| Overview | | | | models replaced the 7.3 L Powerstroke diesel with a |
| Introduced in 1999 as a 2000 model year, the | | | | more powerful, 6.0 L Powerstroke diesel. |
| Excursion was immediately criticized for being too | | | | A 4-speed automatic transmission was standard, a |
| large to fit in most home garages and its poor fuel | | | | 5-speed automatic introduced in 2003. The 5.4L |
| economy (around 12-14 mpg highway and 8-10 mpg | | | | Modular V8 put out 255 hp (190 kW) & |
| city) relative to the Chevrolet Suburban and GMC | | | | 350 lbft (475 Nm). The 6.8L Modular V10 put out |
| Yukon XL, its chief competitors . Shortly before | | | | 310 hp (231 kW) & 425 lbft (576 Nm). The |
| launch, the Sierra Club awarded the Excursion an | | | | 6.0L Powerstroke Diesel put out 325 hp (242 kW) |
| "Exxon Valdez" award for this reason, in reference to | | | | & 560 lbft (759 Nm). The rear axle for all |
| the ill-fated oil tanker. Sales were initially good, but | | | | Excursions was a Ford 10.50, the 4x4 models got a |
| slowed as gasoline prices rose. Industry insiders | | | | NV273 transfer case and Dana 50 front axle. |
| expected Ford to stop producing the Excursion, but | | | | The truck uses code U4 in the 5th and 6th positions |
| sales continued through the 2005 model year, for | | | | of the VIN. |
| which it received a minor facelift, and production of | | | | In 2003 the Excursion saw the availability of an |
| the Excursion ended in September 2005. | | | | upmarket Eddie Bauer trim line. |
| 2005 Ford Excursion | | | | Engines included the following: |
| Ford needed to free up capacity at the Louisville | | | | 5.4 L V8, 255 hp (2000-2005) |
| plant that produces the Super Duty pickup trucks. A | | | | 6.8 L V10, 310 hp (2000-2005) |
| more fuel efficient, extended-length Expedition, | | | | 7.3 L Diesel V8, 250 hp (2000-2003) |
| named the Expedition EL (Max in Canada and | | | | 6.0 L Diesel V8, 325 hp (2003-2005) |
| Mexico), has replaced the Excursion in the company's | | | | The Excursion included a unique feature called the |
| lineup for the 2007 model year. | | | | "BlockerBeam", which was an under-bumper |
| Drivetrain | | | | rollbar-like device that helped stop smaller vehicles |
| An Excursion in use as an emergency vehicle. | | | | from sliding under an Excursion during collisions. The |
| Engine options started out with V8 and V10 Gasoline | | | | BlockerBeam concept is now widely used in the |
| engines and a 7.3 Diesel (Power Stroke). The 2003 | | | | industry. |