Ford Ranger

Ford Ranger at a glance

Where the name comes from

The name first appeared in 1958 on the Edsel Ranger, the cheapest Edsel sedan. Ford revived it in 1965 as a trim package for F-Series trucks, offered until the 1981 model year. For its first compact truck in 1971 Ford simply sold a rebadged second-generation Mazda B-Series as the Ford Courier.

For 1983 Ford replaced the Courier in North America with the Ranger, the first compact pickup it designed itself. That truck stayed on one chassis architecture through three generations and ranked among the best-selling compact vehicles for nearly 29 years; the last one left the Twin Cities plant in Minnesota on 22 December 2011. In Asia, Australasia, Europe and Africa, Ford sold Mazda-sourced Rangers from 1998 to 2011, the second of them derived from the Mazda BT-50. Ford Argentina added a four-door cab when it began local production in 1998. The relationship with Mazda goes back to Ford's long stake in the Japanese company, described in our history of Mazda.

Generations since 2011

Numbering differs by market. In most countries the first T6 counts as the third Ranger generation and the P703 as the fourth; in North America the same trucks are the fourth and fifth.

The first T6 (2011–2022)

Ford showed the new Ranger at the Australian International Motor Show in October 2010, and production began in mid-2011. It was conceived as one truck for the whole world outside North America. The same engineering went into the second Mazda BT-50, which is mechanically identical, and into the Ford Everest SUV.

The truck changed twice in its life. The 2015 update (PX MkII in Australia) brought an oval grille with a single centre bar and a new interior. The 2019 update (PX MkIII) revised the front suspension, added SYNC 3 infotainment and made the 2.0-litre bi-turbo diesel available outside the Raptor. In Europe the Ranger had seven airbags, one more than elsewhere, because a driver knee airbag was standard.

In February 2018 Ford unveiled the first Ranger Raptor in Thailand: a 2.0 EcoBlue bi-turbo diesel with 154 kW (207 hp) and 500 Nm, a ten-speed automatic and standard four-wheel drive. It was never sold in North America. The T6 itself reached the United States for the 2019 model year after an eight-year gap. It was built at Michigan Assembly in Wayne from October 2018 with a fully boxed frame and a 201 kW (270 hp) 2.3 EcoBoost petrol engine as its only powertrain. In January 2021 What Car? named the Ranger Double Cab 2.0 EcoBlue 213 Wildtrak automatic its Pick-up of the Year.

The current P703 (2022 onwards)

The P703 was revealed on 24 November 2021, and production started in the second quarter of 2022 in Thailand and South Africa. The revised T6.2 platform keeps the separate ladder frame. Volkswagen has worked on the project since 2017 under the Ford–VW alliance, and the second-generation Volkswagen Amarok uses the same base.

European deliveries began with the Thai-built Raptor at the end of 2022; the diesel versions followed in early 2023 from South Africa. The range has grown since then:

• Wildtrak X (March 2023): wider track and more ground clearance than the Wildtrak.
• Tremor: an off-road trim launched in Europe in the same month.
• PHEV (shown September 2023): 2.3 EcoBoost petrol, 75 kW electric motor and an 11.8 kWh battery, built in South Africa; Australian sales began in March 2025, European deliveries in the summer of 2025.
• MS-RT (February 2024): a sport-styled version.
• Super Duty (shown 4 April 2025): built in Thailand for 4,500 kg braked towing, 1,982 kg payload and an 8,000 kg gross combination mass, with a 3.0 V6 diesel of 600 Nm. Australian sales began in January 2026; Europe is planned before the end of 2026.

Euro NCAP tested the P703 at the end of 2022 and gave it five stars, with 84% for adult occupants, 90% for child occupants, 74% for vulnerable road users and 84% for safety assist.

Engines and power

The tables use the outputs given by the sources; kW come first, then PS for European engines and hp for the others.

The Raptor's power depends on local emission rules: 292 kW in Australia, 302 kW in the United States and less in Europe. For the PHEV, Auto Zeitung quotes 207 kW and 697 Nm, while Wikipedia lists 202 kW (271 hp) and 690 Nm. Auto Zeitung gives up to 43 km of electric range. To translate these outputs into other units, use our power converter.

Towing, payload and size

Towing capacity is the same across the European range. All current versions, the plug-in hybrid included, are rated for a 3.5-tonne braked trailer. The first T6 with the 2.2 diesel carried up to 1,333 kg of payload; firmenauto gives about one tonne for the PHEV. Four-wheel-drive and Hi-Rider versions can wade through 800 mm of water, against 600 mm for the low-riding two-wheel-drive trucks.

A P703 double cab is up to 5,381 mm long (Raptor) on a wheelbase of just over three metres, and 2,208 mm wide with mirrors. The double cab's load bed is 1,638 mm long, the Super Cab's 1,882 mm and the single cab's 2,352 mm; the bed is 1,224 mm wide between the wheel arches. Before buying, check whether a truck this long suits your parking space with our garage fit checker.

Prices and sales

In October 2025 Auto Zeitung listed the German Ranger from €43,780 in the configurator, the double cab from €46,755 and the Raptor, sold only as a double cab, at €77,767, all including VAT.

The Ranger has been Europe's best-selling pickup for ten consecutive years. Other markets per Wikipedia: 62,593 sold in Australia in 2024, 46,205 in the United States in 2024 and 70,960 there in 2025, plus 34,063 in Brazil in 2025.

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