We have a '22 XLT Explorer. It's been great, and it has a surprising amount of amenities for the price. It has luxuries that my Lariat SuperDuty did not have. It's a great choice.

We have a limited 2020 explorer and no complaints. Made some cross country trips. Very comfortable and fuel efficient for what it is. I’m 6’3” and fit just fine in the drivers seat and passenger side with no issues. I seen some videos of the refreshed 2023 being sold overseas right now. It’s looks even better I think.

These new explorers are really nice. My wife has a 2022 ST and we both love it. The inside is very comfortable and they ride and drive smooth

We found the perfect 21 limited explorer we were looking for, thankfully. Sun roof heated/cooled seats, captain's chairs. Even has tan interior with black exterior. Always found black on black when looking. Loving it so far.

I hope it's a good one for you. I'm from Ohio, I lived in TX for 4 yrs in the late 80's ... A black on black vehicle would be OUT Of The Question for me in any southern state... My mother had one here in Ohio and it was like an Easy Bake OVEN !! Brutal !!

I'm happy for you brother, I hope it turns out to be great for you.

I have a 2022 XLT as a commuter vehicle and have put 62,000 miles on it in three years. It's by far the best handling Ford SUV Ive owned and I've owned many Expeditions, Explorers and Broncos over the years.

Nice vehicle, think you'll enjoy it. Personally, I prefer the bigger vehicles. I've had several F150's over the years. While I was still working, I drove 30 - 35 miles a day, I got a Mazda 3. Nice little car, biggest draw was the 40 mpg on the highway. But I really prefer to drive the bigger vehicles. As I get older the little ones are getting harder (less enjoyable) to get in and out of. Very nice SUV. Really enjoy the channel. God bless you and your family and have a blessed day my friend.

Good for y’all. I hope you enjoy the heck out of it! I hope you even get Y.T.Rev from the videos WHILE you’re enjoying it!

I have a 2013 Explore limited, and we love it! 130,000 miles, and only doin the recovery maintenance, it has been problem free. We bought this car because we had a 2002 Explore with 178,000 that never had any issues, other than the a/c condenser went out just because we sold it, and one of the power window motors went out which was an easy fix. I used the 2002 as my Home Depot runner as, being a woodworker, I always needed sheet goods. Unless, you can’t put a 4x8’ sheet of plywood in the 2013, but it still handles the dimensional lumber. I think you’ll, or your wife rather, will enjoy it.

We just bought a 2023 Explorer XLT. The wife’s previous car was a 2013 Explorer Limited. Our new XLT has leather seats and doesn’t miss much that her old limited had. The only things it doesn’t have that I miss is the memory seating and the little accent interior lights in the cup holders, door releases, footwells, etc. I can live without these. It also doesn’t have a sunroof like her older one but like you we don’t care for em. The new XLT does have 4WD where as our older limited was FWD. The 4WD was a must as the FWD was almost useless in snow. So far very happy with it.

I have a ‘21 Explorer. I traded my ‘19 Explorer because I tow with it and I wanted rear wheel drive. There is a great spot for your phone in front of the cup holders.

If you haven't found the battery yet I believe it's under that underhood panel on passenger side of the firewall by the wiper cowl

Having owned limited edition Ford trucks I do believe that the limited editions are a top-of-the-line version of a Ford vehicle, with additional packages that can still be added and/or substituted.

We bought a 2014 flex fuel expedition. Love it. We got the highest package.

I think the Limited is the best one in the range. Landscape orientation on the screen, hybrid drivetrain, no sunroof (I don’t like those) and quite a bit less expensive than the Platinum or KR.

Competition to the Explorer is the Durango, Traverse(JUNK), Acadia(Smaller), Grand Cherokee, Telluride/Palasade(engines are terrifying). My wife just bought a 2022 XLT and the 2.3 is more than enough engine, pulls very well in the 2000-3500rpm range. I'm happy with the longitudinal power train layout.

I think if I were buying in this class I'd 100% go for the Toyota Highlander Hybrid. These Fords turn into rattle boxes by 50k and the 2.3 has the same coolant intrusion issues that the 2.0 has been in the news for. The high sales numbers you referred to are because of their huge rental fleet deployments.

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Nice car. Ford and I have never got along but still it is a nice car. Congrats

Nice ride. About a week ago I rented an Explorer, a 2022? Limited for work and I was pleasantly surprised over all with it. Had it for 5 days and 600 plus miles. I had owned 2 brand new mid 90's Explore's and they come up in style since then. But I thought the ride was not as nice as a 2020 Toyota Highland I had a couple weeks prior. I hope you and your family get many miles of enjoyment out of that Explorer.

Congrats on the new car, I love the new Explorers. This would be the 2.3 EcoBoost.

We looked at an Explorer and a Subaru Ascent in 2020 and went with the Ascent. We traded that in for more than we paid for it originally and got an Outback in 2022. I think the Explorer is great, but a lot of people overlook the Subaru Ascent thinking it’s “a bigger Forester” and it’s really not. It’s a great 3 row SUV. Since we didn’t need the 3rd row the Outback made more sense.

... y'all must be a diehard Ford family... JD anyone who has watched y'all's channel for more than a minute knows the passion y'all put into testing/reviewing ALL brands, but, at the end of the day I usually tell 'em, "Ford... built without y'all's tax dollars"! End of story. Giddy up.

Glad you chose the shorter screen which looks less gimmicky then the longer vertical one's. The 4 cylinder is plenty of power for sure but I'd prefer if Ford offered the 2.7 V6 as standard. Definitely no knock on the better for maintenance 4 cylinder, I just prefer diesels and V8's so a 4 cylinder is a stretch even though I own a Lincoln MKZ and MKC with 4 cylinders for my son and daughter. We have the Buick Enclave which is great for 6 of us to go on road trips and daily driving and a Ford Expedition for towing and going skiing. Looking at the Aviator but don't like the expensive and albeit likely to fail or glitch electronics and poor reliability rating.

We have thought about getting a third vehicle for the same reason you have one but wife and I are both sitting in paid for vehicles an don’t cost us much to drive so the cost a 3rd vehicle would take years to recoup… I can definitely see why you would need it though with all of the trips you do

Your battery is under the firewall to windshield cowling on the passenger side

It doesn't feel like a Lincoln or a Mercedes? Well, since it's the entry level midsize SUV and priced accordingly, we're you expecting ultra plush luxury car ride quality or fit & finish? I love my 2020 Explorer, but I opted for the ST with all the bells and whistles, so far no complaints!

Great choice can’t go wrong with a Ford

For some reason I prefer the screen/interior layout of the Expedition and F-150/250 trucks.

Jd, have looked at the diono car seats? I personally think they are the best

Looked at bunch of cars and concluded: "Life is better in a Ford"

I understand have a knock around car but wouldn't an explorer be thirsty in waiting on year 2 for a maverick hybrid to replace my 12 year old prius

68mph in 10th gear Swap out Engine Oil / T case fluid/ Differentials with Full Synthetic fluids Nokian ONE HT tires Quiet and efficient 34+ mpg highway 27+ mpg city Cheers 🍻

My Honda Ridgeline is in the body shop so I have an expedition rental just like this one and I love it except for the ten speed transmission is really clunky

I’m skeptical about turbocharged 4 cylinder engines in such a big vehicle.

You forgot the ST

Good luck with that. They dont call them exploders for nothing. The turbos do not hold up.

I appreciate your enthusiasm but I’m personally not a Ford buyer yes I’ve owned probably 6 in my life. Now is an Explorer nicer than a Range Rover well that depends upon which one. But I’d question that though. But I will also say to each there own.

Curious if you looked at Kia Telluride, Hyundai Palisade or Mazda CX-9 as comparison vehicles and thoughts on those vehicles.

Chevy traverse would be the explorers counterpart

Why the explorer over the highlander?

You went from one of Ford's most reliable vehicles to one of their least.

Personally they make trims too complicated !!! You really have to pay attention. twice bought toyota and got screwed !! Both limited top of the line and still didn't get all of the features. Bought hyundai palisade and comes with everything. Never will buy toyota again. Looks beautiful good luck with it !!!

Isn't the title suppose to be 2.3L Ecoboost, not 2.7L?

2.3 L with a 5300lb tow number? That doesn't sound right....

Say we have more money then Spence with out saying

Those average 23mpg downhill with a tail wind while driving 55-60mph on the highway. Turbo motors drink gas.

Nice Explorer, but, this was probably my LEAST favorite video of yours. I mean no disrespect, but I was disappointed largely because you’ve got a lot of information wrong in this video. Maybe my expectations are too high because your videos are normally bulletproof, hard facts, stats and specs through and through that are all verifiably accurate. That’s why I LOVE all your videos, minus this one. Idk if your sales person misinformed you, or if you were just assuming. But, either way, a little research would’ve gone a long way. Like I said tho, no disrespect or discredit to what you do. Not every video can be perfect like most of yours are! In case you read this comment and are wondering what I mean: - Your explorer limited is not a low end or high end limited. They were all 300a packages. It was the only package available in 2020 unless you got a hybrid, in which you’d get a 310a option which included noise cancellation. Contrary to what you said, there is not much configurability on limited trim at all. - There were only three major freestanding options for 2020 limited: pano roof, tow pack, and polished 20’s, the latter of which you have. This again playing to the tune of restricted configurability. - You cannot option practically any of the Platinum trim options. The 10.1” screen, the digital instrument cluster, a 14 speaker B&O system (opposed to 12), the adaptive projector style front LED headlamps that turn with the road, a leather wrapped dash board, the messaging seats, and the 3.0L V6 are all on platinum trim and none of which could be optioned on limited in 2020 (the larger 10.1 screen and upgraded B&O are optional now for 2022+ model years) - (OPINION) like I said, this is my opinion, but I wouldn’t consider the Explorer as quality as you made it out to be either. The explorer (not to add insult to injury, but especially the 2020 model year since it was the first year) are notably plagued with quality and fit/finish issues. Those interior trim pieces have massive panel gaps, all of the trim and finish materials are injection molded or hard plastics (platinum trim does materials slightly better), the NVH levels are bad, and lastly the transmission tuning is sloppy and clunky when compared to Lincoln Aviator which it shares a platform with.