疯狂的福特Crossovers Ready For Las Vegas

Ford sent California-based MAD Industries anExplorerto play with and it came back with this "high-fashion" red-and-black street tune that also works with the more urban nature of crossovers. Mad industries gave it some mild upgrades under the hood, too, with cold-air intake and cat-back exhaust for the twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6, more aggressive suspension tuning, bigger brakes, and fat, fat 24-inch wheels and tires. The tuner also dressed up the interior with premium leather seats, aluminum pedals, plus custom steering wheel and LED lighting.

The third street special is aFord Expeditiontweaked by Hulst Customs. It's pretty subtle, the black-on-gray two-tone paint job evokes a bit of a Range Rover vibe, the 26-inch Lexani color-matched rims fill out the wheel wells perfectly, and a drop visor with slim LED lights visually chop the top of the windshield.

The look is finished by a custom hood and grille in front, a low-profile roof rack is sporting some snowboards, and the Borla exhaust gets custom exhaust tips.

Taking an Expedition to its opposite extreme was LGE*CTS, preppie perhaps for some overloading with big, chunky BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain tires, ReadyLIFT self-leveling suspension, and Yakima OffGrid roof rack. Designer/builder Theresa Contreras went with a vintage look for the rims and matte, two-tone silver and brown paint.

The last project seems to have gone off the rails a bit. The Tucci Designs Big Adventures EcoSport seems in complete conflict with the type of vehicle it is. C'mon, this is a subcompact crossover for city living, and just seeing a rock bigger than a basketball, theEcosport'ssix-speed automatic would probably piss its transmission fluid. Huge fender flares wrap around chunky Maxxis Bravo AT tires on an adjustable coilover suspension, and hopefully there's an upgraded differential and four-wheel-drive system, or it's going to need that winch every time the trail gets tricky.