2018 Ford Expedition @ Chicago Auto Show 2017
Channel: Auto Today
Date: 2017-02-13

You're looking at one of the biggest aluminum-bodied productions car, well, ever. In switching from steel body panels to the lighter-weight material on the 2018 Ford Expedition SUV, engineers were able to reduce mass by up to 300 pounds. That number likely applies to the extended-wheelbase Max model – the heavier something is, the more weight it stands to lose – while the regular-length Expedition has grown inside and out and still loses weight.

These new models are also a lot more handsome. The current Expedition, which has had the same basic styling since 2007, looks a bit ungainly. For 2018, the design is much softer and better differentiated from the Ford F-150 pickup with which it shares parts. From the side, the look is maybe a bit generic, with a big-Explorer feel to it, while the front end is a nice blend of cues from Ford's crossovers and the updated 2018 F-150 pickup. You can also seem some similarities with the Chevy Tahoe and Suburban, the Expedition's main big-SUV rivals.

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