Model year 2023 · U625 (2020–present)

2023 Ford Explorer specs

The 2023 Ford Explorer tows 3,000–5,600 lb, has 7.9–8.7 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 7 configurations of the 2023 Explorer, and Ford gives a figure for every one.

Retail configurations: 7
Documents: 4

2023 Timberline 2.3L EcoBoost I4 4WD, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Configurations

Every 2023 Explorer configuration

7 retail configurations sold in 2023, 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.

20237 configurations

2023 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 RWD	7.9 in	21.0°	17.1°	22.0°	5,600 lb	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	—
Timberline 2.3L EcoBoost I4 4WD	8.7 in	23.5°	18.9°	23.7°	5,300 lb	—	P265/65R18

MakerSources: Ford.com 2023 Explorer Timberline model page · 2023 Ford RV & Trailer Towing Guide · Canadian Vehicle Specifications, 2023 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 2023

The 2023 Explorer against the 2022, the previous model year we hold. Only what Ford’s documents show: nothing here is inferred.

No retail configuration added or dropped: the 7 sold in the 2022 are all here.
Same range as the 2022: towing, ground clearance, curb weight and length.

03 / Tires

2023 Explorer stock tire sizes

The tire sizes Ford fits at the factory in 2023, the standard ones first.

2023 Ford Explorer stock tire sizes, with the configurations they are fitted to
Tire size	Wheel	Diameternominal
P265/65R18Standard: Timberline	18 in	31.6 in

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

04 / Sources

The 2023 documents

4 documents behind the 2023 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 2023 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.