The Ford Everest (model code U268) is a midsize SUV sold in Asia. The Everest is based on the local (Mazda-based) Ford Ranger pickup truck platform. The SUV is also sold as the Ford Endeavor in India. Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ... A sport utility vehicle (SUV) or off-roader is a vehicle that combines the load-hauling and passenger-carrying capacity of a large station wagon or minivan with features designed for off-road driving. ... World map showing location of Asia Asia is the central and eastern part of the continent of Eurasia, defined by subtracting the European peninsula from Eurasia. ... Mazda Millenia luxury sedan. ... Pickup truck with extended cabin and homebuilt lumber rack. ...

The truck has three-row seating, rear or four wheel drive, and 2.5 L Diesel or 2.6 L petrol engines. It rides on a 2860 mm (112.6 in) wheelbase. The Everest was introduced in March of 2003 and is built at the AutoAlliance Thailand plant, and as CKD kits in other countries. Rear wheel drive was a common form of engine/transmission layout used in automobiles throughout the 20th century. ... Four wheel drive or 4x4, is a type of four wheeled vehicle drivetrain configuration that enables all four wheels to receive power from the engine simultaneously in order to provide maximum traction. ... Diesel fuel is a specific distillate fraction of fuel oil that is used in a diesel engine invented by German engineer Rudolf Diesel, and perfected by Charles F. Kettering. ... Gasoline, as it is known in North America, or petrol, in many Commonwealth countries (sometimes also called motor spirit) is a petroleum-derived liquid mixture consisting primarily of hydrocarbons, used as fuel in internal combustion engines. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... AutoAlliance Thailand (AAT) is the name of a joint venture automobile assembly firm co-owned by Ford Motor Company and Mazda Motor Corporation in Thailand. ... CKD is a three-letter acronym that stands for Complete, Knocked Down. ...

Engines:

• 2.5 L WLT water-intercooled turbo-Diesel, 88 kW (118 hp) and 277 N·m (204 ft·lbf)
• 2.6 L G6E 3-valve petrol, 90 kW (121 hp) and 206 N·m (151 ft·lbf)