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Ford · model year 2026
2026 Ford Explorer RWD
SUV · Rear-Wheel Drive · Gas · EPA class: Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD
EPA figures · 2026fueleconomy.gov
21MPG combined
18/25MPG city / highway
$3,200fuel a year
423 g CO₂ per mile 3.0 L 6-cyl turbo Automatic (S10)
This car on fueleconomy.gov, read 2 October 2026. Your own figures depend on how and where you drive.
Where it places
Against fuel-efficient large SUVs
Chart average 20 MPGBest 37 MPG
Lowest on the chart $1,800Chart average $3,961
Every figure on record
- Combined MPG
- 21 MPG
- City MPG
- 18 MPG
- Highway MPG
- 25 MPG
- Annual fuel cost
- $3,200
- Tailpipe CO₂
- 423 g per mile
- Model year
- 2026
- Body
- SUV
- EPA size class
- Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD
- Drive
- Rear-Wheel Drive
- Engine
- 3.0 L 6-cyl turbo
- Transmission
- Automatic (S10)
- Fuel
- Gasoline
Efficiency
Running cost
The car
Powertrain
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