2027 Ford Explorer ST Goes Dark with New Sinister Package
Key takeaways
- Shockingly, customers can order it in any color they want—even if that color isn't black.
- Ford The 2027 Ford Explorer ST trim gets a new all-black appearance package called the Sinister package, which costs $1695.
- Despite the fairly aggressive name, the new Sinister Package is rather bland in terms of what it changes about the car.
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Shockingly, customers can order it in any color they want—even if that color isn't black.
Ford The 2027 Ford Explorer ST trim gets a new all-black appearance package called the Sinister package, which costs $1695. The package adds exclusive amber running lights, unique ST badging, 21-inch gloss black wheels, and gives the SUV "a fully blacked-out aesthetic."Ford is also bringing back the Explorer ST Experience, which gives buyers of new 2026 and 2027 Explorer STs a complimentary one-day professional driving school. The Ford Explorer is going goth . . . or more accurately, sinister, by Ford's reckoning. The Blue Oval brand is giving the Explorer ST a new all-black appearance package for the 2027 model year. The Sinister Package, as Ford calls it, is exclusive to the sportiest Explorer trim, and according to Ford, was inspired "By the Community. For the Community."
Despite the fairly aggressive name, the new Sinister Package is rather bland in terms of what it changes about the car. Those changes include exclusive amber running lights, unique ST badging, and 21-inch gloss black wheels. Despite the all-black nature of the package, Ford will let you pair a Sinister-equipped ST with any of the normally available paint options.