2022 Explorer St - 400A or 401A

Hello all,

I have been searching and reading a lot of posts here for quite some time. I finally registered and after much consideration, I ordered a 2022 St in Atlas Blue on February 14th - no updates yet. Still in the unscheduled - clean category. I ordered the 401A package, tech, and all the goodies. However, looking back, I may be able to do without the 401A package. My sticker was around 58K I believe. If I took off the 401A package, my sticker would be around 53K. Although, I still want the upgraded wheels and brakes with the St performance pack. It seems like there is a lot of confusion regarding what is what within the two packages, even from Ford. Can someone please give me first-hand knowledge of if you got the 400A package, did you regret it? Are the radio and speakers that bad? The suede inserts decent? I mean, I just sold my 2018 Explorer Sport that the only option I had, was a moonroof - I loved that car! So, in regards to having all the bells and whistles, it doesn't mean that much to me. With the 400A, I am still getting heated front seats and other "standard" attributes that most mid-level cars have, correct? I don't really need a huge 10" screen, adaptive cruise control, and all the other amenities that the 401A offers. I am more in love with the performance engine than all the amenities. However, I just don't want to regret it down the road. I usually keep my vehicles for a very long time. The only reason I sold my 2018 Sport, was due to a job change at a competitor and didn't want to ruffle any feathers...so to speak. Thanks all for any suggestions and opinions in advance.

Brian

ordered mine 2/19 , 401a with tech and street pack ,in my case, when doing the math the difference in monthly wasnt gonna break the bank, ive always settled when buying cars, so for once i didnt want to have any regrets down the line. i believe 400a comes with a 6 speaker system that is out of the xlt. i havent recieved word back yet either, i called my dealer on thurseday and they said the longest part on the ordering process was waiting to get a build date, but once the build date arrived it would only be about 3 weeks.

Hate to break it to you, but your dealer is full of shit. Ordered 11/20. Fully loaded minus moon roof. Got build date 1/21. Went into production 3/1. Still sitting “in production”.

Hello all,

I have been searching and reading a lot of posts here for quite some time. I finally registered and after much consideration, I ordered a 2022 St in Atlas Blue on February 14th - no updates yet. Still in the unscheduled - clean category. I ordered the 401A package, tech, and all the goodies. However, looking back, I may be able to do without the 401A package. My sticker was around 58K I believe. If I took off the 401A package, my sticker would be around 53K. Although, I still want the upgraded wheels and brakes with the St performance pack. It seems like there is a lot of confusion regarding what is what within the two packages, even from Ford. Can someone please give me first-hand knowledge of if you got the 400A package, did you regret it? Are the radio and speakers that bad? The suede inserts decent? I mean, I just sold my 2018 Explorer Sport that the only option I had, was a moonroof - I loved that car! So, in regards to having all the bells and whistles, it doesn't mean that much to me. With the 400A, I am still getting heated front seats and other "standard" attributes that most mid-level cars have, correct? I don't really need a huge 10" screen, adaptive cruise control, and all the other amenities that the 401A offers. I am more in love with the performance engine than all the amenities. However, I just don't want to regret it down the road. I usually keep my vehicles for a very long time. The only reason I sold my 2018 Sport, was due to a job change at a competitor and didn't want to ruffle any feathers...so to speak. Thanks all for any suggestions and opinions in advance.

Brian

I'm pondering the same thing. I placed an order for a '22 ST in Iconic Silver with the 400A, Assist+, & Street Pack. The savings is nice, 400A vs 401A, but if I'm going to drive this for the next few years, will I miss a auto-dimming rearview mirror, Homelink, or a decent sound system? To me, those seem like they should be standard in all vehicles, so I hate having to pay a high premium for them. I'm hoping by keeping the build lean that we will get it sooner than the more heavily-optioned orders.

I'm sure we will be happy with a performance SUV without the all the extra$. If I wanted all of those, I probably should have ordered a Limited, but I can't stand the 2.3.

I hope that there are some 401A orders on here that happened on or around 3/10/22. We'll keep track and see whose is delivered first!

Ordered mine 2/10/ 22, Pano., 401A, Tech., Agate Black. No word yet...

Congrats. Hope you enjoy it.