- After a complete redesign last year, the 2021 Ford Explorer sees few changes beyond prices.
- Across all Explorer trim levels, prices were cut, with the base price down $540 and the Limited trim falling $5458.
- The top Explorer Platinum model sees prices reduced by $3770.
As the sixth-generation Ford Explorer enters into its sophomore year, the popular SUV gets its prices slashed across the board for 2021. The Limited trim with all-wheel drive gets the biggest price reduction, coming in at $44,167. That's $5458 cheaper than the Limited trim level on the 2020 Explorer. The Limited hybrid starts at $50,600, or $2875 cheaper than it was last year.
The base Explorer, which costs $33,470, sees the smallest price decrease as compared to the outgoing 2020 model, which cost $540 more. The XLT, which starts at $35,245, is now $2925 cheaper than last year's model. The base, XLT, and Limited models all come available with all-wheel drive, which is still a $2000 upcharge—with the exception of the Limited, on which all-wheel drive costs just under $2K for this coming year.
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The higher trim levels, the ST and Platinum, also are getting big price cuts for 2021. Both come standard with all-wheel drive, and the ST, which starts at $53,850 for 2021, is $2135 cheaper than last year. The highest trim, the Platinum, starts at $55,725, which is $3770 cheaper than the outgoing model year.
After a complete redesign last year, the 2021 Explorer saw only modest changes for 2021, including making heated seats standard and a heated steering wheel optional on the XLT and making the Sport Appearance package available in the XLT trim.
Colin Beresford, a born and raised metro Detroiter, has been surrounded by the auto industry his entire life. For most of his formative years, he didn’t know who in their right mind would drive anything but an American-made car. He’s passionate about all the ways that people get around, even if it doesn’t involve a car or a driver. What he looks for in a vehicle is simple: it needs to be able to get him where the skiing, climbing, backpacking, or fly fishing is.
