The verdict: Absolutely one of the most entertaining three-row SUVs to drive, the freshened 2025 Ford Explorer still falls short on people hauling and value for the money. Versus the competition: The ...

Since its March 1990 debut as a 1991 model, the Ford Explorer has led America's SUV market. In fact, the Explorer’s 8 million lifetime units sold make it the most popular SUV in the U.S. over three ...

The Explorer has long been one of Ford's best-selling SUVs and for 2025, the SUV carries on its legacy of offering a spacious option for buyers who want three rows of seats, all-wheel drive capability ...

Ford trimmed the Explorer lineup in 2025, from eight variants to just four: Active, ST-Line, ST, and Platinum, effectively dropping the Timberline trim. The decision was aimed at simplifying ...