We had one of these in September as a rent-a-car. It was a big car. We had waaaay too much stuff and is swallowed the whole lot in the boot! And the boot even housed 2 more seats (these fold automatically under the floor). Not sure what sort of engine it had but it went pretty well. We drove it around LA, Hollywood and Las Vegas.
It wasn't until we got back to Oz that I realised that the Explorer is not the same as the Everest we have here. Personally I think the Explorer looks heaps better. Ours even had 20" wheels