By Leftlane Staff
Monday, Nov 21st, 2005 @ 12:45 pm

The redesigned Ford Explorer , on sale for only three months, is in line for redesigned interior trim panels to make it easier to pull the doors closed, according to Automotive News. The reason: In a quest for top safety ratings, the door handle is mounted under the arm rest, near the front of the door. That makes the handle hard to reach, which has auto reviewers and consumers complaining. The new design will have a cup-shaped gripping area built into the arm rest to make it easier to pull the door closed. But Ford must crash-test the new design, said Raj Nair, SUV and body-on-frame vehicle executive director. That means it won’t be ready before 2007.

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