Ford Excursion
| Ford Excursion | |
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2000–2004 Ford Excursion
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Ford |
| Production | 1999–2005 |
| Assembly | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Full-size SUV |
| Body style | 4-door SUV with lift gate and 2 dutch doors |
| Layout | Front engine, rear-wheel drive / four-wheel drive |
| Related | Ford Super Duty |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 5.4 L Triton V8 gas 6.8 L Triton V10 gas 7.3 L Powerstroke V8 turbodiesel 6.0 L PowerStroke V8 turbodiesel |
| Transmission | 4-speed automatic 5-speed automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 137.1 in (3,482 mm) |
| Length | 226.7 in (5,758 mm) |
| Width | 2000–01: 80.0 in (2,032 mm) 2002–05: 79.9 in (2,029 mm) |
| Height | 4WD: 77.2 in (1,961 mm) 2WD: 74.8 in (1,900 mm) |
| Curb weight | 7,688 lb (3,487 kg) (Turbodiesel) 7,230 lb (3,280 kg) (Gas) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor |
Centurion C350 Classic (unofficial) Ford Bronco Ford Expedition |
| Successor |
Lincoln Navigator L
Ford Expedition MAX
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The Ford Excursion is a heavy duty (Class 2), Extended-length sport utility vehicle that was produced by Ford from 1999 to 2005 for the North American market. The longest and heaviest SUV ever to enter mass production, the Excursion was based upon the Ford F-250 Super Duty pickup truck. A ¾-ton chassis vehicle, the Ford Excursion was designed as a competitor for the 2500-series (also ¾-ton) Chevrolet Suburban and GMC Yukon XL.
Due to criticism over its large size and declining sales, the Excursion was discontinued after the 2005 model year in the United States (Mexico received a short 2006 production run). For the 2007 model year, the Excursion was largely replaced as Ford introduced an extended-length version of the Ford Expedition (Expedition EL in United States; Expedition Max in Canada/Mexico).
All examples of the Ford Excursion were assembled at the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, Kentucky; the last vehicle was produced on September 30, 2005.
Although Ford would not produce a factory-built competitor for the Chevrolet Suburban on an official basis until the introduction of the Excursion for 2000, a functional predecessor of the vehicle was created by the aftermarket. The Centurion Classic is a four-door SUV based on the full-size Ford Bronco constructed by Centurion Vehicles, a converter specializing in Ford trucks based in White Pigeon, Michigan. Two models of the Classic were produced: the C150 (based on the F-150) and the C350 (based on the F-350).
To create a four-door Bronco, Centurion mated the bodywork of two separate vehicles. An F-Series chassis (shortened to a 140-inch wheelbase) with a crew-cab body was mated to the rear body of a Ford Bronco (aft of the door openings). The use of the Bronco bodyshell gave the Classic three rows of seating, as in a Suburban; depending on the design configuration, a Classic could seat up to nine.
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