2025 Ford Explorer ST Delivers Big Power and Bigger Value
A 400-hp twin-turbo V6 and a sticker price under $60K help this three-row SUV stand out from the crowd.
The 2025 Ford Explorer ST takes a typical suburban-spec three-row kid schlepper and turns it into something much tastier by drowning it in horsepower.
Originally introduced in 2020, the Explorer ST gets the same mid-cycle makeover for 2025 as the rest of the Explorer lineup.
The new Explorer ST’s 3.0-liter twin-turbo V6 makes 400 horsepower and cranks out 415 lb-ft of torque. Boot the throttle, and the rear squats down, the nose tips up, and the all-wheel-drive ST charges to 60 mph in 5.2 seconds on its way to 13.8-second quarter mile at 100.8 mph. The accompanying snort is almost too loud, but we love that it’s as American as an engine can sound without an eight-cylinder ensemble …
https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2025-ford-explorer-st-awd-first-test-review
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