Ford Excursion makes a grand debut

DETROIT, Sun: Ford Motor Co's Excursion, already notorious as the largest sport utility vehicle ever to roam the earth, is shaping up to be a monster seller as well. Two months before its September 30 on-sale date, dealers have placed orders for more than 28,000 of the 19-foot giants, Ford officials said. That accounts for over half the 50,000 Excursions the No 2 carmaker expects to sell in the US during the SUV's first year. Weighing nearly four tons, the nine-passenger Excursion is Ford's answer to what the carmaker believes is a segment of the American truck-happy public that wants as much people-hauling and cargo room as it can find. "I think the market is certainly proving itself out…