The 2027 Ford Expedition 30th Anniversary Appearance Package: Every Detail, Plus the Paint You Can’t Order Anywhere Else

The 30th Anniversary Appearance Package is the headline option on the 2027 Ford Expedition Platinum — a new-for-2027 commemorative package that marks thirty years of the Expedition nameplate. It’s an appearance package, not a performance package, but it includes a paint finish you can’t order anywhere else in the Ford Expedition lineup: Blue Ember Metallic, a color that previously lived only on the Mustang Dark Horse.

This guide covers what Ford is actually celebrating, every piece of the package item by item, the story behind Blue Ember Metallic’s jump from Mustang to full-size SUV, what trims and colors it pairs with, and whether it’s the right call for your order — or whether a standard Platinum (with or without one of the other four Platinum packages) is the smarter pick. If you’re reserving at Beadle Ford, this is the section of the Order Guide worth thinking through carefully.

What is Ford actually celebrating with the 30th Anniversary Package?

Thirty years of the Expedition nameplate. The Ford Expedition launched as a 1997 model year vehicle in the fall of 1996, which puts the 2027 model year at the thirty-year mark. In those three decades, the Expedition has gone through multiple generations, moved from body-on-frame steel to a sixth-generation platform with an aluminum body, gained a High Output twin-turbo V6 option, and picked up a factory off-road trim — the Tremor — that none of the original Expeditions even hinted at.

The Anniversary Package is Ford’s way of marking that milestone on a single trim — the Platinum — with a cohesive blacked-out appearance treatment, anniversary-specific badging and scuff plates, a unique paint option, and the Platinum Interior Accent Package included standard. It’s appearance-focused, not mechanical. You’re not getting a different engine, a different transmission, or different tuning. You’re getting a commemorative cosmetic spec on a Platinum Expedition.

What’s included in the 30th Anniversary Appearance Package?

Every inclusion in the package, taken directly from the 2027 Ford Expedition Order Guide. The package code is 91A, and it’s optional on Platinum (600A).

Exterior:

• 22" × 9" Ebony Bright Machined Painted Aluminum wheels with P275/50R22 all-season tires
• Carbon Black front bumper and fascia
• Ebony painted grille
• Black Bezel headlamps with Ebony trim applique
• Beltline molding in black
• “30th ANNIVERSARY” and “EXPEDITION” liftgate lettering in black
• “MAX” badge in black when ordered with Expedition MAX
• Rear side window laminated glass

Interior:

• Salt Crystal Gray leather interior required (no other interior option with this package)
• Unique center console with 30th Anniversary embossment
• Platinum Interior Accent Package standard
• Cargo Organizer
• Front and second-row tray-style floor liners
• Front scuff plates in Black Onyx with satin-aluminum “30th” lettering and inner racetrack trim
• Rear scuff plates in Black Onyx with satin-aluminum metal inner racetrack trim

What’s not in the package but is worth noting: because 91A is built on Platinum (600A), you inherit all of the Platinum’s standard equipment — the Ford Digital Experience with the 24" panoramic and 13.2" center displays, Ford Co-Pilot360 Assist 2.0, a 10-speaker B&O Sound System (base Platinum), 360-Degree Zone Lighting, ambient lighting, and the full interior leather spec. The Anniversary Package layers on top of that; it doesn’t replace it.

For a full view of how Platinum fits in the lineup next to the other trims, the 2027 Ford Expedition trim levels guide walks through each trim and package in context.

Why did Blue Ember Metallic come from the Mustang to the Expedition?

Blue Ember Metallic is an extra-cost Ford finish that was previously exclusive to the Mustang Dark Horse — a performance-oriented trim Ford introduced as part of the 2024 Mustang refresh. Pulling it onto the Expedition 30th Anniversary Package is a deliberate choice: it’s the only paint color on the Expedition’s 2027 palette that carries a performance pedigree from another Ford nameplate, and it’s the only finish on the entire 2027 Expedition that’s locked to a single package and trim.

The finish itself is deep and warm — a dark blue with pigment that shifts slightly under direct sun versus overcast light. It reads differently in a driveway at golden hour than it does under shop fluorescents, which is part of why Ford sent it to the Mustang first. On an Expedition Platinum with a Carbon Black front fascia, Ebony painted grille, and Ebony-trimmed headlamps, it ends up looking much more subdued than on a Mustang, but the pigment is the same.

If Blue Ember Metallic is the reason you’re interested in the package, the reservation window matters — that specific finish is not available on any other 2027 Expedition configuration. You can’t add it to a standard Platinum, a King Ranch, a Tremor, or an Active Touring. If you want it, you’re ordering a Platinum with 91A.

Which trims and colors can you pair with the Anniversary Package?

The 30th Anniversary Appearance Package is optional on Platinum (600A) only. It’s offered on both standard-length Expedition Platinum and Expedition MAX Platinum, which means the MAX body style is on the table if you need the extended cargo area. It is not available on XL, Active (Select or Touring), Tremor, or King Ranch.

Three exterior paint options are offered with the package:

• Agate Black Metallic — the carryover black with a satin-smooth metallic
• Star White Metallic Tri-Coat — a multi-layer white that shifts slightly under direct sun
• Blue Ember Metallic — new for 2027, exclusive to this package

Bronze Fire Metallic Tri-coat, Nocturnal Blue Metallic, Dark Matter Gray Metallic, and Glacier Gray Metallic Tri-Coat — all available on standard 2027 Platinum — are not on the menu for the 91A package. The interior is Salt Crystal Gray leather; no other interior option is offered with 91A.

The Anniversary Package also has package-level incompatibilities. It can’t be combined with the Platinum Ultimate Package (17A), the Stealth Appearance Package (60D), or the Stealth Performance Package (19B). That means if you’re choosing the Anniversary Package, you’re giving up the High Output 440 hp engine that comes with Stealth Performance or Platinum Ultimate. The Anniversary Package is built on Platinum 600A’s standard 3.5L EcoBoost V6, not the High Output variant.

Should you wait for the Anniversary Package or order a standard Platinum?

It comes down to three questions. Do you want Blue Ember Metallic specifically? Is a commemorative cosmetic spec worth the package cost to you? And are you OK giving up the High Output engine and the Platinum Ultimate package content to get it? If the answers are yes, the 30th Anniversary Package is probably the right call. If any of those answers is no, a standard Platinum — or a Platinum Ultimate, or a Platinum with the Stealth Performance Package — likely fits better.

Order the 30th Anniversary Package if: you want Blue Ember Metallic, you want the commemorative anniversary badging and interior embossment, you value the unified blacked-out exterior treatment, you want the Platinum Interior Accent Package included standard, or you’re planning to keep the Expedition long enough that a thirtieth-anniversary spec will be meaningful when you look back at it.

Order a different Platinum configuration if: you want the 440 hp High Output V6 (order the Stealth Performance or Platinum Ultimate package), you want BlueCruise 1-Year + 90-Day plan standard (order Platinum Ultimate), you want Chrome Roof Rails and a Lit Tailgate Applique (only Platinum Ultimate 17A retains those for 2027 — standard Platinum 600A and the 91A package both come with black roof rails and a black tailgate applique), or you want a paint not offered with 91A like Bronze Fire Metallic Tri-coat or Nocturnal Blue Metallic.

For a full framing of every 2027 Expedition trim, engine, and package decision in one place, the complete 2027 Ford Expedition overview pulls it together.

Frequently Asked Questions

My Take on the 30th Anniversary Package

Appearance packages are usually an easy “pass” for me in a buyer conversation — they don’t change the driving experience, and most of them fade into the background after the first six months of ownership. The 30th Anniversary Package is the exception. It’s genuinely cohesive, the interior detailing is substantial, and Blue Ember Metallic is a paint that people notice. If you’re already ordering a Platinum and you want something visually distinct from every other Platinum on the road, it’s worth considering.

The caveat: you’re giving up the 440 hp High Output engine that comes with Platinum Ultimate or Stealth Performance. If the extra power matters more to you than the anniversary styling, order one of those packages instead. If you want to talk through how the decision shakes out against your specific use case, stop in at Beadle Ford or submit a reservation and we’ll walk through it together.