformed well, brakes are top notch. I never felt like the brakes were inadequate.
One last thing. I was flipping through the settings for the car (you can adjust remote start time, delayed lights time after shutting off the vehicle and other stuff) I found this and I cannot for the life of me figure out what it means.
EDIT. I found out why!
Makes sense, I end up doing that anyways...
The one thing that would bug me is the new tone Ford uses for warning. Like when you start the car, or you leave your headlights on and you open the car door when the car is shutoff. It's so weird and irritating. I want a standard bong. The turn signal noise is also strange. It sounds too "digital." Does that make sense?