Ford will unveil the Ranger Tremendous Obligation ute inside a fortnight, however we’ll have to attend till 2026 to see the harder mannequin in native showrooms.
The Blue Oval has confirmed it’ll reveal the Ranger Tremendous Obligation on April 4 at 12:30pm AEDT.
The model has to date solely introduced a handful of particulars in regards to the workhorse Ranger, which would be the first Ford formally bought in Australia to undertake the Tremendous Obligation title – often reserved for large pickups in North America.
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In November 2024, Ford confirmed the Ranger Tremendous Obligation will likely be fitted with eight-stud hubs – sourced from the North American F-250 Tremendous Obligation – which 18-inch metal wheels and 33-inch all-terrain tyres will likely be secured to.
“The eight-stud configuration presents a big benefit when it comes to load capability and ensures a fair distribution of weight throughout the wheel,” mentioned Drew O’Shannassy, Ford’s Ranger Tremendous Obligation engineering program supervisor.
“That is vital for a automobile like Ranger Tremendous Obligation which will likely be anticipated to often carry and tow heavy masses. The wheel and tyre we’ve chosen present a fantastic mixture of power, grip and reliability that our hard-working clients want.”
It’ll have a 4500kg braked towing capability (when fitted with a 70mm tow ball), a 4500kg gross automobile mass (GVM) and an 8000kg gross mixed mass (GCM), which determines the utmost advisable weight of what’s within the ute and what it’s towing.
Whereas the Ford F-150, the model’s largest automobile on sale in Australia, already has a 4500kg braked towing capability (or 3500kg with an optionally available 50mm tow ball), it doesn’t match the Ranger Tremendous Obligation’s GVM or GCM figures.
Pictures of a prototype instance noticed on Australian roads confirmed every thing from the A-pillar to the B-pillar seems to be the identical as the present Ranger, nevertheless wider guards to accommodate a wider observe have been seen.
A leaf-spring rear suspension setup seems to be retained beneath the lengthy tray on the single-cab instance, whereas the rear differential is visually bigger than that within the present Ranger lineup.
Numerous dual-cab prototypes have additionally been noticed within the US.
Ford is but to element what’s beneath the Ranger Tremendous Obligation’s bonnet, nevertheless it could possibly be an engine with extra energy and torque than what’s within the present lineup.
Flagship variations of the Australian-market Ranger are powered by a 3.0-litre turbo-diesel V6 that produces 184kW of energy and 600Nm of torque.
The performance-focused Ranger Raptor’s twin-turbo 3.0-litre V6 petrol engine makes 292kW and 583Nm, although given the Tremendous Obligation will likely be focused in the direction of load-haulers, it’s extra prone to go diesel.
It’ll be inbuilt Thailand alongside different Australian-market Rangers, nevertheless, native engineering enter has come courtesy of Ford’s 1500-strong IMG Product Growth staff primarily based in Melbourne.
Ford Australia says it has additionally collaborated with fleet clients, with the Ranger Tremendous Obligation geared toward farmers, emergency service operators, and utilities and forestry employees.
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