2011 Ford Explorer REVEALED: Can This New Model Save The SUV? (PHOTOS)

Ford begins a marketing campaign Monday for the 2011 Ford Explorer, which will be in dealerships this winter. It's an important vehicle for the automaker. Ford says the Explorer is its best-known product after the Mustang.

"Explorer is really still the backbone of the brand," Ford's marketing chief Jim Farley said recently at a gathering to introduce the Explorer to the media.

The new Explorer has been completely redesigned. The most obvious difference: It's built on a car platform, not a truck one, so it sits lower to the ground and has a smoother, more fuel-efficient ride.

Ford is taking a risk with customers who expect a truck-like SUV. The new Explorer will have less towing capacity than the outgoing model - 5,000 pounds, versus 7,115 pounds - and it won't offer a V-8 engine.

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Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union (PSECU)

PSECU or Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union has some fairly decent mortgage rate offers today. If you live in Pennsylvania and are in the market for a home loan or looking to refinance your existing mortgage you may want to stop by one of their local branches. In general credit unions can get you slightly better rates than large, national banks due to the fact that they are member-owned, not-for-profit institutions which can pass along their profits to their members in the form of lower loan rates (or higher savings rates).

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