All-new Ford Everest first drive: engineered for extraordinary - Inquirer.net

CHIANG RAI, Thailand—On a 140-kilometer drive on seamless highways and roughest back roads, over two dozen journalists from the Philippines tested the all-new Ford Everest in anticipation of the SUV’s launch across Asia-Pacific markets in the... Ford provided 19 Everest units of several variants for the group to try out. From concrete roads to dirt roads and stretches of loose rocks and muddy trails, the Everest’s versatile terrain management system ably negotiated all the stages, including wading through some creeks, with ease. The new Everest promises an unprecedented offroad and onroad capability since the introduction of its first generation Everest in 2002 as Ford spent over four years to develop by packing new technology, a bolder design and interior refinements. “The new Ford Everest is a hugely versatile vehicle that is equally at home in busy urban traffic and in the most extreme offroad environments the world has to offer,” said Trevor Worthington, vice president for product development, Ford... Source: motioncars.inquirer.net