DETROIT — Amid elevated competitors within the giant utility phase, Ford Motor Co. is freshening the Expedition SUV with new know-how and trims, all of which include 4×4 normal in Canada.
The 2022 Expedition, on sale within the first quarter of subsequent yr, will come normal with the automaker’s newest Sync 4 infotainment system, an non-obligatory 15.5-inch contact display and non-obligatory BlueCruise hands-free driver-assist system. In an try and broaden the household hauler’s attraction, Ford is including an off-road Timberline variant in addition to a Stealth Version efficiency bundle.
Since redesigning the Expedition 4 years in the past, Ford says its market share within the phase has tripled in the USA, and the massive SUV’s gross sales elevated yr over yr in 2018 and 2019 earlier than falling in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. North of the border gross sales have been up and down. Gross sales in 2020 have been down over 2019, which noticed gross sales surpass 2018 numbers. However 2018 gross sales have been down over 2017.
Now, with the arrival of the Jeep Wagoneer, along with final yr’s redesign of Common Motors’ greatest SUVs, Ford executives say they should maintain investing within the product.
“We designed Expedition for longevity,” Jeff Marentic, Ford’s passenger automobile common supervisor, informed reporters forward of the automobile’s reveal Tuesday on the Motor Bella automobile present north of Detroit. “The upgraded 2022 Expedition is ready to construct on this momentum we have created and ship development by thrilling present Expedition homeowners and increasing its aspirational attraction to new prospects within the years forward.”
Ford debuted the Timberline trim this yr on the Explorer giant crossover, however officers be aware there’s an urge for food for extra off-road functionality, even in Ford’s largest product.
Marentic stated outside actions account for about US$900 billion in annual U.S. client spending, with 114 million folks collaborating. Ford hopes the Expedition Timberline will assist the corporate seize extra of that market amongst giant households — and fend off the arrival of the Wagoneer.
Ford says the Expedition Timberline will include improved method and departure angles and the identical underbody skid plate discovered on the F-150 Raptor. A floor clearance of 10.6 inches beats the Wagoneer, officers say.
It is going to be powered by Ford’s high-output 3.5-litre EcoBoost V-6 engine, which will get 440 hp and 510 pound-feet of torque, which Ford notes is extra highly effective than the Wagoneer’s V-8.
The Timberline trim will include distinctive badging and inside supplies. On the surface, it’s going to characteristic a singular grille and orange accents.
The automaker is also including a brand new Stealth Version efficiency bundle as an choice on Restricted and Restricted Max fashions. The bundle contains gloss-black exterior accents, black badging and pink brake calipres.
It additionally options the three.5-litre EcoBoost engine.
The Expedition’s top-end Platinum trim may be ordered with Ford’s non-obligatory BlueCruise driver-assist system, which the automaker is ready to debut on its Mustang Mach-E and F-150. The Sync 4 infotainment system, with a 12-inch centre display, comes normal on the 2022 Expedition. Sync 4a, with a 15.5-inch contact display, is non-obligatory.
The automobile additionally comes outfitted with over-the-air-update functionality, which the automaker calls Ford Energy-Ups, together with its newest driver-assist know-how.
Ford says the 2022 Expedition can tow as much as 9,300 kilos with an non-obligatory trailer tow bundle.
Ford Canada stated pricing might be launched at a later date.