Ford Explorer

base stats

• power 359 hptop version
• efficiency 227 g CO₂/kmcleanest version
• popularity 7,632 in NL#237 most common
• price € 46.566new, 2026
• weight 2,175 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

• ⚡electric Battery only: cheapest per km and quiet, but you need somewhere to charge. NL road-tax discounts are shrinking.
• 🔌plug-in Bigger battery you charge from a plug; short trips can be fully electric.
• ⛽petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.

spec sheet

built

1991–now

body

MPV, estate / wagon, SUV

engine

2.0 L–5.0 L

cylinders

4–8

turbo

some versions

power

154–359 hp

drive

4x4, all-wheel drive, front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive

gearbox

automatic, manual

seats

5

doors

4

weight

2,175 kg

fuel use

10.4–14.6 L/100 km

CO₂

227–391 g/km

US rating

14–39 mpg

EV range

up to 61 km

US size class

SUV, Special Purpose Vehicle, Standard Pickup Trucks, Standard SUV

avg new price NL

€ 54.829

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

7,632 are registered in the Netherlands today, #237 of all models. Most common build year: 2025 (3,254 cars).

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

secondhand shopping hint

Cars 8–20 years old are where budget buys usually live. The register has 120 Explorers from 2006–2011, so there should be plenty to choose from on Marktplaats or AutoScout24. Their price when new:

• 2011€ 83.425

🇺🇸 US versions (288)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1991–2027. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.