The redesigned 2025 Ford Expedition was officially revealed earlier this month, ushering in a number of notable updates for the full-size SUV, ranging from fresh front and rear exterior styling, a handful of new features, and a rather notable revamp inside the cabin. Recently, Ford Authority had the chance to check out a 2025 Ford Expedition King Ranch up close and in person, giving us a better look at the changes present in this more luxurious trim, too.
This 2025 Ford Expedition King Ranch was joined by an even more luxurious Platinum trimmed SUV at the 2024 Texas State Fair, and in this case, it’s finished in white with a host of bronze accents, and wearing the same new front end as the rest of the lineup. That front fascia features new, thinner LED lighting, notably, and on the King Ranch trim, is flanked by a bronze-painted portion in the center of the lower front bumper.
That theme continues down the side, where we see King Ranch badging on the doors, plus unique wheels – in this case, standard 22-inch Sinister Bronze units with diamond cut machined-face aluminum. This particular model also had its tailgate open, which shows off the brand new Split Gate, which functions much like a regular tailgate on a pickup. The top three-quarters of the liftgate raises upward, while the lower portion folds down, and can support up to 500 pounds. The Split Gate also features a seatback as part of the optional Cargo Tailgate Manager, and can transform into a serving table, to boot. Accessing the cargo area can be done hands-free with the key fob in one’s pocket by standing near the rear of the SUV for a few seconds, after which it’ll open up automatically.
Inside the cabin, the biggest change present in the 2025 Ford Expedition is the addition of a new 24-inch panoramic display that doubles as the instrument cluster and is paired with an 13.2-inch center screen. The new displays are running the Ford Digital Experience software, too.
Like the rest of the 2025 Ford Expedition lineup, the King Ranch is powered by the twin turbocharged 3.5L V6 EcoBoost engine, which in this guise is rated to produce 400 horsepower and 480 pound-feet of torque, or 440 horsepower and 510 pound-feet of torque in high-output form, mated to the 10-speed automatic transmission.
Order banks for the 2025 Ford Expedition are slated to open up on October 24th, 2024, with the first deliveries expected to begin in the spring of 2025. Pricing and additional information will be revealed once we get a bit closer to launch, though as Ford Authority recently reported, production at the Kentucky Truck plant is currently scheduled to kick off on January 6th, 2025 – however, as is always the case, that date is subject to change.
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Who buys a king ranch trim i see absolutely zero of those on the street. For 22 to24 models it went XLT are majority then limited. Rare but a few platnuim on road even though most people stopped at limited stealth trim. King ranch coating more than limited with out better features and almost as much as platnuim without massaging seats is puzzling.
Is it me or is Ford taking on a Chevy style front end these days 🤔🤷
Is it me or is Ford taking on a Chevy style front end? 🤔
I honestly almost thought it was a a Tahoe from a few years back 🤷