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Model year 2026 · U625 (2020–present)

2026 Ford Explorer specs

The 2026 Ford Explorer tows 5,000 lb, weighs 4,458 lb at the curb and measures 198.8 in long, by configuration, per Ford’s own documents.

We hold 4 configurations of the 2026 Explorer, and Ford gives a figure for every one.

Retail configurations
4
Documents
3
2022 Timberline 2.3L EcoBoost I4 4WD, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Configurations

Every 2026 Explorer configuration

4 retail configurations sold in 2026, 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 and towing.

20264 configurations
2026 Ford Explorer U625: every configuration with its numbers
ConfigurationMax towingCurb weight
All trims 2.3L EcoBoost I4 RWD5,000 lb4,458 lb
All trims 2.3L EcoBoost I4 4WD5,000 lb4,458 lb
All trims 3.0L EcoBoost V6 RWD5,000 lb4,458 lb
All trims 3.0L EcoBoost V6 4WD5,000 lb4,458 lb

MakerSources: 2026 Ford RV & Trailer Towing Guide · Canadian Vehicle Specifications, 2026 Ford Explorer (NHTSA vPIC GetCanadianVehicleSpecifications, metric)

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 2026

The 2026 Explorer against the 2025, the previous model year we hold. Only what Ford’s documents show: nothing here is inferred.

  • Added: 4 configurations (All trims 2.3L EcoBoost I4 RWD, All trims 2.3L EcoBoost I4 4WD, All trims 3.0L EcoBoost V6 RWD and All trims 3.0L EcoBoost V6 4WD).
  • Dropped: 10 configurations (Active 2.3L EcoBoost I4 RWD, Active 2.3L EcoBoost I4 4WD, ST-Line 2.3L EcoBoost I4 RWD, ST-Line 2.3L EcoBoost I4 4WD, ST 3.0L EcoBoost V6 RWD and 5 more).
  • Curb weight: 4,458 lb (2025: 4,303–4,631 lb).
  • Same range as the 2025: towing and length.

03 / Sources

The 2026 documents

3 documents behind the 2026 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 . 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.

04 / 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 specs2026 Explorer towingMax towing, GCWR, payload and tongue weight for every rated configuration.See the towing tableExplorer tire sizesStock tire and wheel sizes by trim, and what bigger tires change.See tire sizesExplorer 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.