More power! 2025 Ford Ranger Raptor gets extra grunt in the US but will Aussie versions get the same upgrade to leave the Toyota HiLux and Isuzu D-Max in their dust?

The Ranger Raptor will get even more grunt in the US, with Ford offering owners a hefty power and torque boost.

For US$825 ($1213), owners can opt in for a software calibration upgrade from Ford Performance, which will see the power for US Ranger Raptor models jump from 302kW to 334kW. Torque jumps a staggering 146Nm to 729Nm.

Ford hasn’t quoted any figures in the US, though the boost is expected to decrease the Raptor’s 0-60mph (0-96km/h) time, which US-based Car and Driver clocked at 5.3 seconds prior to the upgrade.

The upgrade also delivers what Ford says is a better throttle response and an optimised “shift schedule”. The calibration can be purchased online in the US and then installed at dealerships.

In Australia, the Ranger Raptor's power output is 292kW/ 583Nm. Power is sourced from the same 3.0-litre twin-turbo EcoBoost V6 as US models and matched to a nine-speed automatic trasnmission.

The Ranger Raptor is unlike any other dual-cab ute on the market in Australia.

It blends brutish performance with wild off-road ability. It combines items such as hardcore fox shock absorbers with adaptive dampers and an active exhaust that can be changed via the drive modes that include a Baja Mode that unleashes the beast.

Ford doesn't disclose how many Raptors it sells locally, but the Ranger is the best selling vehicle in the country this year and a decent slice of the more than 35,000 vehicles sold through the first seven months of this year are likely to wear the Raptor badge.

Ford Australia said they had no plans to offer the power upgrade here.