In a state where SUVs rule the roads, Ford dropped four larger-than-life special edition SUVs at the 2018 Texas State Fair. One of the four models is the Explorer Limited Luxury Edition, a unique take on the popular Explorer SUV that adds appearance upgrades on the vehicle’s exterior and interior. The Ford Explorer Limited Luxury Edition is joined by the Explorer Desert Copper Edition and a pair of Expedition special editions — the Expedition Stealth Edition and the Expedition Texas Edition — in the annual fair.

2018 Ford Explorer Limited Luxury Edition

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What Makes The Ford Explorer Limited Luxury Edition Special

The special edition SUV is based on the Explorer Limited trim, there are plenty of upgrades to go around. The exterior, for example, features chrome mirror caps and a set of 20-inch, painted and machined aluminum wheels. The latter is an option that prospective buyers can get, though it’s hard to imagine anybody turning down this kind of swanky wheels.

Move to the interior and there are more upgrades in this section. Multi-contour seats with Active Motion technology come standard on the Explorer Limited Luxury Edition. The seats are then dressed in Nirvana leather with micro-perforations. Likewise, the steering wheel gets in on the leathery fun while the door trim receives leather inserts.

There is an option to get a different engine, specifically a 3.5-liter Ti-VCT V-6 unit that pumps out 290 horsepower and 255 pound-feet of torque. Whichever engine you choose, it’s going to help you get where you need to go in style.

“People want SUVs, they’ve told us that,” Craig Patterson, large SUV marketing manager at Ford, said in a statement. “Whether an adventure-minded individual, a couple who needs room to haul home improvement supplies or a family loading up for a trip across the country, SUVs are in demand. Ford wants to have an SUV available that caters to any circumstance.”

Pricing for the Ford Explorer Limited Luxury Edition has not been announced, but with the Explorer Limited trim starting at $34,400, expect the special edition variety to start somewhere in the vicinity of $37,000.

Further Reading

Read our driven review on the 2017 Ford Explorer.

Read our full review on the 2018 Ford Explorer Desert Copper Edition.

Read our full review on the 2018 Ford Expedition Texas Edition.