The bed gets 10 cargo tie downs -- six along the top rails and four on the inner panels -- and a 12-volt cargo area power point. There's an optional 2-piece foldable and lockable hard tonneau cover, which comes with a removable divider, also made of SMC.
The optional cargo keeper is a U-shaped tubular device that hinges on the interior sides of the cargo area and rests on the floor of the bed. When flipped out over the tailgate, it extends the cargo area length from more than 1200 mm to about 1800 mm to accommodate several 1200- by 2400-mm sheets of plywood or other materials.
In its stowed position, the cargo keeper creates a contained, 635- by 1150-mm storage area, which O'Connor calls ideal for holding grocery bags or other small items. Explorer Sport Trac gets a washable, textured rubber flooring that is hidden by removable Berber carpet floor mats, and both the leather and cloth seating surfaces that are available are easy to clean.
A power down/up rear window feature is standard, O'Connor says, enabling the rear window of the Explorer Sport Trac to be raised and lowered by a control knob on the instrument panel. Tapping the knob lowers the rear window by 1.5 inches to the vent position, and there's an express up/down feature with safety stall.
Explorer Sport Trac will be available in 4x2 and 4x4 configurations and uses basic front and rear suspension geometry from the 4-door Ford Explorer. However, its bushings, spring rates, shock valving and stabilizer bars have been modified for improved ride, handling and noise/vibration/harshness performance over that same 4-door Explorer.