The 2025 Ford Expedition and 2025 Chevy Suburban: Which Is the Better Full-Size SUV?

Two of the most popular full-size SUVs on the market are the Ford Expedition and the Chevy Suburban. Given how similar they are in price and features, you might be torn between the two as you gauge shopping for a 2025 model. It’s important to differentiate what the two have to offer and whether one is better than the other when it comes to certain features and functions that you’re looking for out of a full-size SUV. When it comes to the 2025 Ford Expedition, are there any benefits to it over the 2025 Chevy Suburban? Well, it turns out that there actually are.

A few key areas see the 2025 Expedition outperforming the 2025 Suburban where it really counts. This includes areas such as performance, infotainment, and capabilities. For discerning shoppers, that can absolutely change the way you look at the two. But it’s also important to know just how much of a difference there is between the features and whether they are make-it or break-it features when it comes to choosing one full-size SUV over the other. If these kinds of features are important to you, then you will definitely want to read on.

The 2025 Expedition Engines Outperform the 2025 Suburban

The Expedition and Suburban both have multiple powertrains, with the Expedition having two engine options and the Suburban having three options. The difference is that even though the Suburban has more options, it is not more powerful than Ford’s full-size SUV. On the Suburban side, the 5.3-liter Ecotec3 V8 manages up to 355 hp at 383 lb-ft of torque, while the 6.2-liter Ecotec3 V8 manages 420 hp at 460 lb-ft of torque. Finally, there is the 3.0-liter Duramax 6-cylinder that manages 305 hp at 495 lb-ft of torque.

The Expedition, by comparison, has a 3.5-liter Ecoboost turbocharged V6 that makes 400 hp at 480 lb-ft of torque, and a high-output version of the Ecoboost V6 that achieves up to 440 hp at 510 lb-ft of torque. Whether you’re comparing the entry level options or the top-end options, the Expedition provides better overall performance over the Suburban.

If acceleration, responsiveness, and top-end speed are all important to you in a full-size SUV, the Expedition does manage to give you more with its performance over the Suburban. The question is, how important is that to you? If getting the most out of your SUV and its performance is a key selling point, then the 2025 Ford Expedition is going to be your preferred choice, and its performance benefits over the Suburban make it worthwhile for such shoppers.

The Expedition Has a Higher Towing Capacity Over the Suburban

In addition to outperforming the 2025 Suburban when it comes to raw horsepower and torque, the 2025 Expedition also manages to achieve better towing capacity thanks to those powertrain specs. The 2025 Suburban manages to top out at 8,200 lbs worth of towing capacity, but the 2025 Expedition manages to achieve a very impressive 9,600 lbs worth of towing. Ford’s full-size SUV manages to achieve 1,400 lbs more than Chevy’s full-size SUV.
With the Expedition, the extra trailering capacity means towing larger boats, larger campers, or more vehicles when you’re traveling out and about during a road trip or vacation. If recreational towing is a big part of your life, and you want the best capable trailering and towing capacity from a full-size SUV, then the 2025 Ford Expedition gives you a lot more bang for your buck in that category compared to the Chevy Suburban.

The Expedition Provides More Tailgate Utility

Tailgates have been receiving a lot of specific updates and features for pickup trucks, but SUVs have been slow to adopt any major changes in recent years… until recently. While the 2025 Suburban offers a powered AutoSense liftgate, which automatically raises when someone gets near it, it doesn’t quite compare to the 2025 Expedition’s multifunctional Ford split gate with a cargo tailgate manager. The difference between the two tailgates is quite distinct.
While the AutoSense tailgate is useful for automatically raising as you get near it, which is great when your hands might be occupied, the powered split-gate on the Expedition enables you to access different parts of the tailgate as needed. This includes being able to open it like a normal powered tailgate or to lower the bottom half and use it as a work surface or as a cargo manager for shelf purposes. You can also use the lowered half as a tailgate backrest, table, or stand capable of housing up to 35 lbs. You can also keep the bottom half of the tailgate closed and only access the top half of the tailgate if you need to quickly store items or retrieve items without raising the entire tailgate. This gives the Expedition a lot of added accessibility when it comes to accessing the cargo area and how you access it.

Another added benefit is that the Ford Expedition comes with 360-degree zone lighting so that you can illuminate the area from all angles and sides of the vehicle, including the tailgate area. This works great for camping trips, outings, concerts, or other outdoor events where you can use the Expedition to light up the area while accessing the tailgate. Having this added functionality gives a lot of value to the 2025 Expedition when it comes to loading up or accessing cargo at night.

The Expedition’s Larger Infotainment Setup

As more vehicles improve and enhance their infotainment stacks, Ford and Chevy have both gone in different directions when it comes to their front dashboard infotainment screen layouts and visibility. The 2025 Suburban has an impressive 11-inch digital driver display and information center, with an accompanying 17.7-inch HD touchscreen display, which you can use to access your apps, vehicle health, navigation, and media. It’s an impressive setup with easy-to-read screens and system control functionality.

The 2025 Expedition, however, comes with an impressive 13.2-inch HD center display and is accompanied by a massive 24-inch HD panoramic display with customizable configurations for the clusters and access to all sorts of apps, media, telemetry, navigation, maps, and travel information. The highlight of the Expedition’s new wide-sweeping 24-inch touchscreen is that it’s also anchored to provide visibility at eye level for the driver, so you spend less time looking down and more time being able to see over the steering wheel and at the road. The massive display offers impressive personalization and customization, perfect for those who want to make full use of the near dashboard-long digital display cluster. If media accessibility, large touchscreen access, and good road visibility are all important to you, then the Expedition comes out on top very easily in this area.

It’s Time to Check Out the 2025 Expedition for Yourself

Both the 2025 Chevy Suburban and the 2025 Ford Expedition are impressive SUVs with great features in the full-size segment, offering comfortable three-row seating and powerful performance. However, when it comes to top-end performance specs, infotainment size, tailgate functionality, and towing capacity, the Ford Expedition provides you with so much more. But is that enough to convince you to visit a Ford dealer to purchase one? If so, we can definitely help you out if you’re in the market for owning a 2025 Expedition. Feel free to reach out to our sales staff if you have any questions, as we are more than happy to help you shop for the right model and take advantage of all the benefits it provides you over its nearest market competitors.