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Ford Explorer 3.0L six-cylinder turbo

The GTDI is the most common engine code the VIN decodes to on the 3.0L six-cylinder configurations below; hybrid variants of the same displacement carry their own code. Rated at 400 hp. We decode it on 209,779 VINs across 44 factory builds, and 11,395 listings are reported active. The configuration price reference is $38,998.

Cylinders
6
Power
400 hp
Induction
Turbo
Fuel
Gasoline
Fitted
2020–2027
Drive
4WD
Gearboxes
Automatic

◷ Updated September 16, 2026 ▤ National asking prices, refreshed nightly

$38,998
Configuration price reference
11,395
On sale today with the 3.0L 6-cyl
2020–2027
Model years it was fitted
44
Factory configurations
209,779
Explorer VINs decoded with it

The price reference is the median of configuration medians, not the median of all active cars. Each configuration has equal weight. Configurations with at least 3 priced listings are used when available; otherwise the reference uses the configurations with a recorded price. Model years, mileage and condition vary. Open a model-year report below for its asking prices across all engines.

Where the 3.0L 6-cyl sits in the Explorer engine lineup

Every engine family this model was sold with, ordered by size. The bar spans the model years recorded for it; the price is a reference across priced configurations, with each configuration weighted equally. Older engines look cheaper because the cars are older — overlapping years alone do not match the vehicles by age, trim, mileage or condition.

2.3L 4-cyl turbo
2016–2027
$25,300
270–300 hp · 34,810 on sale
3.0L 6-cyl turbo · this page
2020–2027
$38,998
400 hp · 11,395 on sale
3.3L 4-cyl
2021–2027
$29,806
318 hp · 255 on sale
3.3L 6-cyl
2020–2026
$20,284
285 hp · 592 on sale
3.5L 6-cyl turbo
2011–2019
$10,999
290–365 hp · 8,981 on sale
4.0L 6-cyl
1991–2010
$5,490
152–210 hp · 516 on sale
4.6L 8-cyl
2002–2010
$5,900
225–292 hp · 114 on sale
5.0L 8-cyl
1996–2001
$3,999
211–215 hp · 14 on sale

2021–2027 The 3.3L 4-cyl configuration price reference is about $9,192 less — $29,806 against $38,998. These references cover each family's full set of priced configurations; they are not recalculated for the overlapping years or matched cars.

8 engine families, one nameplate. Open the Ford Explorer price hub to compare them side by side, or to jump into any of the others.

Which Explorer years got a 3.0L 6-cyl engine

Every model year this engine was fitted to, newest first. The bar is how much of the family's VIN volume sits in that year — long bars are the years this engine was everywhere.

Year Share of VINs VINs On sale Builds
2027 3,921 2,653 6 2026 38,273 4,866 4 2025 54,342 930 5 2024 8,510 171 6 2023 22,303 644 7 2022 25,166 707 7 2021 24,946 509 6 2020 32,318 915 3

VIN counts come from our decode of the model's build patterns, not from live listings. A year link opens the full Explorer report for that year — every engine of the model, not just this one.

44 factory configurations with this engine

Each one is a distinct build as the VIN decodes it — trim, body, gearbox and equipment. Open a build sheet for its full spec and the VINs recorded on it.

2027

5 builds

2026

2 builds

2025

5 builds

2024

2 builds

2023

2 builds

2022

4 builds

2021

2 builds

2020

2 builds

Showing the 24 most-built configurations of 44. Every 2027 Explorer build →

The 3.0L 6-cyl Explorer: common questions

Which Explorer years have the 3.0L 6-cyl?

2020–2027, without a break — 8 model years in our VIN decode, across 44 factory configurations and 209,779 VINs.

What does a 3.0L 6-cyl Explorer cost?

$38,998 is a configuration price reference: the median of configuration medians, with each priced configuration weighted equally. It is not a listing-level median or a valuation of an individual car. The year-by-year ladder shows VIN and inventory counts; its links open model-year price reports covering all engines.

Is the 3.0L 6-cyl turbocharged?

Yes — every configuration in this family decodes as turbocharged.

What is the engine code, and does it matter?

GTDI — the code the VIN decodes to on the configurations on this page. It matters when you order parts or read a service history: the same displacement badge on another model can be a different code with different outputs.

3.0L 6-cyl Explorer on the market

Individual vehicles carrying this engine, each with its own listing-history page. The sample is pinned to fixed VIN buckets, so it does not reshuffle day to day.