Ford has redesigned its Explorer from the ground up for the 2025 model year. The model features a redesigned interior, advanced new technology, and bolder exterior styling to create the best Explorer ever produced. Four grades are available, they include Active, ST-Line, ST, and Platinum. Without wasting time, let’s dive into the full specifications, MSRP, release date, and price of the 2025 Ford Explorer in Nigeria.
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The interior design of the 2025 Ford Explorer
The interior of the Ford Explorer was designed from the ground up. It features new wrap-and-stitch soft-touch surfaces on the center console, door panels, and redesigned dashboard, and available ActiveX® durable and premium synthetic seating material. Silver mesh accents further the premium feel of the updated interior.
Ford also pushed the dashboard forward to offer a more spacious cabin for the front-row passengers. An integrated tray below the touchscreen houses an available wireless phone charging pad and there are USB connections to charge mobile devices in all three rows.
Standard interior color schemes across the lineup include:
- Platinum:
Mojave Dusk leather instrument panel, door panels, and console with matched accent stitching Mojave Dusk leather seats with matched accent stitching
- ST
Black Onyx instrument panel, door panels, and console with red accent stitching
Black Onyx ActiveX® seats with Miko suede inserts and red accent stitching
- ST-Line
Black Onyx instrument panel, door panels, and console with red accent stitching
Black Onyx ActiveX® seats with cloth inserts and red accent stitching
- Active
Ultra Dark Space Gray instrument panel, door panels, and console with Harvest Bronze accent stitching
Dark Gray soft-touch seats with Black Onyx inserts and Harvest Bronze accent stitching.
Standard interior 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+8
- FordPass Connect™ embedded modem
- Class III Trailer Tow Package
- Rear-wheel drive (4WD available)
- Recalibrated 10-speed automatic transmission
- Power Liftgate
- LED headlamps
Ambient lighting
Standard on the Platinum and ST grades, and available on the ST-Line is a seven-color ambient lighting. Available colors include Ice Blue, Orange, Soft Blue, Red, Green, Blue and Purple.
Multimedia
For the 2025 model year, the redesigned Ford Explorer is equipped with the new Ford Digital Experience system, which allows customers to access their digital life inside the car. The system is designed to offer greater connection and personalization for customers through profiles, content, and apps.
Standard across all grades is a 13.2-inch touchscreen display which allows for easy control, and integration with Google Maps which allows navigation screens to be displayed on both the touchscreen and the 12.3-inch digital cluster.
The system is designed to prioritize the use of voice, with Google Assistant serving as the default voice assistant and Alexa Built-in as an alternative. It can help with making calls, sending texts, setting a meeting, controlling connected home devices, setting in-vehicle temperature, searching for information, finding and setting a destination, and requesting a specific broadcast or satellite radio station.
Occupants can also 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.
When parked, occupants 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 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 the racing game Asphalt Nitro 2; users can connect a Bluetooth-enabled gaming controller for a more immersive experience.
Ford also equipped the all-new 2025 Explorer with its in-house Digital Experience platform designed to enable more apps and services in the future, as well as help make the vehicle better over time, thanks to over-the-air software update capability, available for the first time to Explorers owners.
The new Explorers comes with 5G wireless technology which brings super-fast connectivity in and outside the cabin. Also available on the model is the Wi-Fi hotspot that gives internet access to up to 10 devices at a go.
Hands-free Highway driving
The all-new 2025 Ford Explorer is equipped with Ford Blue Cruise hardware. This system enables hands-free highway driving that helps make long road trips or navigating stop-and-go traffic easier and enjoyable. This means you can auto-cruise your SUV like a Tesla.
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.
Exterior design of the 2025 Ford Explorer
The all-new 2025 Ford Explorer debuted with a bolder appearance and stance, with options for more personalization. The front features 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.
A new optional black-painted roof is available on the Platinum, ST, and ST-Line for further personalization.
At the rear is the updated liftgate which maintains the premium appearance, with LED taillamps extending from the vehicle’s corners onto a horizontal nameplate appliqué that stretches across the liftgate.
Available exterior custom package on each grade:
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 3.0liter 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 a wireless charging pad
ST-Line Street Pack
Adds 21-inch Magnetite-painted aluminum wheels, performance brakes, and red-painted performance front and rear brake calipers
Active Comfort Package
Adds features such as a 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.
Unique grille on each grade
No two grades feature the same front grille design, all feature a unique grille that makes them stand out from the crowd.
- 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.
Wheels on the 2025 Ford Explorer
Seven wheel options are available for the 2025 model year, they include:
- 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
Engines and performance
The 2025 Explorer ST is the most powerful in the lineup. It is 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, customers who desire more grip can opt for the four-wheel drive variant.
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.
The full list of engines available on the 2025 Ford Explorer is as follows:
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
Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of the 2025 Ford Explorer
The Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of the 2025 Ford Explorer starts at $41,220, including destination and delivery charges.
Release date
The 2025 Ford Explorer is expected to start arriving in dealerships in the second quarter of 2024.
Price of 2025 Ford Explorer in Nigeria
The price of the 2025 Ford Explorer in Nigeria starts at 80,000,000 Naira, the price covers buying, shipping and clearing.
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