Following a teaser from back in November, the Ford Ranger Super Duty has been unveiled as a more rugged, capable, and work-ready version of Ford’s midsize pickup truck. Developed by Ford’s International Market Group (IMG) Product Development team in Australia, the new Ranger Super Duty will be available in global markets, but not the United States.
The Ranger Super Duty will be available in Single Cab Chassis, Super Cab Chassis, Double Cab Chassis, and Double Cab pickup configurations. The chassis cab variants are intended to be upfitted for commercial use, while the pickup can be used for work or play.
It’s immediately recognizable as the Super Duty version of the Ranger with “Super Duty” embossed on the hood, a steel front bumper, front skid plate, snorkel intake, and wide fender flares to accommodate the 33-inch General Grabber all-terrain tires. It also comes with tow mirrors and driving light attachment points.
The interior of the Ranger Super Duty isn’t quite as different from the regular Ranger as the exterior is, but it does have “Super Duty” branding on the dash. It’s also available with an Integrated Device Mounting system, which allows for mounting devices like a tablet on the passenger side. A 12-inch infotainment display and auxiliary switches come standard.
Power comes from a turbocharged 3.0L V6 diesel linked to a 10-speed automatic transmission. There are no official power or torque specs for the Ranger Super Duty, but this same engine in the regular Australian-market Ranger makes 247 horsepower and 443 pound-feet of torque.
What we do know is that this mill gives the Ranger Super Duty an excellent max tow rating of up to 9,921 pounds and a 17,637-pound gross combination mass rating, significant upgrades over any spec of the Ranger in the U.S.
GM doesn’t offer anything quite like the Ford Ranger Super Duty. The Chevy Colorado WT is available as a bare-bones work truck for businesses and tradesmen, and there are multiple off-road variants (Trail Boss, Z71, ZR2) to compete with the ruggedness of the Ranger Super Duty. However, none of them have the raw capability or customizability of this new version of Ford’s midsize pickup.
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What’s the point with this, the price and the capability of this Ranger would have one better off spending money on an F-150. GM doesn’t even need to respond to this.
Luxury buyers are shifting 1/2 tons into products for them. Some segments make a lot of sense, out of mission creep catering to the soft man.
Point is the ranger is still selling well in Australia and South East Asia, and to import the F150 from America you got to deal with our favorite word as of late-tarrifs! So it’s cheaper to get the ranger they currently make overseas and beef it up than ship a mass market version of the F150 to that region of the world.
The current GM Colorado has next to no presence in SE Asia, and GM is doing a better job getting 1500 and 2500’s exported to ausiland than their Colorado.
The 1500 and 2500 Chevy trucks are great for towing big caravans or boats but not for the city. They are to big for city commutes and parking is for $hit. That’s where the Colorado was ideal for city parking and general use. This is the market where GM is missing out and ford is kicking GM’s arse because they fill the gap for city use. Marry didn’t think of that one did she.
Yes, she didn’t.
I think Mr Mark Reuss and Duncan Aldred, even though they are not perfect and do make mistakes, KNOW what people want better than her.
IF SHE WERE RUNNING the show alone, everything would now be EVs…
Even Mr Bob Lutz knew what people wanted….but he too made bad decisions.
Isuzu exists where the Ranger is sold.
The NPR series is loud and uncomfortable, but you can carry a lot more with it.
The key question is, WILL THIS RANGER SUPER DUTY be cheap enough where it can be sold in markets that prefer Hilux/70 series/Isuzu D MAX trucks?
And will Ford finally NOT RECALL IT within 6 months of its release.
No, GM doesn’t need a “Colorado HD” to compete with this silliness.
I think it would be I a good idea to do a heavy duty Colorado with a longer bed. I myself switched to midsize trucks only because full size trucks were getting bigger and bigger. I personally like the nibble attributes of the midsize trucks, easier to find parking spots on job sites and parking lots.
Super-Duty Ranger=Jumbo Shrimp. Just buy a real pickup.
Hmm… My GMC Canyon AT4X is all of this plus more torque and power so at best this article is a lie.
More Super Junk!!!😜😜
Bring back the GMC Typhon addition. But instead of a turbo bring on an ICE L84 normally aspirated V/8.
A 1500HD would be even better. Current 1500’s towing capacity of about 9,000- 13,000 could be increased even more (within reason of course). “Eliminate cylinder deactivation”, add; 3.73 – 4.56 gear ratios, enhanced cooling systems, fan assisted secondary automatic transmission coolers are among the top things that come to mind. Make it available with: 2.7 turbo 4cyl; 5.3 V8 and the 3.0 I6 diesel….Simple…
These trucks are intended for work, let’s build them to do just that.
The rumor is: Ford is considering building a F200, because the need and want is there……period. Some people don’t want to spend $80K on a heavy duty truck they don’t need. But they do need a truck capable of more than what a 1/2 ton truck can do. My 2004 3500 SRW diesel is rated around 17,000 lb. towing capacity. There is no reason why GM can’t build a 1500HD that is capable of doing that.
If you take that to the next level and build off of the 2500/3500 chassis with a smaller inline 6cyl diesel or a super/turbo-charged V8 gas you’ll have a winner.
BUILD IT AND THEY WILL SELL….!
You guys know the world isn’t the USA only, this is for extreme roads overseas . “Durp, da real pickup dis isn’t “ no wonder other nations tariffed us…
Mary Barra is a dumb arrogant piece of work. She killed Holden and then expects Aussies to still buy her cr@p. Not to mention all the ve, vf commodore owners with gearbox issues. And leaving all the ex Holden dealers out of pocket with no reimbursement after forcing them to upgrade their showrooms just before pulling the plug on Australia. Nice work Mary.
OK then go and buy a Ford. No need to whine and complain about how bad she is WHEN WE KNOW THAT SHE IS BAD.
Yes you can downvote, but let me repeat WHAT I JUST SAID: YES, SHE IS BAD.
I got a chance to work with some Holden engineers back in the day at MCD (Midsize Car Division). Really great people to work with. Very impressive.
I agree with your sentiments. What gm did in Australia is atrocious. I can’t imagine why Australians would buy a gm product after what they did.
I have a 2021 ford ranger an have ad nothing but trouble brakes sticking rear end problems an they just replaced the transmission an much more im very up set with my truck not good
Does it die at every stop? IF TRUR THEN BROKEN!