The Ford Expedition Has a Shockingly Nice Interior

• What's new: We bought a very expensive ($90,000!) 2025 Ford Expedition Platinum at the beginning of the year.
• Why it matters: But the interior of this massive SUV has lived up to the price tag, and plenty of what we like about it applies to more affordable variants.
• Edmunds says: This is one of Ford's best interiors yet.

"The fit and finish in our Expedition is pretty impressive," wrote Will Kaufman, senior manager of video. "It's miles ahead of anything I would have expected even from Lincoln a decade ago."

"The third row windows are really generous," Kaufman continued. "My kid loves the idea of sitting in the third row of any SUV that offers one, but usually, he opts to move back up to the second row after a day or two. The novelty of being in the way back wears off when he has to deal with most SUVs' cramped, claustrophobic third-row quarters, and he starts missing the view. But he's been thrilled by the Expedition's third row and his view from the windows back there."

You get the idea. This isn't the Jeep Grand Cherokee, a vehicle that photographed well but crumbled at the first poke or prod it experienced. The Expedition is suitably luxurious for its eye-watering price, and spacious, too. But this is not a perfect vehicle, and we have some nits to pick. 

Too much tinkering up front

"I'm sorry, but what's so wrong with buttons and stalks?" asked Kaufman. "It's really annoying how buried the windshield wiper controls are — it's annoying how buried a lot of the controls are. Just leave the buttons and stalks, man!"

And visibility isn't all that great, according to Romans. 

"Natural visibility is not the best," he wrote. "The front roof pillars are thick, and the hood is tall, which can hamper your visibility of other cars or pedestrians. I feel like I have to take extra care when driving this thing to not squish anybody. The parking camera system is a lifesaver."

He also noted that this $90,000 SUV does not come with built-in sunshades for the second row. That feature is included on the $54,400 Honda Passport currently in our One-Year Road Test fleet. 

Oh, and the steering wheel is shaped funny and has touchpad controls rather than real, honest-to-god buttons. But at least one member of our staff is a fan. 

"Gotta say, I've heard a lot of people displeased with the touchpad buttons on the steering wheel — I really like them," wrote senior features editor Duncan Brady. "There are no markings on the buttons, but you see their functions on the upper screen when you slide your thumb over that area of the touchpad. That way, buttons aren't locked to functions one-to-one (they can do multiple different things), but it's still pretty easy to see what you're doing without looking down from the road. Clever solution."