The Ford Ranger Super Duty will be launched in 2026 as a rugged, stronger and tougher Ranger. Here are the early details!
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Our spy photographers snapped this interesting-looking camouflaged Ford Ranger in Dearborn, Michigan – the home of the Blue Oval brand. The source suggests that what you see is the new Ford Ranger Super Duty, which will be offering additional towing capacity and be positioned as a harder-working Ranger derivative.
This prototype features a front bumper that’s positioned for higher clearance, there’s a hardcore front skid plate and we suspect that this will be more for the fleet customers in the commercial building, mining and emergency services sectors. Imagine this thing as a mountain rescue vehicle! Officially it is being developed by Ford’s IMG Product Development based out of Australia, but will be assembled in Thailand.
Ford Australia released some information as well as this teaser image and said it will offer “next-level, work-ready capability to serve the toughest customers when it arrives in 2026.”
“Ranger Super Duty blends the smart features and advanced safety of our award-winning Ranger with heavy-duty capability and delivers what our buyers told us they needed but couldn’t get anywhere else. This work-ready vehicle will give owners the flexibility they need to get the big jobs done, with the confidence of a factory-backed warranty,” said Sondra Sutton Phung, General Manager, Global Truck, Ford Motor Company.
Some figures have been released for the Ford Ranger Super Duty to give us some idea of its capabilities. Towing? 4 500 kg maximum braked towing capacity. Gross vehicle mass? 4 500 kg! Gross combined mass? 8 000 kg. This is going to be a serious workhorse when it launches. As for South African availability, nothing is set in stone, but we would bet the business feasibility study process has already begun…
Ford’s US HQ applied to register the “RANGER SUPER DUTY” trademark in South Africa as long ago as September 2021, though registration has yet to take place.
Ford Ranger Super Duty Teaser Video
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