Model year 2020 · U625 (2020–present)

2020 Ford Explorer specs

The 2020 Ford Explorer tows 3,000–5,600 lb, has 7.9 in of ground clearance, weighs 4,345–4,969 lb at the curb and measures 198.8 in long, by configuration, per Ford’s own documents.

We hold 9 configurations of the 2020 Explorer, and Ford gives a figure for every one.

Retail configurations: 9
Documents: 4

2020 Limited 2.3L EcoBoost I4 RWD, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Configurations

Every 2020 Explorer configuration

9 retail configurations sold in 2020, each with the figures Ford publishes for it. A number a factory package raises shows under the configuration’s own. Ford gives figures for weights, dimensions, towing and clearance and angles.

20209 configurations

2020 Ford Explorer U625: every configuration with its numbers
Configuration	Ground clearance	Approach	Breakover	Departure	Max towing	Curb weight	Tires
All trims 2.3L EcoBoost I4 RWD	7.9 in	21.0°	17.1°	22.0°	3,000 lb5,300 lb¹	4,345 lb²	—
All trims 2.3L EcoBoost I4 4WD	7.9 in	21.0°	17.1°	22.0°	3,000 lb5,300 lb¹	4,458 lb	—
All trims 3.0L EcoBoost V6 4WD	7.9 in	21.0°	17.1°	22.0°	5,600 lb	4,458 lb	—
All trims 3.3L Hybrid V6 RWD	7.9 in	21.0°	17.1°	22.0°	3,000 lb5,000 lb¹	4,969 lb	—
All trims 3.3L Hybrid V6 4WD	7.9 in	21.0°	17.1°	22.0°	3,000 lb5,000 lb¹	4,969 lb	—
Limited 2.3L EcoBoost I4 RWD	7.9 in	21.0°	17.1°	22.0°	3,000 lb5,300 lb¹	4,345 lb²	P255/55R20
Limited 2.3L EcoBoost I4 4WD	7.9 in	21.0°	17.1°	22.0°	3,000 lb5,300 lb¹	4,458 lb	P255/55R20
Limited 3.3L Hybrid V6 RWD	7.9 in	21.0°	17.1°	22.0°	3,000 lb5,000 lb¹	4,969 lb	P255/55R20
Limited 3.3L Hybrid V6 4WD	7.9 in	21.0°	17.1°	22.0°	3,000 lb5,000 lb¹	4,969 lb	P255/55R20

MakerSources: Ford.com 2020 Explorer Limited model page · 2020 Ford RV & Trailer Towing Guide · Canadian Vehicle Specifications, 2020 Ford Explorer (NHTSA vPIC GetCanadianVehicleSpecifications, metric)

¹ With the Class III / IV Trailer Tow Package (52T): the maker’s figure for the configuration with that factory option.
² Ford’s documents disagree: 4,345 lb (website) vs 4,458 lb (government data).

A dash means the maker’s documents we have don’t give that number for that configuration, and a column with no number for any configuration of the year isn’t shown. “Door label” means the maker prints it only on each vehicle’s certification label, and “not published” that the maker doesn’t print it, or points elsewhere. “Up to” is a ceiling the maker prints over several configurations; a range is the maker’s own, printed across the grades of that configuration.

02 / What changed

New for 2020

The 2020 Explorer against the 2019, the previous model year we hold. Only what Ford’s documents show: nothing here is inferred.

New generation: the U625 starts here, with 9 retail configurations.
The U502 ends with the 2019.
Towing: 3,000–5,600 lb (2019: 2,000–5,000 lb).
Curb weight: 4,345–4,969 lb (2019: 4,557–4,731 lb).
Length: 198.8 in (2019: 198.4 in).

03 / Tires

2020 Explorer stock tire sizes

The tire sizes Ford fits at the factory in 2020, the standard ones first.

2020 Ford Explorer stock tire sizes, with the configurations they are fitted to
Tire size	Wheel	Diameternominal
P255/55R20Standard: Limited	20 in	31.0 in

Explorer tire sizes, with wheel specs and what bigger tires change

04 / Sources

The 2020 documents

4 documents behind the 2020 Explorer’s figures. The maker’s own come first; a third-party page fills in only a number the maker doesn’t publish, and wears its own mark.

Documents last checked Oct 12, 2026. How we read them and what the marks mean: how we source the numbers. A figure doesn’t match its document? Report a wrong number.

05 / Keep going

More on the Explorer

Explorer U625Every U625 configuration, model year by model year, with clearance, angles and weights (2020–present).Open the U625 specs 2020 Explorer towingMax towing, GCWR, payload and tongue weight for every rated configuration.See the towing table Explorer tire sizesStock tire and wheel sizes by trim, and what bigger tires change.See tire sizes Explorer specsEvery generation, the spec plate and the rig builder.Open the model page

These are Ford’s published figures for the models it describes, not a weighbridge or a tape measure; your own vehicle’s options change them. Found a figure that doesn’t match the document? Tell us.