How long will we be living with the 2022 Ford Ranger? All-new model is 10 years away - reports

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We'll be living with the new Ford Ranger for a long time.
Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
26 Oct 2021
2 min read

We could be waiting as long as 10 years for an all-new Ford Ranger, with new reports out of the USA suggesting the about-to-be-updated Toyota HiLux fighter will be sticking around until beyond the end of the decade.

The reports, which have surfaced in US outlet CarBuzz, point to the updated Ranger launching in Australia in early 2022, with American production kicking off on May 1, 2023. US production of that model will then continue until 2031, suggesting a 10-year wait for an all-new model.

The next Ford Ranger - known unofficially as the T6.2 - shares it critical underpinnings with the current model, the T6 Ranger, and as such is deemed a heavy update rather than an all-new model.

But that's not to say we'll be living with the T6.2 Ranger unchanged for a decade.

While rumours suggest the new Ranger will launch with a trio of engines - including 3.0-litre single-turbo diesel with about 185kW/600Nm, a 2.7-litre twin-turbo petrol with around 230kW/540Nm, and the carryover 157kW/500Nm 2.0-litre twin-turbo diesel four-cylinder - the CarBuzz reports point to the Ford Ranger acting as the perfect experimentation vehicle for Ford's electrification plans.

A plug-in hybrid (PHEV) was recently photographed testing in Europe, for example, while the brand has also hinted at the idea of an all-electric Bronco (which shares the Ranger's underpinnings) between now and 2030, too.

It forms part of a Ford plan to electrify existing nameplates - like the Mustang Mach-E - rather than introduce new BEV models, with the brand on record as shooting for 40 per cent electric sales by 2030.

As far as Australia is concerned, the brand is yet to fully detail its BEV plans, but told CarsGuide in May this year: "Electric vehicles are a big part of our future, both in Australia and our other markets ... we’ll share more about our local rollout plans soon.”

Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
Andrew Chesterton should probably hate cars. From his hail-damaged Camira that looked like it had spent a hard life parked at the end of Tiger Woods' personal driving range, to the Nissan Pulsar Reebok that shook like it was possessed by a particularly mean-spirited demon every time he dared push past 40km/h, his personal car history isn't exactly littered with gold. But that seemingly endless procession of rust-savaged hate machines taught him something even more important; that cars are more than a collection of nuts, bolts and petrol. They're your ticket to freedom, a way to unlock incredible experiences, rolling invitations to incredible adventures. They have soul. And so, somehow, the car bug still bit. And it bit hard. When "Chesto" started his journalism career with News Ltd's Sunday and Daily Telegraph newspapers, he covered just about everything, from business to real estate, courts to crime, before settling into state political reporting at NSW Parliament House. But the automotive world's siren song soon sounded again, and he begged anyone who would listen for the opportunity to write about cars. Eventually they listened, and his career since has seen him filing car news, reviews and features for TopGear, Wheels, Motor and, of course, CarsGuide, as well as many, many others. More than a decade later, and the car bug is yet to relinquish its toothy grip. And if you ask Chesto, he thinks it never will.
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