I like it. Not so much the looks, but the engine and the practicality. I love the sliding doors, which add a world of difference in practicality. I like that its on a minivan-like unibody construction, in lieu of a body-on-frame platform. What I find very fascinating is the roster of engines available. Its been confirmed that the engines in the Explorer America concept will be put into production as early as 2009. The engines are to be called the EcoBoost family of engines, and include a 2.0L turbocharged I4 (standard in the Explorer America) andn a 3.5L twin-turbochaged V6. The 3.5L will be available in the 2009 Lincoln MKS, and in future; Ford Flex, Ford Taurus, Mercury Sable, and the future Lincoln version of Flex. The point of it is to offer V-8 power and V6 fuel economy. The 3.5L will get up to or more then 30% better fuel economy then a standard six cylinder Explorer, but will give you the power of the top end V8 model. Ford says the 3.5 will get 340HP and 350lb-ft of torque, while the 2.0L will get 273HP. You may recall the Lincoln MKR Concept which used a 3.5L "TwinForce" twin-turbocharged FlexFuel E85 V-6 that made 415HP. This was the basis for the EcoBoost engines, and its rumored a high-output variation of the 3.5L EcoBoost will be put into a future Mustang, as well as other top-end and performance cars. In a recent press release about the EcoBoost, it was hinted that Ford has a smaller EcoBoost engine in the works for either a future Focus or unnamed subcompact.

For the sake of practicality and power alone, I'd like to see this Explorer put into production.