The 2025 Ford Explorer ST Is An Extensively Revised Twin-Turbo 3-Row Family SUV

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5 ай бұрын

With over 3 decades of history, the #FordExplorer is a very important vehicle for #Ford. For 2025, the #Explorer family gets a significant refresh with includes a trim simplification with the #ExplorerST and #ExplorerPlatinum sitting at the top end. The interior gets a big tech upgrade with all models getting a big 13.2" touch screen with the new Ford Digital Experience software.
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@JimK-id3bp Ай бұрын

Just bought a 23 Explorer ST. Love it. The twin turbo V6 is great fun!

@JasonBrozic 4 ай бұрын

Loving all the uploads this evening Sofyan! That explorer is beautiful - keep it up brother! 💪

@alphatarawally3683 4 ай бұрын

Gotta remember what the front end looks like for when my municipality orders a fleet of police cars

@Ryan57Garr 4 ай бұрын

I dig those wheels. I like that they actually left some meat on those tires instead of giving us rubber bands.

@professorcraven 4 ай бұрын

Rubber bands do not work well with pot-holes.

@o0oStillWeRiseo0o 4 ай бұрын

@@professorcraven especially if you live in Detroit like me

@AndrewWhidden 2 ай бұрын

I have a 22 ST. No issues at all. Besides the wind noise on the highway. I think most of the problems were the early 2020 models.

@BrianEngleJr 4 ай бұрын

I have a 2016 Explorer XLT with 127,000 miles on it. Love it been a great vehicle the thing I had to do to it was put a Battery, tires and brakes, normal wear and tear, my dad had a 2015 with a 141,000and never had problem. Know he has a 2021 Explorer. Again they are great vehicles.

@dembones79 4 ай бұрын

Does the map projection to the gauge cluster work with smartphone navigation (Apple Maps/Google Maps/whatever) or does it only work with the integrated navigation? There are lots of cars that can do built-in nav projection... very few that can do it for CarPlay navigation.

@sappyjohnson 4 ай бұрын

That looks so good. Love the interior too.

@42luke93 4 ай бұрын

Can they offer the column shifter as an option like on the police interceptor utility?

@steveam29 4 ай бұрын

There is no way the painted roof is $4800.

@spartus56996 4 ай бұрын

I agree, he must be mistaken.

@suddify666 4 ай бұрын

It's 4,800

@flex_007 4 ай бұрын

Love the upgraded front exterior and i side interior 👍

@ShellymanStudios 4 ай бұрын

Great video as always!

@Darkbaboon 4 ай бұрын

On fire tonight!

@mrt3206 4 ай бұрын

So far the only vehicle at this show that has blown my mind on price just because of how Luxurious it looks inside and out is the all new GMC Acadia Denali. That vehicle looks like a $100,000 car but it’s going to cost somewhere around 60k fully loaded. And it’s has an insane amount of room even in the third row😱. I haven’t seen a vehicle that I have looked at that has released this year that has had as much of a WOW factor as the Acadia🤷‍♂️ IMO

@JAKtheRipper333 3 күн бұрын

I agree I was going to buy a Acadia until I realized they have cylinder deactivation on the new 2.5 turbo. I did not believe gm would do something so dumb… but I did a fair amount of research. To bad it’s a nice looking vehicle

@robertlewis6298 4 ай бұрын

I’m sold! I’d love to own the platinum version

@sunburn8640 4 ай бұрын

Ford GT Focus RS and ST Fiesta ST Explorer ST And Mustang GT Ford has been on or near the top of the performance game for a minute now. In any segment of vehicle and at a fraction of the price. #GODBLESSAMERICA

@matthewgeneclayander 4 ай бұрын

Focus and fiesta have been discontinued for years

@cchung745 4 ай бұрын

thank you for the intel on the car I need to slow down for

@osirismoon 4 ай бұрын

My 2021 is currently in the shop for the second time for a rear bolt fracture. Can't wait to get rid of it.

@benjieduke3693 4 ай бұрын

Can you give a little more detail on the rear bolt fracture? And is it a ST?

@eugenegrant3257 3 ай бұрын

Steeda has produced a brace to stop the rear bolt issue.

@mykeonthemove 8 күн бұрын

Very handsome front end design. Rear design and interior looks better as well.

@Avatar1946 4 ай бұрын

Is it the cameras perspective distortion or is the exhaust on the passenger side extending out significantly farther than the drivers side ? QA problems ???

@on4acres 4 ай бұрын

I believe that’s the look with them being asymmetric. It’s an adaption of higher performance cars that will do this. Porsche does this too but I’m sure theirs look a lot better.

@o0oStillWeRiseo0o 4 ай бұрын

Surprisingly i like the look the plastic more than body matching lower panels

@KurniadiPrathomo-sp5zd 3 ай бұрын

The color is just cool 😎

@dennwilliams3342 4 ай бұрын

About time with the Pano Roof 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 and better info screen ….

@DalHarpJr 4 ай бұрын

I have a 2020 ST with a panoramic roof!

@jeffs6090 4 ай бұрын

I wish all trims allowed for a second row bench. It's a trend with all brands to only have captain's chairs on top trims. Many people want the top trim but need to seat more people. Over $4k for a black painted roof! That's ridiculous! I'd just get that part wrapped if you wanted it black. It's typically around $3k to wrap a whole vehicle, so just the roof would be much less.

@steveh545 4 ай бұрын

i was looking up vids on ... i think it was a Volvo XC70 (might be wrong)... and came across a really old vid from y'all. Wow. Young(er) Sofyan! it's was a trip. Glad i'm not the only one that was super geeky back in the day. Slow and steady, now rocking at 1Mil subs, and putting out (still) awesome content!

@MercOne 4 ай бұрын

It takes away from saying it now, every single car you test has a really solid sounding thunk. It's ridiculous at this point.

@windanthonystream 4 ай бұрын

That’s pretty much most cars these days.

@arielgarcia9006 4 ай бұрын

I think more of a solid sounding toink.

@MercOne 4 ай бұрын

@@samsamboI would say it isn’t but to each his own.

@theMLBfan 4 ай бұрын

And then he always has to say "remember this is on the xyz platform". 😂

@MercOne 4 ай бұрын

@@theMLBfanYeah very robotic.

@alphonsothomas3651 4 ай бұрын

I'm definitely getting one

@Thebusdriverandgamermorefan790 4 ай бұрын

Good video!

@cherylcentenioblessedvirgi3241 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your review of the 2025 Ford Explorer ST and Premium models. In my area there are 2 Ford Explorer ST models of 2023 on the dealership lot are waiting for the future buyers. Unfortunately, the gathering stitching on the leather seats is very bad. It appears the leather seat covers were stretched and puckering occurred trying to ease the leather while sewing the seat covers. The 2024 Ford Premium model has beautiful leather seat surface stitching- no puckering. Ford Motor Company needs to provide better leather seating for the ST models.

@keithrodes1591 4 ай бұрын

Love those wheels!!

@gs3504 4 ай бұрын

Went to the Chicago Show yesterday. We could not figure out how to access the 3rd row. We asked two Gentlemen in Ford UAW sweaters and they said you climb in and walk down the middle. Seriously, Ford sent people who didn't know how to operate their own vehicles. Thanks for showing us what Ford couldn't...

@rashidriyami524 4 ай бұрын

...looks great , thaaaanks

@ChazR25 4 ай бұрын

The inside look really nice and a 400/400 engine is good as well. The reliability would be the question mark for me

@sappyjohnson 4 ай бұрын

Why? They are reliable.

@dco9490 3 ай бұрын

Does it have Bi-Function LED Projector Headlamps?

@bektash6649 4 ай бұрын

Very nice looks

@dennwilliams3342 4 ай бұрын

About time with the digital Dash and better seats. Glad the screen isn’t horizontal ….

@samuelfreericks168 4 ай бұрын

Its had a digital dash since 2020

@markjwil 4 ай бұрын

Front-wheel-drive is not available on the Explorer. It's on a rear-wheel-drive architecture.

@attilahardy3448 11 күн бұрын

Ok, I thought I misheard what he said. Knew the newer platform was RWD

@SilverSerenity520 4 ай бұрын

Definitely want to upgrade to the ST from my Subaru Ascent. If I'm going to get such terrible fuel economy, I want more power.

@Leonidas20116 4 ай бұрын

Have an early build 2020 ST. It's been in the shop over a dozen times. Unsolveable Camera issues that took over a year to resolve, 3 CV joints, High pressure fuel pump, transmission valve body replaces, front seat cover replaced twice, hub actuator seal replaced, then a loose cam shaft of all things that led to a new engine at 45k. However since the new engine I've put another 20k on it with no issues. I was past the threshold to lemon it unfortunately. However I actually really like the vehicle. When it works

@DarkXenoGaming 4 ай бұрын

2020s had issues unfortunately

@dearjohn8789 Ай бұрын

Thats why you dont by a car the first year of production

@duane9707 4 ай бұрын

Can the ST be ordered w/o the 3rd seat? Thanks.

@jonlosito2004 3 ай бұрын

Yes

@awesomecatvideos4723 4 ай бұрын

I would love to own the ST.

@ledebuhr1 4 ай бұрын

Any reason why they don't paint the trim that goes around the wheel wells? It would look so much better pained body color.

@angelh323 4 ай бұрын

Agreed 👍

@crazymexican2184 3 ай бұрын

Not bad for the other trims …just ordered my 25’ ST- Line with the premium package a couple weeks ago and just waiting to see when it starts production

@darknight160 4 ай бұрын

2:30 Thought ford switched to rwd baised platform? Now its back to fwd?

@gregdebrita1305 4 ай бұрын

its RWD, I think he misspoke

@cristianperez6423 4 ай бұрын

You said front wheel drive? Did they switch back to front wheel or still rear wheel

@attilahardy3448 11 күн бұрын

RWD, he corrects himself later in the video

@bobit8742 4 ай бұрын

i hate that chime 😂

@MrGoyabeans21 4 ай бұрын

Once i heard it twice i came stright to the comments 😂😂 im not a fan of the chime either

@dennwilliams3342 4 ай бұрын

That chime will always let you know it’s a ford for sure 😆😆🤦🏾‍♂️

@elgatosamurai9517 Ай бұрын

Does the ST seat 7 passengers?

@DipBuyer83 4 ай бұрын

You know your stuff about explorers! I do like the upgraded taillights, and the interior. I'm not impressed with only 400 horsepower, it should be about 500 for ST option

@damian8792 4 ай бұрын

500 is crazy for a soccer mom suv lol, just get a mustang

@DipBuyer83 4 ай бұрын

@austinta4017 Yep and not fast enough for me!

@user-mj6yz4fk4e 4 ай бұрын

I agree, time to catch up,Heads up W/night vis....Jeep rules.

@trentbdog 4 ай бұрын

Your reviews are excellent. One suggestion, have your cameraman sit in driver’s seat at some point so we can get a POV/driver’s view.

@jackporter9807 4 ай бұрын

Just an FYI, 2020 wasn't the first time it went to RWD, the Explorer began as a body on frame platform and RWD. From years 2011-2019 the Explorer moved to a car based platform and FWD.

@edswrld Ай бұрын

Did he say fwd or awd?

@josephgarrett8656 4 ай бұрын

Looks nice.

@MrEddieoutrageous 4 ай бұрын

They really messed up the front fascia. The pre-refresh front fascia was much better, The rear is dope though! Almost reminiscent of an Acadia, but I guess you can tell them apart. Overall I like the refresh. The grill and headlights just look terrible to me.

@ChicagoBulls1984 3 ай бұрын

Yup. The previous one looked great. Perfect headlights. Now they went more boxy in the front maybe trying to compete with the telluride

@bobert866 4 ай бұрын

I heard these come with a build option to take 4 trips to the dealer for repairs during the first year of ownership for an extra $7200.

@jaym5913 4 ай бұрын

I wish they put the screen from the Asia market in the suv

@Marcelo-yg9oy 4 ай бұрын

Parabéns a Ford por este SUV 🎉🇧🇷 , e ao canal Redline, uma versão em português, igual ao Mat Watson da Car Wow, elevaria o número de seguidores 😂🇧🇷

@KHD1982 4 ай бұрын

This or aviator or infiniti qx60?

@brandonmullin4039 4 ай бұрын

The screen is from the Lincoln and they still don’t paint the fenders. Looks cheap when they don’t especially for the platinum. But basically looks the same.

@MNE1983 4 ай бұрын

Powered 3rd row, powered tilt steering wheel, memory adjusting seats...got all that in my standard 2014 explorer. Seems not much changed.

@dearjohn8789 Ай бұрын

Can your 2014 self drive? Does your 2014 have a panoramic sunroof? Does your 2014 have 400 horsepower? Does your 2014 have a 10 speed transmission? Is your 2014 rear wheel biased? Does your 2014 have messaging seats? Does your 2014 have apple carplay compatibility? Hmmmmm

@goinoutlikegeez 4 ай бұрын

The explorer is a good looking vehicle but damn not too many people have good things to say about it

@spartus56996 4 ай бұрын

Overall quality is poor, serveral problems have been revealing themselves, 10 speed trans, cooling system, front cv axels.

@osirismoon 4 ай бұрын

@@spartus56996and rear bolt fractures

@roypribble2233 4 ай бұрын

It's called the Hundai-Kia "razzle-dazzle" plan to sell you poor quality Korean junk.

@Geez01 4 ай бұрын

Be nice to get a full profile from the side.

@HiiImChris 4 ай бұрын

Now if only they can bring the fusion back for those of us who really love sedans

@roypribble2233 4 ай бұрын

Sorry, but it's not going to happen. Reason: sedans are no big money makers, and that's a fact...

@Dkny1985 4 ай бұрын

11:00 hi Mr Lamond!

@mattf3348 4 ай бұрын

I hope they do a better job on reliability. I've had 3 over the years and constant electrical issues.

@jonathanrodriguez6376 4 ай бұрын

I do dig those wheel rim design, but of course the refresh is still absurd with greatness.:)

@Rich71074 4 ай бұрын

Nissan Pathfinder offers a painted roof on the top Platinum trim.

@MSA-kx4kp 4 ай бұрын

So they don't have Hydrid Explorer now?

@giofromtexas2679 4 ай бұрын

I don’t like how Ford cheapened out the ST… notice the headlights aren’t projector LEDs anymore. It’s reflectors again like the previous generation but they kept projectors on the Platinum. You can get an Edge ST with adaptive LED projectors standard with the ST package.

@nicolasbsmith78 4 ай бұрын

0:29 he says cross over, but I thought it's body on frame since 2020

@ProjectVincere 4 ай бұрын

Has the quality improved? I had a 2020 Ford Explorer and the hard plastics and creaking is annoying me. Besides that, the quality of the doors are very poor. You'll notice is when you shut down the door it sounded like a tin can lol.

@nothingsuper 3 ай бұрын

Some buyers really need 3 seats in the second row and folded 3rd row for luggage on a trip. It's the only thing which will stop me from buying it as it's having two seats in the second row while I need 3 seats for my kids...

@jesuslozano5468 4 ай бұрын

You made a mistake 2:30 when you said front wheel drive or 4 wheel drive, those are no longer front wheel drive, they change it back to rear wheel drive in 2019

@EthanTodd. 4 ай бұрын

Was the new nautilus there?

@RC-wt7fr 4 ай бұрын

@sofianbey use outgoing model as opposed to pre refreshed it flows better my man

@Michael-ur5qb 4 ай бұрын

I miss what this vehicle user to be prior to becoming unibody. It’s just so big and expensive. I used to love Ford. Soon they’re just going to have the Bronco Sport and Maverick and really only one of those are any good. Everything else will be expensive. They could at least bring the Everest here as a 2 row crossover.

@caliboyrob 4 ай бұрын

I wish Ford would get rid of the blue oval. Just spell out Ford or get rid of the blue. Feel like it’s quite the misstep if every brand redesigned yet Ford chose to refresh.

@aurorayoru5333 4 ай бұрын

So they switched to front wheel drive on a fifth generation and switch back to rear wheel drive on the sixth generation

@marthabaker3434 4 ай бұрын

I like my 2015 Explorer except for the trim in the back that is just jutting away from the body. Not been in a wreck. But the trim is just popping out. Hub’s trim in 2013 Expedition isn’t so great either. 2007 Toyota RAV4 we gave to son at least has trim intact and almost 200K miles on it. My Explorer has 78K on it.

@napier1741 2 ай бұрын

Im trying to pay off debt to get one next year

@N4daGainz 4 ай бұрын

Where is the foreign version??

@michaeloler1477 4 ай бұрын

Maybe you consider it junk but of the many I owned they have been outstanding.

@smurfy1543 4 ай бұрын

I had a fully equipped '21 Expedition Max. Although roomy in general, the interior felt quite cheap. Then I sat in an Explorer and realized how cheap Ford could actually get. I really hope the new Explorer got a decent upgrade. Either my standards are too high, or Ford has been partnering with Fisher-Price on their interiors.

@fatpat4382 4 ай бұрын

How much is the “police package” that you just mentioned? 😂

@AshKillem 4 ай бұрын

Hopefully Ford ditches those vertical screen.

@roypribble2233 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, it does look like an poor choice of screen.

@nobunaga-oda 4 ай бұрын

14:24 you're wrong Nissan Pathfinder have black roof Jeep Grand cherokee have black roof too

@michaelstone7514 4 ай бұрын

What are the problems with the explorer?

@roypribble2233 4 ай бұрын

Starting with PRICE, it's too damn high for the quality of suv, second, quality of assembly, materials, workmanship.

@DalHarpJr 4 ай бұрын

@@roypribble2233 Oh, so basically the same manufacturing issues as Tesla?! Got it!

@emekamgbaja3238 4 ай бұрын

Previous ST looks much better outside

@johnnymason2460 3 ай бұрын

I was always against the Explorer becoming a crossover. It should still have off-road capability with low range. If the Explorer is going to be a crossover, then give us the Everest(which is Ranger-based and has true off-road capability with low range). We are about to lose the Edge crossover so the Everest would be a good replacement for that. It should be a 5-passenger SUV while the Explorer can handle 7-passenger duty.

@joebrito2066 4 ай бұрын

Looks like they went back to the 2016 front end.

@bigdaddy5150sh71 3 ай бұрын

I "HATE" that racetrack tail light on the Durango. Wishing this had one is sus. I looked into how to turn that crap off or just cover it up with a black wrap or something.