2021 Ford Ranger vs 2022

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Ford Ranger
Ford Ranger

$12,950 - $72,999

2021 price

Ford Ranger
Ford Ranger

$18,500 - $87,994

2022 price

Summary

2021 Ford Ranger
2022 Ford Ranger
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Diesel Twin Turbo 4, 2.0L

Diesel Turbo V6, 3.0L
Fuel Type
Diesel

Diesel
Fuel Efficiency
8.0L/100km (combined)

8.4L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Some lag to contend with
  • Stickers not to all tastes
  • Ridiculous side steps

  • Diesel V6 available on sub-Sport grades
  • No manual option
  • Why can't the new Raptor score this V6 diesel?
2021 Ford Ranger Summary

You want a Ford Ranger Raptor, but you can’t quite justify the extra expense.

You want a Ford Ranger Raptor, but you need more towing capacity.

You want a Ford Ranger Raptor, but you need better payload capability.

You need to take a look at the 2021 Ford Ranger FX4 Max, which takes some of the stuff we love about the Raptor, but has better towing, load and pricing. 

And in this test, we’re checking out how it handles towing.

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2022 Ford Ranger Summary

The weight of this historic moment is not lost on us.

This is the first drive of what may be the final-ever Australian-designed and engineered mainstream production vehicle, the T6.2 Ranger, before development of the next-generation model due later this decade switches to the USA.

It's also our first taste of one of Australia's favourite vehicles overall (never mind utes), as well as the most hotly anticipated new-model release of 2022. And it's our first tryout of the long-awaited V6 turbo-diesel Ranger.

No pressure then.

Ford has spent six years bringing this vehicle range to market, and while it's not all-new, the amount of change that's happened means it's probably the next best thing.

Which is why we're about to drive a late-stage prototype of the new Ranger Wildtrak V6 turbo-diesel. And by about we really mean six months ago. Because, ominously, this actually happened back on November 11, 2021, at Ford's You Yangs proving ground near Melbourne. Which explains the cloak-and-dagger camo.

There's also a link to the video in this review, as well as to the CarsGuide YouTube channel, so you can see and hear the new-gen Ford Ranger V6 in all its glory.

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