The Ford Ranger Super Duty really hits a sweet spot, in terms of retaining a smaller footprint (than full-size) combined with greater capacity for towing and hauling. It’s unfortunate that Ford isn’t bringing it to the U.S.
9,900lb towing is less than an F150. And with a wide track and fender flares, I looks like it's about as wide as an F150 or any standard full-size truck at 79". It does look like it has the same length as the standard Ranger, so it should be short enough to fit in a standard length US garage. That's something I'm wish we had. That said, I don't think people need such a truck in the US. Most don't tow or haul much with mid-size truck, even if its built up for it, and US consumers wouldn't put up the compromises with a heavy suspension. I also don't think the pricing would work here in the US. This seems more like a very niche work vehicle for the few markets that need it but can't manage with the US built trucks.
I dont think it would hit those numbers in the US. There is no way they would slap a 9920 lb GVWR sticker on what amounts to a slightly beefer ranger. Its not like its running the 10.5" full float from the F250 in the rear.
@@incarnate9999 Even the standard Ranger has more payload. However, that's on the Australian weight ratings scale. Gross weight is just a calculation of whatever vehicle weight combined with whatever weight restriction the country or manufacturer gives. Since Australia has more restrictions on weight, the scale for payload and towing are entirely different. That more negatively impacts payload and towing for heavier US spec vehicles like the F150.
Since Ford Australia did all the heavy lifting on the PX variants and the next gen it is hardly surprising that that team is almost completely designing and testing this super duty with nearly all decisions in their control.
In Australia this has huge potential and will be very popular if 1. if priced right, 2. has a reliable diesel engine. Get those things right and they are on a winner.
I'd love to see that type of utility bed in the US. The footprint of trucks in the US is generally too large. Most will not even fit a standard garage.
I live in QUEENSLAND in Australia and I own a 1996 Ford F-150 4x4 351V8 EFI and they are too big too park here generally in most car parks, you usually have to find a street parking on the front or end of a street section to be able to fit. When I was in the USA in 2018 for a month in many different states I noticed people with pickups had trouble parking in many shopping centres etc. They usually parked away from others somthey could have more space around the vehicle. The youngest daughter and her husband have a mazda BT 50 late model and they even have trouble parking in many spaces. Car parks in general have become smaller so they can fit more cars in a specific area, a lot more smaller cars and SUVs around today than the days of big family cars which have tended to have disappeared.
ford may have shut down most of its manufacturing facilities in Australia but the design facility was recognized as world standard and left intact and in place!
Tim, Ever since the new Ranger came to market with its wider bed, I have been daydreaming about a single cab Ranger with an 8 foot bed. They could call it the Ranger F-100.
We're so obsessed with USB ports, android blotto, banana car play, touch screen laced gadgets everywhere, focus free driving and seating for 5 in a vehicle designed originally for hauling and towing....a truck, it's no wonder something actually useful like this won't be sold in the states. It needs a small cab long bed option like the Toyota "Stout?" we've seen footage of though.
Yup the rest of the world is content with literal bare bones cheap plastic interiors that last forever, barely any cupholders and the tiniest infotainment screens, as long as the actual vehicle is extremely capable, durable and reliable. Whereas the NA market claims to want "rugged" but must also be built like a hotel room inside
@@robertryan7204 I'm very aware of how global pick ups are inside. I live in one of the non-USA countries that are obsessed with pickups👨🏾🦯👨🏾🦯 the best sellers are the cheapest specs. All the fleet vehicles as well are the cheapest specs. Only the few people who buy them as pavement princess vehicles actually care about a luxurious interior
The Ranger Superduty I'm sure will do well here in New Zealand, the Ranger as it is now has been our best-selling vehicle for the last 10 years straight. Can't wait to see these hit our dealer lots!
The frame seems pretty skinny. So, it seems to be just built up on the current T6 frame. When I read "Super Duty" for a Ranger, my first thought would be a beefier frame and axles, not just a suspension upgrade. But this looks pretty light duty to me.
That tray is a Triple M tray. All the manufacturers use them as their "brand" trays. I've spent the last 20 years fitting them. They come in steel and Aluminum.
A super duty Ranger, that one might be a direct competition to the LC79. I hope would be available to different markets, so Ford Venezuela can bring it to the national market that would be a good addittion along their rangers with the engines 2.0 single & turbo diesel, ecoboost 2.3l & 3.0l that are being selled here.
The American pickup truck market has officially jumped the shark. So much gimmick BS in design, engines, basic functions and marketing. I'm so glad I was raised to take care of my possessions, not neglect them, and not get enamored with shiny new toys so I don't put myself in the position I need to go buy a new truck.
I have said this before that would be cool if Ford did a Ranger 250 or like a Ranger that could have more payload and towing and ford could call it the Ranger 250 would be cool if Ford brought back the Highboy trucks for the new ones make trucks cool but that can be also affordable.
The only factor in this new version of the Ranger, what is the price? This will have a particular niche market for this type of truck, but here in the United States? It could work in metro areas or even cities and towns that have narrow streets and roads
In terms of the spy photo's, I can tell you what is different to the current range of Rangers here in Australia. You correctly spotted the rear leaf spring pack as being heavier rated than normal. The wheel covers could be hiding 8 stud wheels instead of the usual 6 stud standard and perhaps also hiding full-floating axles, perhaps. However, the rear differential housing does not look any more beefier. At front I noticed alloy lower control wishbones, similar to Raptor, as standard Ranger has steel wishbones. Also recovery/tow hooks/eye's also fitted to front of chassis rail. Factory air intake, of course and I ponder whether the wheel arch flares/extensions are to cater for a wider track stance. The wheel base is too hard to tell if it has been stretched. Almost certainly all engines will be diesel aimed at the commercial/industrial/mining market where diesel fuel is dominant for range and availability. That makes sense, seeing this is aimed at load hauling with it's increased carry and towing capacity.
@ they used to offer that engine in the US as well but stopped around the same time as the VW Dieselgate scandal. IMO a straight 6 would be a more ideal option since they balance well and make great torque. Also FAR easier to service.
Ford should definitely sell it here. And not just as a crew cab short bed. Offer the eight foot bed reg cab and a 6.5 foot extended cab. To stop any potential balking by Ford over sales numbers, call the thing the F-100 Ranger instead of Super Duty.
Australia is a big country with a relatively small population. It's a bit like Ford introducing a model specific only to Texas, why not? Pop Australia 27m. pop Texas 30m.
What makes a truck HD in terms of the CAFE numbers not being applicable? Does making this Super Duty essentially a commercial vehicle mean that it will not be included in the CAFE fuel economy averages? If so I can see this vehicle being very desirable to American buyers. Imagine a V8 in a Ranger with 3000lbs of payload. Could be an over landing and off-road beast!
Love your channel, especially your videos on the GM 3.0 Duramax. I want to buy a 2025 suburban with the LVO. But as know not available until, what I’m hearing, until March 2025. LZO is not new so I’m totally baffled on what the delay is. Can you get to bottom of this? They have built some for the journalists review last month in Texas, but I can’t order one. This is crazy.
Late availability is what I'm told. I'm assuming it is a supplier issue ramping up to build more parts. This isn't uncommon in the automotive marketplace.
ford ranger is best selling truck aka best selling vehicle in Australia-after 7 years claim by hilux,so the newest generation ford ranger is a game changer!
The Ranger Superduty I'm sure will do well here in New Zealand, the Ranger as it is now has been our best-selling vehicle for the last 10 years straight. Can't wait to see these hit our dealer lots!
Finally, they're thinking of the southern hemisphere. Overpriced (after R/H drive conversions) petrol powered engines just not cutting it for this Kiwi.
Its like they are actually listening to Aussie tradesman finally. The full size "yank tank trucks" are just too big for Aus you can't park them anywhere in a marked spot, but the big thing is that all the inport trucks we get here can't carry any weight esspecially when you are towing heavy. We want to be able to tow 3-4 metric tons and still have at least 1 metric ton of carrying capacity. None of the current US full size offered here do that. Its like the Aussie ford engineers put my picture on the wall and said lets build what he wants! We burn deisel here so it'll have the 3ltr V6 deisel I'm sure. Can't wait.
I just made a similar comment. I like the Aussie market trucks and I like your Caravans. I watch a lot of AUSRV on UA-cam and it is fantastic seeing all those amazing offroad/outback treks.
70 series land cruiser dropped their 4.5L V8 Turbo diesel to a 2.8L 4 cylinder which I believe will cripple sales for them. This having a V6 turbo diesel and 4.5T towing will try to step in a take sales for the mining and commercial sector.
The global version of the Rangers have diesel engines. The most powerful being the V6 diesel with 600Nm. I suspect the Ranger superduty will have more power and torque to meet the specs it'll have. It'll be good to finally get the USA spec and features on a Ranger superduty.
I doubt people in the US would want it as much as they think they do. The 3.0 V6 diesel is slower than the 2.3 ecoboost in the US. Also the AU, UK and many other countries only allow a max speed of 100km/h while towing. So towing 9900lbs isn’t as much work as it would be in the US with our interstate speeds. Plus it’d probably ride roughly that crap.
100%. I imagine that towing in the western US is about as hard as it gets. High speeds, high elevation, high temperatures, high winds, and steep grades. Other places might have two or three of those things, but there probably isnt a lot of places that have all of them. The highest peak in Australia is barely higher than my living room and I can be on an 80mph freeway in about 15 minutes from my house.
@@Jay-me7gw yup, we have every condition imaginable depending on where you’re at. I’m in NW Iowa and we see temps over 100F with high humidity in the summer and -20F ambient temps in the winter, not to mention wind averaging between 10-15mph average with 30+mph gusts from time to time. While not mountains, we have rolling hills that vary 100-400ft elevation changes so it’s very little flat ground. Our speed limits range from 65mph to 75mph, 75mph being the average speed of most motorists. Most people towing (pickup trucks) are doing 70-80mph.
@@robertryan7204 Lets hope Ford have some reliable straight 6 diesel they can put in there, the 4Cyl will explode with these figures, the V6 has not proven to be reliable
Odd why they would cover the lug pattern on the wheels…. Is ford going to do a bigger 6 lug hub pattern like the Transit 350 vans have ? With a full float rear axle?
Australia has all varieties of midsize trucks with high weight capacities. They love their Caravans and tow them all over the country with these trucks. But these trucks will not meet the US CAFE standards so we are stuck with the large Superduty instead. /sadface edit: The standard engine will be a diesel, the Aussie's won't take a gas engine into the Outback.
Modern diesels having to abide by EU standards are too complicated sacrificing reliability, AdBlue, DFP common rail are just some of the reliability / over complicating problems, Petrol (non PPF) are less complicated and getting better reliability, the days of the reliable diesel and happily taking in the outback are coming to an end.
So its not really a mid size anymore, You need more capability then buy a 150 or a 250. I think people are reading more into this that what is actually happening.
Australia doesn't have the Super Duty and only has a few F150s that come over left-hand drive and need to be converted to right-hand. The Ranger 'Super Duty' is not like the US Super Duty but like a standard F150 in terms of capability. So it is for a different market than the US. We have real super duty trucks here. Rangers will not fit in most new standard garages in the US, my Maverick barely fits in my 8 year old garage. And how is that tiny bed functional? I know in Asia that is kind of a standard truck bed but then they hobble together a bunch of rigging to carry anything. See no need for it in the US.
Is this the death of the current F150? And this is the replacement. I didn't think Ford would be the first to eliminate the full size pickup. SD is for serious truck needs. Is it an aluminum body? Scoop!
@@Pickuptrucktalk Why did Ford bring back the Ranger? During this Ranger-less time here in the US. Ford was still producing this HD "Ranger" pickup(F-100) for South American, South African, Australian markets. I know someone who relocated temporarily to Struandale Plant at Port Elizabeth South Africa for Ford unassembled engines. These engines were to be shipped to Brazil/Argentina and to Vietnam. @2010/2011. He had one provided (2wd) by Ford during his tenure there. As a owner of many F series trucks, he was very impressed by the truck and took it off road while he was there. He believed this truck at some point was going to be labeled F-150. F-250 and F-350 would be priced out of regular consumers reach and made for Commercial/Farm markets. Ford relishes the sales of F-150 and knew introducing this Truck would canibalize sales. The Colorado was kept by GM for the same reason. RAM has danced around the replacement Dakota for some time in South American(South African, Australian ?) markets. No one has killed 2035 regulations. Something will have to change with the UN, if this is to change. Reformulated Gas for ICE. It was nice to see this article www.sae.org/news/2023/03/european-ice-ban ....so maybe there is hope. Does this help explain the future. Just stop and think. The truck market will be forced to make changes. I don't want it, resist has a new meaning.
Nothing i would be interested in here in the US even though i have a midsize truck. If ii ever need to tow a lot in the future i would just get an older HD just to save some cash.
That much towing? WOW> now they can quit making the F-250 & the F-350. since they have Derated those, for Actual work. Why buy a work truck, that doesn't work. Ford is shooting itself in the foot. You go looking for a F-350 that can haul12,400 lbs. Like mine. non-Existent anymore. Most F-350's is locked out of actual work. 10,000 lbs max. Do your work before bragging on a baby truck.
What derating? If you’re talking about gross vehicle weight rating, the f-350 srw ranges from 10,100 up to 12,400lbs. Drw up that to 14,000lbs. F350 towing ranges from around 18,000 to over 37,000.
Believe I’ve seen them on several Australia trucks over the years. Idk if it’s a need there or a style thing. Personally, I have no desire for one, but find it less nauseating than the overly wide rims, and rubber band tires fad here in the USA, which is absolutely about style.
The Ford Ranger Super Duty really hits a sweet spot, in terms of retaining a smaller footprint (than full-size) combined with greater capacity for towing and hauling. It’s unfortunate that Ford isn’t bringing it to the U.S.
9,900lb towing is less than an F150. And with a wide track and fender flares, I looks like it's about as wide as an F150 or any standard full-size truck at 79". It does look like it has the same length as the standard Ranger, so it should be short enough to fit in a standard length US garage. That's something I'm wish we had.
That said, I don't think people need such a truck in the US. Most don't tow or haul much with mid-size truck, even if its built up for it, and US consumers wouldn't put up the compromises with a heavy suspension. I also don't think the pricing would work here in the US. This seems more like a very niche work vehicle for the few markets that need it but can't manage with the US built trucks.
I dont think it would hit those numbers in the US. There is no way they would slap a 9920 lb GVWR sticker on what amounts to a slightly beefer ranger. Its not like its running the 10.5" full float from the F250 in the rear.
@@AkioWasRight it has a bigger payload (GVM) and a bigger GCM for towing than the f150
@@incarnate9999 Even the standard Ranger has more payload. However, that's on the Australian weight ratings scale.
Gross weight is just a calculation of whatever vehicle weight combined with whatever weight restriction the country or manufacturer gives.
Since Australia has more restrictions on weight, the scale for payload and towing are entirely different. That more negatively impacts payload and towing for heavier US spec vehicles like the F150.
Ford Australia is the lead for this project designed and engineered
Since Ford Australia did all the heavy lifting on the PX variants and the next gen it is hardly surprising that that team is almost completely designing and testing this super duty with nearly all decisions in their control.
In Australia this has huge potential and will be very popular if 1. if priced right, 2. has a reliable diesel engine. Get those things right and they are on a winner.
I'd love to see that type of utility bed in the US. The footprint of trucks in the US is generally too large. Most will not even fit a standard garage.
I live in QUEENSLAND in Australia and I own a 1996 Ford F-150 4x4 351V8 EFI and they are too big too park here generally in most car parks, you usually have to find a street parking on the front or end of a street section to be able to fit. When I was in the USA in 2018 for a month in many different states I noticed people with pickups had trouble parking in many shopping centres etc. They usually parked away from others somthey could have more space around the vehicle.
The youngest daughter and her husband have a mazda BT 50 late model and they even have trouble parking in many spaces.
Car parks in general have become smaller so they can fit more cars in a specific area, a lot more smaller cars and SUVs around today than the days of big family cars which have tended to have disappeared.
The bracket on the back of the leaf spring is a shackle. You can get more lift without using an axle block or higher arc springs.
Thank you!
ford may have shut down most of its manufacturing facilities in Australia but the design facility was recognized as world standard and left intact and in place!
Tim, Ever since the new Ranger came to market with its wider bed, I have been daydreaming about a single cab Ranger with an 8 foot bed. They could call it the Ranger F-100.
We're so obsessed with USB ports, android blotto, banana car play, touch screen laced gadgets everywhere, focus free driving and seating for 5 in a vehicle designed originally for hauling and towing....a truck, it's no wonder something actually useful like this won't be sold in the states.
It needs a small cab long bed option like the Toyota "Stout?" we've seen footage of though.
Yup the rest of the world is content with literal bare bones cheap plastic interiors that last forever, barely any cupholders and the tiniest infotainment screens, as long as the actual vehicle is extremely capable, durable and reliable. Whereas the NA market claims to want "rugged" but must also be built like a hotel room inside
@@floofy117 Very wrong, you obviously do not know how Global Pickup Trucks are in side
@@robertryan7204 I'm very aware of how global pick ups are inside. I live in one of the non-USA countries that are obsessed with pickups👨🏾🦯👨🏾🦯 the best sellers are the cheapest specs. All the fleet vehicles as well are the cheapest specs. Only the few people who buy them as pavement princess vehicles actually care about a luxurious interior
Ford Ranger Super Dually. ❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥
Wow! Thanks for the info Tim. I would add one of these to the fleet. Love the concept, keeping my fingers crossed. 👍
The Ranger Superduty I'm sure will do well here in New Zealand, the Ranger as it is now has been our best-selling vehicle for the last 10 years straight. Can't wait to see these hit our dealer lots!
The frame seems pretty skinny. So, it seems to be just built up on the current T6 frame.
When I read "Super Duty" for a Ranger, my first thought would be a beefier frame and axles, not just a suspension upgrade. But this looks pretty light duty to me.
4000lb Payload? Light Duty?
@@robertryan7204 There are light duty trucks with 4,000 lbs capacity.
@AkioWasRight Also ones with 8000lb from Hino and Isuzu
That tray is a Triple M tray. All the manufacturers use them as their "brand" trays. I've spent the last 20 years fitting them. They come in steel and Aluminum.
If this is successful globally, I can see Ford bringing this to the States.
Toyota has been doing this for half a century so doubtful
If it had a 6.5 or 7 foot bed i might be interested.
The fact this guy runs a truck channel and doesn’t know what a leaf spring shackle is…I mean, seriously?
Agreed! What a dumbass!
Show some class.
A super duty Ranger, that one might be a direct competition to the LC79. I hope would be available to different markets, so Ford Venezuela can bring it to the national market that would be a good addittion along their rangers with the engines 2.0 single & turbo diesel, ecoboost 2.3l & 3.0l that are being selled here.
The American pickup truck market has officially jumped the shark. So much gimmick BS in design, engines, basic functions and marketing. I'm so glad I was raised to take care of my possessions, not neglect them, and not get enamored with shiny new toys so I don't put myself in the position I need to go buy a new truck.
I have said this before that would be cool if Ford did a Ranger 250 or like a Ranger that could have more payload and towing and ford could call it the Ranger 250 would be cool if Ford brought back the Highboy trucks for the new ones make trucks cool but that can be also affordable.
Highboy with hand crank windows, normal key ignition, vinyl doors, am/fm radio no stupid big screens
@Rick-vg2pz that would be awesome also with a lift too.
The only factor in this new version of the Ranger, what is the price? This will have a particular niche market for this type of truck, but here in the United States? It could work in metro areas or even cities and towns that have narrow streets and roads
In terms of the spy photo's, I can tell you what is different to the current range of Rangers here in Australia. You correctly spotted the rear leaf spring pack as being heavier rated than normal. The wheel covers could be hiding 8 stud wheels instead of the usual 6 stud standard and perhaps also hiding full-floating axles, perhaps. However, the rear differential housing does not look any more beefier. At front I noticed alloy lower control wishbones, similar to Raptor, as standard Ranger has steel wishbones. Also recovery/tow hooks/eye's also fitted to front of chassis rail. Factory air intake, of course and I ponder whether the wheel arch flares/extensions are to cater for a wider track stance. The wheel base is too hard to tell if it has been stretched. Almost certainly all engines will be diesel aimed at the commercial/industrial/mining market where diesel fuel is dominant for range and availability. That makes sense, seeing this is aimed at load hauling with it's increased carry and towing capacity.
I wish we could get one with a straight six 3ish liter turbo diesel
Rangers In Australia use a 3.0 v6 turbo diesel
@ they used to offer that engine in the US as well but stopped around the same time as the VW Dieselgate scandal. IMO a straight 6 would be a more ideal option since they balance well and make great torque. Also FAR easier to service.
@@marcochavanne agreed I’m not a fan of any V6. Straight 6 all the way.
Ford should definitely sell it here. And not just as a crew cab short bed. Offer the eight foot bed reg cab and a 6.5 foot extended cab. To stop any potential balking by Ford over sales numbers, call the thing the F-100 Ranger instead of Super Duty.
Australia is a big country with a relatively small population. It's a bit like Ford introducing a model specific only to Texas, why not? Pop Australia 27m. pop Texas 30m.
And we can fit most of the USA into Australia, many of our Cattle stations are bigger than some US states.
Problems here in Aus is the government slap Luxury car tax on vehicles over $70g. So it’s around $30g in tax.
What makes a truck HD in terms of the CAFE numbers not being applicable? Does making this Super Duty essentially a commercial vehicle mean that it will not be included in the CAFE fuel economy averages? If so I can see this vehicle being very desirable to American buyers. Imagine a V8 in a Ranger with 3000lbs of payload. Could be an over landing and off-road beast!
That’s so weird never seen anything like that ford ranger super duty so odd
Every 2nd ute in Australia looks like that lol
A lot of odd but extremely effective by US standards Pickups in Australia
Love your channel, especially your videos on the GM 3.0 Duramax. I want to buy a 2025 suburban with the LVO. But as know not available until, what I’m hearing, until March 2025. LZO is not new so I’m totally baffled on what the delay is. Can you get to bottom of this? They have built some for the journalists review last month in Texas, but I can’t order one. This is crazy.
Late availability is what I'm told. I'm assuming it is a supplier issue ramping up to build more parts. This isn't uncommon in the automotive marketplace.
The truck I want but can't get
This will be a game changer in Australia.
ford ranger is best selling truck aka best selling vehicle in Australia-after 7 years claim by hilux,so the newest generation ford ranger is a game changer!
The Ranger Superduty I'm sure will do well here in New Zealand, the Ranger as it is now has been our best-selling vehicle for the last 10 years straight. Can't wait to see these hit our dealer lots!
Finally, they're thinking of the southern hemisphere. Overpriced (after R/H drive conversions) petrol powered engines just not cutting it for this Kiwi.
Its like they are actually listening to Aussie tradesman finally. The full size "yank tank trucks" are just too big for Aus you can't park them anywhere in a marked spot, but the big thing is that all the inport trucks we get here can't carry any weight esspecially when you are towing heavy. We want to be able to tow 3-4 metric tons and still have at least 1 metric ton of carrying capacity. None of the current US full size offered here do that. Its like the Aussie ford engineers put my picture on the wall and said lets build what he wants! We burn deisel here so it'll have the 3ltr V6 deisel I'm sure. Can't wait.
I just made a similar comment. I like the Aussie market trucks and I like your Caravans. I watch a lot of AUSRV on UA-cam and it is fantastic seeing all those amazing offroad/outback treks.
It's like we need a super-duty F150. Oh, wait! They have one, the F250, just not in Oz.
All F models,Silverado and RAM are converted to RHD which compromises safety and reliability
70 series land cruiser dropped their 4.5L V8 Turbo diesel to a 2.8L 4 cylinder which I believe will cripple sales for them. This having a V6 turbo diesel and 4.5T towing will try to step in a take sales for the mining and commercial sector.
The global version of the Rangers have diesel engines. The most powerful being the V6 diesel with 600Nm.
I suspect the Ranger superduty will have more power and torque to meet the specs it'll have.
It'll be good to finally get the USA spec and features on a Ranger superduty.
USA spec? What do you mean?
@Pickuptrucktalk like some of the feature's that are present in the F250. It'd be good to see those in the new Ranger.
I doubt people in the US would want it as much as they think they do. The 3.0 V6 diesel is slower than the 2.3 ecoboost in the US. Also the AU, UK and many other countries only allow a max speed of 100km/h while towing. So towing 9900lbs isn’t as much work as it would be in the US with our interstate speeds. Plus it’d probably ride roughly that crap.
100%. I imagine that towing in the western US is about as hard as it gets. High speeds, high elevation, high temperatures, high winds, and steep grades.
Other places might have two or three of those things, but there probably isnt a lot of places that have all of them. The highest peak in Australia is barely higher than my living room and I can be on an 80mph freeway in about 15 minutes from my house.
@@Jay-me7gw yup, we have every condition imaginable depending on where you’re at. I’m in NW Iowa and we see temps over 100F with high humidity in the summer and -20F ambient temps in the winter, not to mention wind averaging between 10-15mph average with 30+mph gusts from time to time. While not mountains, we have rolling hills that vary 100-400ft elevation changes so it’s very little flat ground. Our speed limits range from 65mph to 75mph, 75mph being the average speed of most motorists. Most people towing (pickup trucks) are doing 70-80mph.
American here who daily drives a 3.0 diesel. It does just fine passing cars on the autobahn.
@@DB-os7wl with a travel trailer or cargo trailer behind it? Or 4000 lbs of crap in the bed?
@ yep. Does just fine towing about 3.5k lbs. tows more weight quite easily as well. have you driven one extensively?
Watch a few Aussie videos and you'll see most foreign brands make a heavy duty mid size truck
Yes, we've all heard. What we're not hearing is engine specs. If they're going to double down on the POS Ecoboost engine, they can keep it.
It will be diesel in Australia
@@robertryan7204 Lets hope Ford have some reliable straight 6 diesel they can put in there, the 4Cyl will explode with these figures, the V6 has not proven to be reliable
I’ll take one with the 3.0 Ecoboost please
No will not sell that engine
@ well then I won’t buy it
Exactly what we need in the US but will never get.
Odd why they would cover the lug pattern on the wheels…. Is ford going to do a bigger 6 lug hub pattern like the Transit 350 vans have ? With a full float rear axle?
Some sites have speculated that it will have 8 lug wheels judging by the size of the caps (those are 18 inch rims)
Australia has all varieties of midsize trucks with high weight capacities. They love their Caravans and tow them all over the country with these trucks. But these trucks will not meet the US CAFE standards so we are stuck with the large Superduty instead. /sadface
edit: The standard engine will be a diesel, the Aussie's won't take a gas engine into the Outback.
That is changing and even more so now everything requires AdBlue
Exactly
Modern diesels having to abide by EU standards are too complicated sacrificing reliability, AdBlue, DFP common rail are just some of the reliability / over complicating problems, Petrol (non PPF) are less complicated and getting better reliability, the days of the reliable diesel and happily taking in the outback are coming to an end.
@-PORK-CHOP- Not going by sales they are not.
I hope that put a decent size engine in it.
The new model 79 series with its 2.8 4 cylinder is a disappointment.
Make a single cab and I'll get one
lol HD for driving to target.
Why?
If it is anything like the standard Ranger it will probably spend just as much time in the shop under warranty as you will be driving it
So its not really a mid size anymore, You need more capability then buy a 150 or a 250. I think people are reading more into this that what is actually happening.
I'd put a deposit today if that comes to the US
Shame it doesn’t come with solid front axle
FYI that's 4500kgs towing, thanks your welcome 😼
Australia doesn't have the Super Duty and only has a few F150s that come over left-hand drive and need to be converted to right-hand. The Ranger 'Super Duty' is not like the US Super Duty but like a standard F150 in terms of capability. So it is for a different market than the US. We have real super duty trucks here. Rangers will not fit in most new standard garages in the US, my Maverick barely fits in my 8 year old garage. And how is that tiny bed functional? I know in Asia that is kind of a standard truck bed but then they hobble together a bunch of rigging to carry anything. See no need for it in the US.
Is this the death of the current F150? And this is the replacement. I didn't think Ford would be the first to eliminate the full size pickup. SD is for serious truck needs. Is it an aluminum body? Scoop!
What? This is for global markets that don’t have the F-150.
@@Pickuptrucktalk Why did Ford bring back the Ranger? During this Ranger-less time here in the US. Ford was still producing this HD "Ranger" pickup(F-100) for South American, South African, Australian markets. I know someone who relocated temporarily to Struandale Plant at Port Elizabeth South Africa for Ford unassembled engines. These engines were to be shipped to Brazil/Argentina and to Vietnam. @2010/2011. He had one provided (2wd) by Ford during his tenure there. As a owner of many F series trucks, he was very impressed by the truck and took it off road while he was there. He believed this truck at some point was going to be labeled F-150. F-250 and F-350 would be priced out of regular consumers reach and made for Commercial/Farm markets. Ford relishes the sales of F-150 and knew introducing this Truck would canibalize sales. The Colorado was kept by GM for the same reason. RAM has danced around the replacement Dakota for some time in South American(South African, Australian ?) markets. No one has killed 2035 regulations. Something will have to change with the UN, if this is to change. Reformulated Gas for ICE. It was nice to see this article www.sae.org/news/2023/03/european-ice-ban ....so maybe there is hope. Does this help explain the future. Just stop and think. The truck market will be forced to make changes. I don't want it, resist has a new meaning.
In the imáge, can see , have new diff , more like a dana models
Unfortunately that ranger is for Australia
Ford should bring this to America, why the hell wouldn't they, it would sell.
Be cool truck. Put diesel in it
@Rick-vg2pz yes but without having to add DEF that would be better.
Nothing i would be interested in here in the US even though i have a midsize truck. If ii ever need to tow a lot in the future i would just get an older HD just to save some cash.
Put diesel in it
Looks like they copied my idea that i made that belongs for 2025 Nissan Titan Semi Mode
Yeah we will not get it in the states
Bet they get it with a turbodiesel too. #KicksDirt 😡
The current Rangers already have a turbo diesel (3.0L V6) engine available for the global market, the U.S misses out though.
Work trucks don't have 4 doors and 4ft beds that's a carck ! Puke ! Drop your balls ford and make a real truck !
😂 yeah they do
That much towing? WOW> now they can quit making the F-250 & the F-350. since they have Derated those, for Actual work. Why buy a work truck, that doesn't work. Ford is shooting itself in the foot. You go looking for a F-350 that can haul12,400 lbs. Like mine. non-Existent anymore. Most F-350's is locked out of actual work. 10,000 lbs max. Do your work before bragging on a baby truck.
What derating? If you’re talking about gross vehicle weight rating, the f-350 srw ranges from 10,100 up to 12,400lbs. Drw up that to 14,000lbs. F350 towing ranges from around 18,000 to over 37,000.
Snorkel is stupid
Why?
Just don’t like the look of them, jmo
I guess it’s functional in the right application but not for most consumers
Believe I’ve seen them on several Australia trucks over the years. Idk if it’s a need there or a style thing. Personally, I have no desire for one, but find it less nauseating than the overly wide rims, and rubber band tires fad here in the USA, which is absolutely about style.
@ I don’t understand the hate over a functional piece of equipment.