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00:00G'day, I'm Paul. So today we're checking out the new Ford Everest. It's only a quick walk around,
00:05it's a static preview similar to our last one of the new Ford Ranger, but I'll take you over some
00:09of the key highlights and the information we know so far before this car goes on sale later this
00:14year. Let's start off at the front here. So big open grille here because the Everest is going to
00:18feature a number of different drivetrains, including the addition of a 3.0-litre V6 diesel.
00:23So that's new to Everest and that's going to bring with it not only more power and torque,
00:26but also the ability to tow more with the 3.5-tonne braked towing capacity. That's going
00:31to mean that this is a little more versatile in terms of what you can use it for. It'll also come
00:35with the option of a 2.0-litre diesel as well and the Australian market's probably going to get
00:39mainly permanent all-wheel drive set up. Now that's the whole reason that Ford's gone with
00:43that bigger opening at the front there. The 3.5-tonne braked towing capacity has meant
00:48needing more cooling for the engine and that's how they've achieved it. Down the bottom here,
00:52Everest now comes with a set of rated recovery points. These are similar to what you'll find
00:56on the Ranger, so they're tucked in under the body here and a rated recovery point can be used
01:00to recover the vehicle when it is stuck without the risk of them being snapped off the body when
01:04you do finally snatch the vehicle out of its position. Up the top here, Everest now comes
01:10with a set of LED headlights, so depending on which grade you go for, this will offer a mix
01:14of halogen and LED, but the top spec will also come with matrix LED headlights. Matrix LED is
01:20great because you can use a high beam without dazzling other drivers. It'll individually shut
01:24down these LEDs as you go to prevent other drivers from being blinded. We actually shot a
01:30video comparison of different headlight technologies in cars today and you can click
01:35up there to watch that LED fog light down there as well. So keeping in mind with the theme of
01:39this vehicle, it being off-road ready, Ford's going to offer Everest with a variation of wheel
01:45options and tyre options as well. Depending on where you land in the model grade, you'll be able
01:49to option an off-road focused tyre. In terms of off-road equipment, it's going to come standard
01:53as well with a rear differential lock and that'll mean that when you do go off-road, it can get you
01:58where you need to go. In addition to that, you can see here the wheel arches, they are body coloured,
02:02so this is kind of a theme they go with with larger four-wheel drives instead of the rugged
02:07off-road looking wheel arches you find on some smaller SUVs. This is all quite a sophisticated
02:12design. Now this side section of the car, you would have noticed in our video on the Range that
02:16this is actually functional cooling, so there is a channel just behind this section of the car
02:21and then it all ducts out on the side here. Depending on which engine you choose, you're
02:24going to get the Biturbo badge here or the V6 badge on the side flank. Now up the top here,
02:29you have a wing mirror with an indicator built into there. Depending on which grade you go for
02:33with Everest, and I keep talking about that because this one here appears to be like a mid-spec,
02:38there will be the ability to add a 360 camera and that'll be nestled under here. Ford's added
02:43zone lighting as well to Everest and that means that it will use LEDs built into this housing
02:47to project onto the ground. It'll use the headlights at the front and also the taillights
02:51at the rear to light up around the car, so it makes things like setting up a campsite and all
02:55that kind of thing a whole lot easier because you do have accessible light down the side of the car.
02:59Side steps here for both getting inside and also protection when you are off-roading. Around the
03:04rear, you're going to notice two different taillight designs, so lower grade models will
03:07just have this section off to the side but the more you step up the Range, you get the addition
03:12of these LED elements that come along the side there and also project through to the centre.
03:16Behind this panel here as well, you'll see Everest lettering, so this is a really cool
03:20high-end design feature and this is what's going to set this vehicle apart from things like Prado
03:25which still has a very basic design to it. This is starting to look a whole lot more sophisticated,
03:29even in this model here which isn't really a top specification. Badges down the bottom
03:33corners there and then this sill plate here for loading things in. The actual wheelbase of the
03:37car has extended, it's also become a little bit wider as well with changes to the suspension at
03:42the rear. Beneath the car, it still uses a Watts linkage and a coil sprung suspension setup so none
03:47of that has really changed but with the addition of that 3.5-tonne brake towing capacity means that
03:52you do have a slightly more versatile four-wheel drive that's still going to come with seven seats
03:58with a bigger boot as well. So I can't go inside the car, this is still a pre-production car so
04:03we're just looking from outside in but this looks very similar to what we've seen already in the
04:07Ford Ranger and that means this giant screen in the centre there, so it's a 12-inch vertical
04:11display. It comes with SYNC 4 which is the latest version of Ford's infotainment system.
04:16That also means it comes with over-the-air updates and that means you can update around
04:2050 modules within this car so if they find a more efficient way of delivering power to lights
04:25or managing heat load on some components within the car, Ford can send that firmware upgrade over
04:30the air and it means that it'll get just attached to the car there and it will mean you don't have
04:34to visit the dealer which is something everyone hates doing. Ahead of the driver you'll have the
04:37option of either an 8 or 12.4-inch display and this will illustrate different things. So in this
04:42particular car here it's like a mid-level display but you can imagine on that bigger screen you're
04:46going to have all of the graphics about what the car is doing, the off-road mode, the angles that
04:50it's on, it's quite a sophisticated setup. All of your four-wheel drive controls are down here now
04:55so you can switch between all the different drive modes. There's now an electronic shifter as well
04:59and that means that when you do activate things like the self-parking mode it'll be able to do
05:03everything from going into park, reverse, drive, all on its own without you having to intervene. So
05:08the level of technology down there is great. I'm a big fan of these wood grain elements along the
05:13dashboard there. You can see that they've really gone to the effort of making this interior feel a
05:18whole lot more premium and I suspect there will be a price rise coming with this car especially if
05:23you go with the V6 diesel and things like that are going to just make it a whole lot more livable in
05:27terms of this interior package. Now that was a really quick walk around of the new Ford Everest.
05:32We actually shot a way more detailed video with all of the information you need to know about
05:36Ford's new SUV. To check that out you can click up here to watch that. Now if you did enjoy this
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