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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><small>2011 Ford Explorer Facebook teaser shots - click above for image gallery</small></em></strong></div>
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After all of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/25/spy-shots-2012-ford-explorer-caught-completely-disrobed/">spy shots</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/03/is-this-the-2012-ford-explorer/">renderings</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/07/video-2011-ford-explorer-partially-revealed-during-seatbelt-air/">off-chance video appearances</a> we've seen involving the <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/explorer">2011 Ford Explorer</a>, one would think that the new Blue Oval model would be getting its public reveal at an upcoming auto show. But instead, <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/ford">Ford</a> is taking a wholly different approach, launching the new Explorer on Facebook rather than at some sort of public or media event.<br />
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Expect to see the new Explorer make its web debut sometime in July, with production beginning closer to the end of the year. 2011 is a big year for the Explorer, as it ditches its traditional SUV underpinnings for the sake of a unibody, car-based platform. Even so, it's earmarked to offer some actual off-road capability with Ford's new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/15/2011-ford-explorer-will-debut-new-four-mode-terrain-management-t/">terrain management system</a> on hand, and look for the automaker's all-new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/10/ford-all-but-confirms-four-cylinder-ecoboost-for-next-explorer/">2.0-liter EcoBoost four</a> to be offered under the hood along with a V6.<br />
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In the meantime, check out the Explorer <a href="http://www.facebook.com/FordExplorer">Facebook page</a> for further updates, and hit the gallery below to see the new round of teaser shots.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-explorer-teasers/">2011 Ford Explorer Teasers</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-explorer-teasers/#3059875"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/3128741290357660038180975160047602551349064n_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-explorer-teasers/#3059873"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/3128741290355160038180975160047602533750279n_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-explorer-teasers/#3059872"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/3128741290353660038180975160047602524338561n_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-explorer-teasers/#3059874"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/3128741290356660038180975160047602545260881n_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/FordExplorer">Ford Explorer Facebook</a> via <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2010-06-09-explorer09_ST_N.htm?csp=34tech&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+usatoday-TechTopStories+%28Tech+-+Top+Stories%29">USA Today</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/09/omg-lol-2011-ford-explorer-to-get-facebook-reveal/">OMG LOL: 2011 Ford Explorer to get Facebook reveal</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:27:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2010-06-09-explorer09_ST_N.htm?csp=34tech&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+usatoday-TechTopStories+%28Tech+-+Top+Stories%29>Read</a> | <a href=http://www.facebook.com/FordExplorer>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/09/omg-lol-2011-ford-explorer-to-get-facebook-reveal/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19509285/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/09/omg-lol-2011-ford-explorer-to-get-facebook-reveal/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><small>2011 Ford Explorer Facebook teaser shots - click above for image gallery</small></em></strong></div>
<br />
After all of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/25/spy-shots-2012-ford-explorer-caught-completely-disrobed/">spy shots</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/03/is-this-the-2012-ford-explorer/">renderings</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/07/video-2011-ford-explorer-partially-revealed-during-seatbelt-air/">off-chance video appearances</a> we've seen involving the <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/explorer">2011 Ford Explorer</a>, one would think that the new Blue Oval model would be getting its public reveal at an upcoming auto show. But instead, <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/ford">Ford</a> is taking a wholly different approach, launching the new Explorer on Facebook rather than at some sort of public or media event.<br />
<br />
Expect to see the new Explorer make its web debut sometime in July, with production beginning closer to the end of the year. 2011 is a big year for the Explorer, as it ditches its traditional SUV underpinnings for the sake of a unibody, car-based platform. Even so, it's earmarked to offer some actual off-road capability with Ford's new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/15/2011-ford-explorer-will-debut-new-four-mode-terrain-management-t/">terrain management system</a> on hand, and look for the automaker's all-new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/10/ford-all-but-confirms-four-cylinder-ecoboost-for-next-explorer/">2.0-liter EcoBoost four</a> to be offered under the hood along with a V6.<br />
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In the meantime, check out the Explorer <a href="http://www.facebook.com/FordExplorer">Facebook page</a> for further updates, and hit the gallery below to see the new round of teaser shots.<br />
<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-explorer-teasers/">2011 Ford Explorer Teasers</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-explorer-teasers/#3059875"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/3128741290357660038180975160047602551349064n_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-explorer-teasers/#3059873"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/3128741290355160038180975160047602533750279n_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-explorer-teasers/#3059872"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/3128741290353660038180975160047602524338561n_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-explorer-teasers/#3059874"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/3128741290356660038180975160047602545260881n_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/FordExplorer">Ford Explorer Facebook</a> via <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2010-06-09-explorer09_ST_N.htm?csp=34tech&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+usatoday-TechTopStories+%28Tech+-+Top+Stories%29">USA Today</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/09/omg-lol-2011-ford-explorer-to-get-facebook-reveal/">OMG LOL: 2011 Ford Explorer to get Facebook reveal</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:27:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2010-06-09-explorer09_ST_N.htm?csp=34tech&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+usatoday-TechTopStories+%28Tech+-+Top+Stories%29>Read</a> | <a href=http://www.facebook.com/FordExplorer>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/09/omg-lol-2011-ford-explorer-to-get-facebook-reveal/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19509285/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/09/omg-lol-2011-ford-explorer-to-get-facebook-reveal/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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