Beach drive

[Hans]

Hi been looking around threads and youtube about this. But no luck.
my question is, have you guys tried driving on the beach?
I have AWD 2.5L with 21” wheels and I just wanted to try driving on the beach and camp. But Im not sure if our explorer would be capable of doing that.

 

[mcfarlrm]

Packed sand, no problem whatsoever. Loose sand, hit or miss but shouldn't be an issue. Keep it in sand mode so it stays/holds in lower gear. Really depends on your experience. I've seen 4x4's with mud grabbers get stuck while someone in a Toyota Camry drove right past them.

 

[2020FordRaptor]

Hi been looking around threads and youtube about this. But no luck.
my question is, have you guys tried driving on the beach?
I have AWD 2.5L with 21” wheels and I just wanted to try driving on the beach and camp. But Im not sure if our explorer would be capable of doing that.

2.5L? If you’re talking deeper sand, these cars aren’t meant for that and the stock Pirellis suck so there’s a good chance of getting stuck. If it’s more compacted, not deep sand you’d be fine.

 

[GearHead_1]

2.5L?

Ford makes a 2.5L Atkinson 4-cylinder engine. It's found in the Escape and Maverick, but not in the Explorer as far as I know. The Exploders stuck with the 2.3 and 3.0 Turbos.