
Engine, Transmission, Towing, and Performance We'd also opt for the 401A Equipment Group package that adds cooled front seats, heated second-row seats, a front camera, ambient interior lighting, and more. The Sport model also includes all-wheel drive, an infotainment system featuring an 8.0-inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and power-folding third-row seats. It's far from the most affordable model in the range, but its standard 365-hp twin-turbo V-6 is a diamond in the coal mine that constitutes the rest of the powertrain lineup. We are most enthusiastic about the hottest Explorer model, the Sport. It brings 20-inch rims, chrome mirror caps, and specific leather and faux-suede interior appointments.
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The Limited model also receives a new bespoke appearance upgrade called the Luxury Limited package. The XLT version adds a new Desert Copper appearance package, which includes 20-inch wheels and numerous black exterior and interior treatments. Most of these changes are limited to changes to standard equipment among the various models and repackaged driver-assistance options. While the Explorer has not been significantly updated since being refreshed for 2016, the popular mid-sizer has several mild changes for 2019. The Explorer is capable and agreeable, but its time as king of the three-row-crossover castle is just a memory now. Yes, tech goodies such as touchscreen infotainment, onboard Wi-Fi, and driver-assistance technologies are options-but they're also available on nearly all of its main rivals, too, and some even offer them as standard. But look closer and the Ford's true colors begin to show, mainly in the form of a cabin that is durable and family-friendly but not at all posh.


On the surface, the Ford Explorer appears to be an upscale SUV, borrowing high-class styling from one of the world's shimmering luxo-utes, the Land Rover Range Rover.
