According to the video above.....100lbs lighter in total to be exact. An improvement, but still a lot of weight for a V6 to be pushing around. I'm not saying it won't be peppy for your everyday Joe to make trips back and forth to the grocery store with, but it’s going to severely limit towing capability for those guys the like to haul their boats, camper trailers snowmobiles and ATV’s around in the seasonal months. Stout towing capability in a small package was, what the last 3-generations of V8 powered Explores were famous for...especially the most recent 3V powered models.
*EDIT*
Just compared the specs....the 2011 loses 2,300lbs in towing capacity (5,000lbs vs 7,300lbs for the '06-'10 models).
Like the new look and features, but don't like the fact that Ford has just narrowed their target audience to soccer moms and yuppies.