The next-generation Ford Ranger for Australia and other global markets will spawn a plug-in hybrid model that may be good for over 500 pound-feet of torque.
As our sister site Ford Authority reported this week, the engine lineup for the next-gen Ford Ranger has leaked online ahead of its arrival in about two years’ time. Among the available powertrains will be a fuel-sipping plug-in hybrid model that will pair an electric motor and small lithium-ion battery pack with the automaker’s turbocharged 2.3L EcoBoost four-cylinder engine. Together, the engine/motor combo will be good for 362 horsepower and a whopping 501 pound-feet of torque. Power will be sent through Ford’s 10-speed automatic transmission.
The plug-in hybrid Ranger model will launch later in the mid-size pickup’s lifecycle, it is understood, with two diesel engines to be offered in the vehicle from launch. The base engine will allegedly be a turbocharged 2.0L four-cylinder diesel, which will be good for 210 horsepower and 368 pound-feet of torque. A 3.0L Power Stroke V6 diesel, which is also offered in the current F-150, will also be available. The Power Stroke engine is good for 250 horsepower and 443 pound-feet of torque in the F-150 and should have a similar output in the new Ranger.
It’s not clear if any of these engines will be offered in the North American-spec version of the next-generation Ford Ranger. The diesel models seem unlikely for a U.S. arrival, but the plug-in hybrid could be an attractive offering for American buyers. Ford has also said in the past that it will continue to offer both plug-in hybrid and full EV models going forward, as opposed to GM, which has abandoned hybrid models to focus on EVs only.
GM is also currently developing a next-generation Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon, which will compete directly with the next Ford Ranger. We expect the third-generation of GM’s mid-size pickups to carry over its naturally aspirated 3.6L LGZ V6Â gasoline engine and 2.8L LWN four-cylinder diesel engine, along with the 10-speed automatic transmission.
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“We expect the third-generation of GM’s mid-size pickups to carry over its naturally aspirated 3.6L LGZ V6 gasoline engine and 2.8L LWN four-cylinder diesel engine, along with the 10-speed automatic transmission.”
Nope. The 2.7T was already confirmed for the next gen Colorado and the 2.8d is up in the air
If we get a 3.6 option we will be lucky with the 2.7 coming. With more torque and power it would not make sense to have both.
Might even see an EV version of the Mid Size Truck as a Hummer at Some point.
Ford makes the best hybrids in the world. It began in 2005 and has continued with several new hybrids for 2021. The Ranger Hybrid is new but expected, as the top F-150 and the Explorer will have hybrid models. Some may say the all electric is the best, but many hybrid owners (especially the Chevy Volt and the Cadillac ELR) love their vehicles because it gives them the features of driving electric yet breaks the range problem for long distance driving, getting MPG ranges in the 60’s and higher. I fell bad that GM didn’t continue the hybrid development, but I am glad that a U.S brand such as Ford will continue to produce hybrids and electrics.
The electric motor is really for pushing the truck when the engine dies within the first 5,000 mis….
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