Design
Whatever You Do, Do It in Style.
The power and driving dynamics of the 2022 Explorer SUV come wrapped in an eye-catching design that boasts authentic comfort and style. And because it was built for the active lifestyle, you can also expect an interior space that accommodates the kids, the dog, the sports equipment, camping gear and just about anything else you may need on the road to exploration.
Great Performance With the Looks to Match
The first thing youāll notice about the 2022 Explorer SUV is its dynamic design, including adaptive LED headlamps and unique muscular-looking grille. The interior is also crafted with an array of defining attributes. Available Tri-Diamond perforated leather seating surfaces, ambient lighting, a precision-engineered center console and rotary gear shift dial set you up for comfort.
2022 Ford Explorer ST
The 2022 Ford Explorer ST rounds out its athletic stance with unique ST badging and a bold grille. Inside, Explorer ST also offers unique leather micro-perforated seating surfaces, City Silver accent stitching and ST logo. The twin-turbocharged 3.0L EcoBoostĀ® engine produces 400 hp, 415 lb.-ft. of torque and a top speed of 143 mph, proving itās got power to go along with its style.
2022 Ford Explorer ST Interior
Enjoy the view while in the comfortable Ford Explorer ST leather seating surfaces with micro-perforation and accent stitching.
2022 Ford Explorer ST Badging
The unique ST badging lets everyone know that you drive a Ford Explorer that blends utility with driving performance.
10.1″ LCD Capacitive Portrait Touchscreen
An available 10.1″ LCD Capacitive Portrait Touchscreen offers connectivity at your fingertips. Use it just like your smartphone to queue up directions, play music, or call your friends and much more.
Seats That Move to Fit You
Multicontour seats with Active MotionĀ® provide an added dose of comfort to the driver and front passenger. The Active Motion seat cushion component offers five massage themes for an isolated back massage that focuses on either the upper or lower back. The combination of these amenities helps prevent fatigue so you can stay fresh on long drives.
Seating for up to Seven
Available third-row PowerFoldĀ® third-row seats make it easy to accommodate both passengers and cargo. With the seats up, the Ford Explorer can carry seven passengers. Or, fold them down and make room for cargo.
Normal Mode
For everyday driving. This mode is a perfect balance of excitement, comfort and convenience.
Eco Mode
For efficient and responsible driving, this mode helps deliver maximum fuel efficiency.
Sport Mode
This mode increases throttle response and provides a sportier steering feel, along with quicker shifting.
Tow/Haul Mode
This mode changes shift points under acceleration to keep the Ford Explorer SUV further up in the power range while driving over rolling terrain for an improved towing experience.
Slippery Mode
This mode lowers throttle response and optimizes shifting, and can be used for crossing terrain where a firm surface is covered with loose, wet or slippery material.
Trail Mode
This mode lets you set a desired speed for off-road driving, and controls acceleration and braking on challenging road conditions.
Sand/Snow Mode
This mode is for off-road driving on soft, dry sand or deep snow.
Technology
Connected Technology For A Commanding Drive
The 2022 Ford Explorer comes equipped with plenty of smart and capable features to prepare you for almost any adventure. For added assistance, Ford Explorer offers Ford Co-Pilot360ā¢ Technology, a lineup of available driver-assist features designed to enhance your driving experience. Youāll also find that staying connected is easy with features such as SYNCĀ® 3 technology and FordPass Connectā¢ on your side.
Auto High-Beam Headlamps
With Auto High-Beam Headlamps, unlit roads, dark peripheries and other low-visibility situations donāt have to catch you off guard. Auto High-Beam Headlamps can sense poor lighting conditions and switch on to light your path ahead. They can even sense oncoming headlights and dim automatically so you donāt have to worry about blinding other drivers. As a result, you can keep your focus ā and both hands on the wheel.
Rear View Camera
Backing up made easier. The Rear View Camera provides a clear image of whatās behind your vehicle. It also comes with a built-in washer so you can keep the camera lens free of debris (like snow or dust) and navigate Reverse with greater confidence.
BLISĀ® (Blind Spot Information System) with Cross-Traffic Alert
BLISĀ® can help detect and alert you to vehicles in your blind spot, while Cross-Traffic Alert can detect traffic behind you when youāre slowly backing out of a parking spot or driveway.
Pre-Collision Assist With Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB)
This feature scans the road ahead and can alert you to potential collisions with vehicles or pedestrians detected in your path. If an impact becomes imminent and you donāt take corrective action, the brakes can apply automatically. But donāt worry ā theyāll only activate if theyāre needed.
Lane-Keeping System
Lane-Keeping System can help you stay in your lane, even during a moment of distraction. This smart feature scans your vehicleās position between the lines in the road ahead and can alert you if youāre starting to edge out of your lane. Having trouble staying on track? After youāve drifted a few times, youāll see a coffee cup icon on the windshield, letting you know itās time to take a break.
Intelligent Adaptive Cruise Control
Intelligent Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) helps you keep pace on your journey and features Speed Sign Recognition that can slow down your vehicle if the traffic ahead has stopped or slowed. ACC with Stop-and-Go can even help you come to a complete stop. As soon as things clear, youāll resume your set speed. And thatās not the only way it levels up your cruise control experience. The added Lane Centering feature scans lane markings to help you keep your vehicle centered between the lines.
Ford+Alexa App brings the amazing capabilities of Amazon Alexa from your home to the road
Staying connected from just about anywhere is easy because Ford and the available SYNCĀ® 3 voice-activated technology system have teamed up with Amazonās cloud-based voice service ā Alexa. Ford+Alexa App brings the amazing capabilities of Amazon Alexa from your home to the road. By using the Ford+Alexa app for iPhoneĀ® and Androidā¢ devices and connecting to SYNCĀ® 3 AppLinkĀ®, youāll have access to voice navigation, traffic information, Amazon Prime shopping and more. You can even control your supported smart-home devices while you keep your eyes on the road and your hands on the wheel.
SYNCĀ® 3
Order a pizza, schedule a business meeting or even turn up the home thermostat while keeping your eyes on the road and your hands on the steering wheel. With its many available features and compatible apps, available SYNCĀ® 3 makes it easy to do all those things and more. The SYNCĀ® 3 system is our easy-to-use, voice-activated technology that also has a capacitive touchscreen. Its sleek, user-friendly interface helps SYNCĀ® 3 deliver more than just the ability to make phone calls and play your favorite music ā itās also about making connectivity fast, smart and simple.
A Cabin as Advanced as You Are
The 2022 Ford Explorer ST-Line gives you the tools for seamless adventures. With the help of innovative technology, you can sit back and relax, staying connected with features such as the available SYNCĀ® 3 and an in-vehicle Wi-Fi hotspot. The added benefit of an available wireless charging pad gives you a reason to keep your phone on standby while you enjoy some time away in your personal sanctuary.
Active Park Assist 2.0
Available Active Park Assist 2.0 makes it easy to nail an impressive park, time after time ā even in tight parallel or perpendicular spots. With the push of a button, this feature will detect an appropriate parking space and let you know when to stop and put the car in neutral. Once youāre there, all you have to do is hold the Active Park Assist button for the duration of the park and the system does the rest. This feature also offers park out assist with side-sensing capability so you can confidently navigate out of a spot when someoneās parked too close to you.
Flexibility
Maximize Your Journey
The 2022 Ford Explorer is designed to make the most of your journey. It gives you the tools to take on your adventures or your errands with your choice of available Outfitters packages plus a number of features that include available MichelinĀ® self-sealing tires and a B&OĀ® Sound System by Bang & Olufsen.Ā® Expand your cargo space with Outfitters accessories.
2022 Ford Explorer Outfitters Cargo ā YakimaĀ® SkyBox
Equip your 2022 Ford Explorer with a YakimaĀ® SkyBox 16 Carbonite Roof Box, Ford Accessories crossbars, three-piece Ford Accessories floor liners and a cargo area protector behind the third-row seat.
Vehicle image shown with optional equipment and available Ford Accessories.
2022 Ford Explorer Outfitters Cargo ā YakimaĀ® MegaWarrior
Package includes roof-mounted YakimaĀ® MegaWarrior cargo basket with net, available Ford Accessories crossbars, three-piece Ford Accessories floor liners and a cargo protector behind the third-row seat.
Vehicle image shown with optional equipment and available Ford Accessories.
2022 Ford Explorer Outfitters Bike ā YakimaĀ® FrontLoader
Youāll be ready to ride with the YakimaĀ® roof-mounted FrontLoader bike carriers with locks, Ford Accessories crossbars, three-piece Ford Accessories floor liners and a cargo area protector behind the third-row seats. *
Vehicle image shown with optional equipment and available Ford Accessories. *Recreational equipment no included.
Pack It Up
Explorer delivers when you need configurable cargo space. With the second-and third-row seats in the upright position, you have maximum seating plus enough cargo space to haul the essentials. If you need more room, the Explorer provides up to 87.8 cubic feet of cargo space behind the first-row seat.
E-Z Entry Second Row
Even with a car seat in place, the adaptable E-Z Entry second-row seating makes for easy entrances and exits. Thereās no need to get out and help either, because your rear-seat passengers can navigate their seating arrangement with the pull of a lever.
MichelinĀ® Self-Sealing Tires
Available self-sealing tires have a material on the inside of the tire that can seal punctures up to 6 mm (1/4″) in diameter in the tread area.
Tri-Zone Climate Control
Tri-zone climate control lets you personalize the comfort level in all three rows with available individualized temperature settings. And the available heated steering wheel and heated and cooled seats are sure to keep you comfortable behind the wheel.
Capability
Timberline
The rugged exterior styling of the 2022 Ford Explorer Timberlineā¢ edition offers improved ground clearance and steel underbody skid plates to provide the foundation for tackling your adventures. Inside, features including Deep Cyprus ActiveXā¢ seating material with heathered cloth insert, heated front and rear seats, Deep Tangerine stitching, a unique Timberline logo and a leather-wrapped heated steering wheel will keep you comfortable the whole trip.
Bring Your Gear Along For the Ride
With an impressive 5,300 lbs of towing*, you can be sure that no gear will be left behind. Explorer Timberlineā¢ shown with available Outfitters YakimaĀ® MegaWarrior roof basket.
*Max towing varies based on cargo, vehicle configuration, accessories, and number of passengers. Claim based on 2.3L EcoBoostĀ® with available Class IV Trailer Tow Package.
Increased Ground Clearance
Wherever your adventures take you, the 2022 Ford Explorer has a standard 8.7″ ground clearance.
Unique Wheel Badging
The 2022 Timberlineā¢ edition features unique 18ā High Glass Black Painted Aluminum wheels with laserāetched timberline logo and, Bridgestone Dueler P265/65R-18 all-terrain tires.
Off-Road Ready
Steel skid plates on the front, rear and underbody provide an extra layer of protection and the 3.58 TORSENĀ® Limited-Slip Rear differential offers additional capability when youāre spending quality time off-road.
Unique Tow Hook Badging
The front tow hooks on the 2022 Ford Explorer Timberlineā¢ edition feature unique badging, orange color and are rated up to 150% of gross vehicle weight.
Tackle Almost Anything
With the available dealer-installed light-performance off-road kit, the 2022 Ford Explorer Timberlineā¢ becomes even more capable of tackling your adventures.
Capability Drives Experience
The 2022 Ford Explorer is ready for adventure, thanks to an array of capability-enhancing features. From RWD and a 10-speed transmission to the available 3.0L EcoBoostĀ® engine and available Intelligent 4WD with Terrain Management Systemā¢ , the Explorer is prepared for the road ahead.
Intelligent 4WD with Terrain Management Systemā¢
The standard Terrain Management Systemā¢ can help you tackle your adventures. Available Intelligent 4WD comes with seven selectable drive modes, accessed through a single easy-to-use dial in the center console. Normal, Trail, Deep Snow/Sand, Slippery, Sport, Tow/Haul and Eco mode each come with 3D animated graphics in the available 12.3″ digital productivity screen. Plus, Hill Descent Controlā¢ helps control braking and speed on steep grades. And with Intelligent 4WD, thereās also the added benefit of enhanced control on your daily commute, especially when conditions are rough.
3.0L EcoBoostĀ® Engine
As the backbone of the ST, King RanchĀ® and Platinum powertrains, the available 3.0L EcoBoostĀ® engine takes the athletic feel of Explorer a step further. By using turbocharging and direct injection, the 2022 Ford Explorer generates 400 hp and 415 lb.-ft of torque thanks to Ford Performance engine tuning.
Rear-Wheel Drive
The 2022 Ford Explorer comes with RWD to maximize performance and design. Rear-wheel-drive architecture enables a sportier, more athletic design and improved on- and off-road capability when equipped with the Class IV trailer tow package. *
*Max towing varies based on cargo, vehicle configuration, accessories, and number of passengers. When equipped with a 2.3L EcoBoostĀ® engine with available Class IV Trailer Tow Package.
Towing and Trailer Sway Control
Building on AdvanceTracā¢ with RSCĀ® (Roll Stability Controlā¢ ), standard trailer sway control selectively brakes and adjusts engine power to maintain trailer control. The result is stability and control, even when towing large loads. The Class IV Trailer Tow Package is available with the 2.3L EcoBoostĀ® engine and 3.3L hybrid engine and comes standard with the 3.0L EcoBoostĀ® engine. *
*Max towing varies based on cargo, vehicle configuration, accessories and number of passengers.
2022 Ford Explorer ST-Line
The 2022 Ford Explorer ST-Line takes performance-inspired design to the next level, with 20-inch machined aluminum wheels, a blacked-out grille, Ebony Black ActiveXā¢ -trimmed seats with Miko inserts, 12-speaker B&O sound system and more.
2022 Ford Explorer Limited Hybrid
The Explorer Limited Hybrid is a no-compromise hybrid SUV thatās engineered for big adventures. Not only is it the only hybrid in its class* that can tow up to 5,000 pounds,** but itās also fully off-road capable.
*Class is Large Utility. **Max towing varies based on cargo, vehicle configuration, accessories and number of passengers.
Post-Collision Braking
Post-Collision Braking, standard on all Explorer trim levels, can potentially lessen the severity of a secondary collision by automatically applying moderate brake pressure when an initial collision is detected in an attempt to slow down the vehicle and potentially lessen injuries to any passenger and damage to the vehicle.
Available Reverse Brake Assist
With increasing audio and visual warnings, Reverse Brake Assist helps alert you to any objects you might have missed while slowly backing up. The system can detect both stationary and moving objects, including people and vehicles behind you, and can even apply the brakes to help prevent a collision.
Side-Wind Stabilization
Side-wind stabilization can help counteract heavy cross-wind conditions. The system keeps you from having to fight the wind and put in extra effort when overtaking large trucks, crossing a bridge or driving on the open road.
Dealer-installed available Outfitter package shown with optional features.
10-Speed Transmission
The 10-speed transmission makes shifting gears a more efficient process, ensuring smooth upshifts and downshifts. Compared with a six-speed, the 10-speed delivers improved overall performance, with enhanced acceleration at the low and mid ranges of the power band.
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