Ford Explorer ST (2025)

Elevate Your Driving Experience

Explorer is the first Ford vehicle to include the new Ford Digital Experience, which allows customers to access their digital life inside the car. It is designed to allow greater connection and personalization for our customers through profiles, content and apps, helping make time behind the wheel more enjoyable, even when parked.

The displays on the 13.2-inch touchscreen allow for easy control, and integration with Google Maps allows navigation screens to be displayed on both the touchscreen and the 12.3-inch digital cluster.

Designed to prioritize the use of voice, Google Assistant serves as the default voice assistant and Alexa Built-In is also available as an alternative for in-vehicle controls including to set invehicle temperature, search information, find and set a destination and request a specific broadcast or satellite radio station. It can also help with making calls, sending texts, setting a meeting, and controlling connected home devices.

Customers can enjoy streaming music, audiobooks and podcasts using entertainment apps downloaded on Google Play, including Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible, and iHeartRadio, as well as embedded SiriusXM with 360L for a personalized listening experience so they are always available in the vehicle, regardless of whether a smartphone is connected in the vehicle.

While parked, Explorer customers can:

• Watch videos and stream their favorite movies and TV shows with apps such as YouTube, Prime Video and more to stay entertained while out and about on daily journeys.
• Surf the web using the available Vivaldi Browser app - as well as Google Chrome coming soon - including with a Bluetooth-connected keyboard to make typing easier.
• Play games on the touchscreen by selecting from a growing list of games available on Google Play, including a Ford-exclusive version of racing game Asphalt Nitro 2; users can connect a Bluetooth-enabled gaming controller for a more immersive experience.

The Ford Digital Experience platform is designed to enable more apps and services in the future and help make the vehicle better over time thanks to over-the-air software update capability, available for the first time to Explorer owners.

Plus, 5G wireless technology brings incredibly fast connectivity and, with a Ford Premium Connectivity plan, it will provide the best possible in-vehicle experience. Customers also have the option to activate a Wi-Fi hot spot that gives Internet access to up to 10 mobile devices.

Hands-Free Highway Driving

Select trims of the new Explorer are equipped with Ford BlueCruise hardware, enabling handsfree highway driving that helps make long road trips or navigating stop-and-go traffic easier and more enjoyable. The system includes features such as Lane Change Assist, allowing a driver to switch lanes hands-free with a tap of the turn signal when the path is clear, and In-Lane Repositioning, which helps provide more space by subtly shifting away from vehicles in adjacent lanes. With BlueCruise assisting with the braking, accelerating and steering, it helps reduce some of the stress of driving, allowing you to arrive more energized and refreshed at your destination.

New Explorer customers with BlueCruise-equipped vehicles can choose to activate a Connected Services plan at the time of vehicle purchase for one year or experience hands-free highway driving with a complimentary 90-day trial. At the end of the trial, customers have the flexibility to activate annually or monthly, based on their needs.

Loaded with Standard Equipment

• 10-way power, heated driver's seat
• 4-way power, heated front passenger seat
• Ford Digital Experience infotainment system
• 13.2-inch LCD touchscreen
• 12.3-inch color LCD digital cluster
• Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto™ wireless compatibility
• Alexa Built-in
• 8 USB ports - including two for third-row passengers
• Three 12-volt powerpoints
• Ford Co-Pilot360™ Assist+
• FordPass Connect™ embedded modem
• Class III Trailer Tow Package

Plus:

• Rear-wheel drive (4WD available)
• Recalibrated 10-speed automatic transmission
• Power liftgate
• LED headlamps

New Face of Exploration

For 2025, the new Explorer boasts a bolder appearance and stance, with options that allow Explorer owners to further personalize their ride. Uniquely styled front ends include a larger grille, sleeker all-LED headlamps, front skid plate and lower, wider air curtains that help lower the vehicle's visual center of gravity.

Further enhancing the look, there's a new black-painted roof option for Platinum, ST and ST-Line.

The updated liftgate maintains the premium appearance, with LED taillamps extending from the vehicle's corners onto a horizontal nameplate appliqué that stretches across the liftgate.

Explore in Style

Explorer customers can tailor the SUV that's right for them with a handful of available custom packages:

• Platinum Lux Leather Package
  • Adds Platinum badging on front-row seats, Premium Sanctuary Leather seating surfaces with Tri-Diamond Micro-Perforated inserts and accent stitching, piping and quilting on seats and quilting and accent stitching on door panels
  • Available in Mojave Dusk or Salt Crystal Gray interior environments
• Platinum Ultimate Package
  • Includes all Platinum Lux Leather Package content, plus a 400-horsepower 3.0-liter EcoBoost V6 engine and 21-inch Dark Alloy polished aluminum wheels
• ST-Line Premium Package
  • Adds features such as power-folding side mirrors, heated second-row seats, PowerFold® third-row seats, ambient lighting, rain-sensing wipers and wireless charging pad
• ST-Line Street Pack
  • Adds 21-inch Magnetite-painted aluminum wheels, performance brakes and redpainted performance front and rear brake calipers
• Active Comfort Package
  • Adds features such as heated steering wheel, LED fog lamps and signature lightning and ActiveX® seating material
  • Light Space Gray vinyl instrument panel, door panels and console with Harvest Bronze accent stitching available

Each model in the 2025 Explorer lineup features a unique grille:

• Platinum: Unique wing design, satin chrome and Ebony grille
• ST: Honeycomb gloss black grille with black mesh insert and ST badging
• ST-Line: Honeycomb gloss black grille with black mesh insert
• Active: Saw-tooth design, black mesh grille with chrome bars

The new Explorer features seven wheel options, including:

• 18-inch Sparkle Silver-painted aluminum - standard on Active
• 20-inch Carbonized Gray-painted aluminum - available on Active
• 20-inch Ebony machined, painted aluminum - standard on ST-Line
• 21-inch Magnetite-painted aluminum - standard on ST, available on ST-Line
• 20-inch Luster Nickel-painted aluminum - standard on Platinum, available on Active
• 20-inch polished aluminum - available on Platinum
• 21-inch dark alloy polished aluminum - available on Platinum

ST Back for More Thrills

Engineered by Ford Performance, the special edition Explorer ST continues as the most powerful and fun-to-drive Explorer ever with new options. Powered by a specially tuned 3.0-liter EcoBoost® engine that produces 400 horsepower and 415 lb.-ft. of torque, Explorer ST comes standard as a rear-wheel-drive performance SUV. Four-wheel drive is available.

Every Explorer ST and ST-Line customer is eligible to attend the complimentary Ford Performance Racing School's ST Driving Experience, where they will learn how to get the most out of their Explorer ST. Customers can select the location of their choice - Park City, Utah or Asheville, North Carolina.

There's also an available Explorer ST-Line special edition for customers who prefer standout ST styling without the need for Ford Performance driving dynamics.

New for this year is Vapor Blue Metallic paint, available on ST, as well as ST-Line and Active models. Other new options for Explorer ST customers include a black-painted roof and new 21- inch Magnetite-painted aluminum wheels.

Your Explorer - Streamlined

The 2025 Explorer series lineup is simplified to include:

• Platinum
  • 2.3-liter EcoBoost® standard
  • 400 horsepower 3.0-liter EcoBoost available
  • Rear-wheel drive standard; four-wheel drive available
  • 20-inch luster nickel-painted aluminum wheels standard
• ST
  • 400 hp 3.0-liter EcoBoost®
  • Rear-wheel drive standard; four-wheel drive available
  • 21-inch Magnetite-painted aluminum wheels standard
• ST-Line
  • 2.3-liter EcoBoost®
  • Rear-wheel drive standard; four-wheel drive available
  • 20-inch Ebony machine-painted aluminum wheels standard
• Active
  • 2.3-liter EcoBoost®
  • Rear-wheel drive standard; four-wheel drive available
  • 18-inch Sparkle Silver-painted aluminum wheels standard

The new Ford Explorer starts at MSRP of $41,220, including destination and delivery charges. Vehicles are expected to start arriving in dealerships in the second quarter of 2024.