The 2024 Ford Explorer is getting a mid-cycle refresh, including stunning new styling and all the latest tech gadgets. If you’re looking forward to this new midsize crossover, check out our preview guide for a better idea of what to expect!
Key Takeaways
- The updated Explorer will feature new design, both inside and out, plus an updated tech lineup!
- This new midsize crossover will not only feature a sleek new dash design, but it will also offer the latest Ford infotainment system, SYNC 4, along with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
- We expect the 2024 Explorer to offer the BlueCruise hands-free driving technology. Typically, Ford offers this system on higher trim levels.
- The 2024 Explorer won’t be out till late 2023 or early 2024, but we expect order banks to open soon!
What are the 2024 Ford Explorer updates?
The upcoming 2024 Ford Explorer will receive a mid-cycle refresh, but we don’t yet know what that means. In spy shots, these upcoming midsize crossovers have been spotted with brand new front and rear fascia, including sleek new LED signature lighting.
This new Explorer will also feature new interior styling and tech upgrades. For example, it will most likely offer the latest Ford infotainment system, SYNC 4, and the hands-free driving system, BlueCruise. When Ford officially announces the upcoming Explorer, we’ll update this space with all the details!
What will the 2024 Ford Explorer interior be like?
Great question! Although Ford has yet to reveal the updated Explorer to the public, we have a few ideas of what to expect, thanks to the newly updated Explorer just released in China. In these refreshed models, there’s an updated dash design, with a shelf for a smartphone and smoothly integrated air vents. They also include an expansive infotainment touchscreen and digital gauge cluster. As usual, these three-row crossovers will offer space for up to seven passengers (or six if you select second-row captain’s chairs) and plenty of roomy passenger comfort.
Although we can’t yet speak to the 2024 Explorer trim lineup or features availability, we expect to see many popular features make a reappearance. For example, the Wi-Fi hotspot and central infotainment touchscreen will most likely be standard features. Optional equipment will probably include a premium B&O sound system, leather upholstery, and power-adjustable front seats.
This upcoming crossover is also likely to include Ford’s latest infotainment technology, SYNC 4. Since Explorer fans have been waiting a few years for this update, this is a pretty big deal. The new system comes with a faster processor to improve your overall user experience, plus the wireless versions of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
Will the 2024 Ford Explorer offer BlueCruise?
We fully expect the upcoming 2024 Explorer to offer Ford’s BlueCruise hands-free driving technology. Although it wasn’t available for the 2023 model, this year’s mid-cycle refresh will change that! Currently, Ford tends to offer BlueCruise driving technology on top trim levels. For the Explorer, BlueCruise could be standard on the luxurious Platinum and optional for the King Ranch. But we’ll have to wait till we hear from Ford before we know for certain!
Although there will be a lot of changes to the upcoming Explorer, we expect these three-row crossovers to offer the same engine and drivetrain options as before:
- Turbocharged 2.3L four-cylinder engine (300 hp, 310 lb-ft)
- Turbo 3.0L V6 (400 hp, 415 lb-ft)
- 3.3L V6 hybrid (318 hp, 322 lb-ft)
- 10-speed automatic transmission
- Rear-wheel drive or optional all-wheel drive
When will the 2024 Ford Explorer order banks open?
According to our experts, the refreshed 2024 Explorer should arrive in late 2023 or early 2024. And that means order banks should open before the end of this year! Stay tuned, because we’ll update this space as soon as Ford announces an official release date for the 2024 Explorer.