A refreshed Ford Explorer is coming soon. Considering we now have photos of a new model in public without a teeny bit of camouflage, it could be coming very soon. Essentially, what we have here is an unofficial debut for the 2024 Explorer before you’re supposed to see it.
And what do we see? The new face shouldn’t come as a surprise – Ford unveiled a new Explorer for China last year with the same grille, now larger and rectangular in design. It’s flanked by marginally slimmer headlights positioned at the very top, but at the bottom, this particular Explorer uses a different fascia compared to its Chinese counterpart. It could be trim-specific, as our spy sources believe the blue SUV featured here is an ST-Line version.
It’s a similar story at the back, where new taillights now incorporate a horizontal feature extending well into the hatch. It doesn’t form a solid light bar as we’re seeing on other vehicles these days, but it matches the Explorer sold in China. The primary taillight housings, however, feature different lighting elements for the North American market. Here, we see vertically-oriented reverse lights surrounded by partial red brackets for the stoplights. You’ll find C-shaped elements with horizontal reverse indicators in China. Minor differences for sure, but enough to separate the SUVs for their respective regions.
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