2022 Ford Expedition Stealth Edition Limited Trim

If you’ve been following me for a little while, you know my family owns car dealerships and I’ve grown up driving demo cars. Every 4 or 5,000 miles I’d get a new car. So I’ve never driven the same car for more than a few months, but when I found out we were expecting baby number three I knew I’d need to commit to one car. There was no way I was going to switch out three car seats that often. I knew I wanted a Ford Expedition with a bench seat, and the day after I told my dad my plan, someone traded in their almost new 2022 Ford Expedition (not Max) with a bench seat. It was meant to be. 

I’ve been driving it for about four months now and I’m excited to tell you all about it—the cubbies, the cup holders, the car seat set up, and how it works as a mom of two, soon-to-be three. 

Exterior

I’ve said it before: Is the Expedition my favorite looking car? No. The exterior is just fine, but I do love all the blacked-out elements of the Stealth edition. The interior is really where things shine. 

Interior

Front Row

Even though the exterior isn’t anything to write home about, the interior is. First, the door cubby space is huge. My water bottle doesn't quite fit, but there is plenty of room for wipes, diapers, snacks, and more. I have great head clearance and excellent visibility even with three carseats in here. I am disappointed there isn’t a camera in the rear view mirror. This would make my visibility top notch. 

Moving onto the tech. The dash is completely digital, which I love. Though I wish it was more customizable like the Kia Telluride or Hyundai Palisade. The screen is huge, but I don’t love it. It’s been pretty glitchy. The climate control is in the screen, which you know I hate. I 100% prefer when the climate control is pulled out of the screen. The infotainment system is nice and it has  Apple CarPlay. But overall, I would not recommend upgrading to this screen. Go with the standard one. 

As for the center console, this takes the cake. It’s huge. It doubles as a desk or table. I’ve had several car lunches and Zoom meetings from here. I have two cup holders between the two front seats and two more in the center console and they all fit my huge Stanley water bottle. I love having four cup holders in driver’s reach.

I also love the double glove box. It’s where I keep my cleaning supplies because you know clean cars drive better. Take out your driver’s manual and put it in the trunk. The glove box space is way too valuable for something you almost never need. 

Second Row

This second row bench seat is really why I chose the Ford Expedition for my personal car. It’s perfect. I have it set up for how I’ll have it as a mom of three under four—two rear-facing car seats in an outboard seat and middle seat, and a baby seat on the other outboard seat. All three of them will be rear facing and there is plenty of room for their car seats. I have the driver's seat set for me (I’m about six feet tall) and I have the baby seat behind me. There is plenty of room for the rear facing baby seat. Taking out the baby seat base there is plenty of room for me to sit back here. So much leg room. This is why I’m always team bench over captain’s chairs—the flexibility. 

As for second row amenities I have climate control, ceiling vents, and heated seats back here. The door cup holder is fantastic, but I can’t say the same for the sun shades because there are none. The Explorer has them, but why not the Expedition?? 

My two favorite features of the bench are, 1: All three seats in the second row are separate so you can move them forward or back on their own tracks. And, 2: the car seat friendly tilt, which allows you to tilt the seat forward even with a car seat installed using the latches. 

Third row

Since the second row seats are all separate and the outboard seats have a car seat tilt there are so many ways to access the third row even with the bench. Climbing into the third row I have plenty of room. With the second row pushed all the way back, my knees still aren’t touching. Head clearance is a little tight when I sit in the middle seat, but my head still isn’t touching. And thank you, Ford. We have head restraints in the second and third row middle seats. (FYI the Chevy Tahoe does not).

Car Seat Set Up

With this bench seat, we have lower anchors in all three seats in the second row and lower anchors on the outboard seats in the third row. We also have tether anchors in all six seats in the second and third row. This is basically about as good as it gets for a car seat set up. 

Trunk

Even though I opted for the regular Ford Expedition, not the Max, I can still fit a week’s worth of groceries or my double strollers in here just fine with the third row up. I also have a little bit of extra storage in the floor where I keep my son’s travel potty. If you need more trunk space, go with the Max. The car is exactly the same, but you get 12 more inches of space in the trunk.

Trim

This is the Limited trim, Stealth edition. The Limited edition gets me a few upgrades like leather-trim seats and the panoramic moonroof. The Stealth edition comes with details like red interior stitching and all blacked-out exterior elements. The Explorer comes in 10 different models and trim levels. The Limited is mid-range and comes with everything I want. But like I mentioned earlier, avoid the upgraded screen if you can.

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Overall, I’m super happy with the Ford Expedition. Is it the best looking car on the road? No. And the tech has been a little glitchy. But, the bench and the car seat setup does not get any better, which is why it was my pick for our almost family of five.