The Ford Ranger Tremendous Obligation has been unveiled, and it’s clear the brand new Australian-developed powerful truck has gone to the fitness center.
Set to reach in Australia in 2026, the Ranger Tremendous Obligation borrows the title fitted to Ford’s hardest North American pickups – and with the modifications it’s acquired, it’s not onerous to see why.
A stronger chassis, eight-stud wheels, uprated differentials, elevated towing capability, plus in-built scales headline the beefy upgrades for the Ranger Tremendous Obligation.
It will likely be launched initially in eponymous Tremendous Obligation guise throughout single-cab two-door, extended-cab and dual-cab four-door cab/chassis physique kinds, however extra touring-focused XLT four-door pickup and cab/chassis variations will be a part of the lineup in mid-2026.
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Visually, the Tremendous Obligation is a Ranger on steroids, with its 33-inch Normal Grabber all-terrain tyres, wider wheel tracks and extra beneficiant floor clearance.
Different notable exterior adjustments embrace a Safari snorkel, a new-look ‘open-weave mesh’ grille, and a singular bonnet with chamfered edges and the Tremendous Obligation badge stamped into it.
Pricing is but to be introduced, nonetheless, anticipate it to be positioned nearer to (and even past) the Ford F-150 pickup’s circa-$100,000 beginning value (growing to $140,000), fairly than the $70,000 to $80,000 determine for many V6-powered Rangers.
Sure, below the bonnet is a 3.0-litre turbo-diesel V6, based mostly on the engine out there in the usual Ranger however “calibrated for heavy-duty emissions requirements”, making it Euro 6.2 compliant – one thing Ford claims will future-proof the Tremendous Obligation for world markets.
Ford is but to element outputs, however within the Rangers at present offered in showrooms this engine produces 184kW of energy and 600Nm of torque – figures prone to be matched or exceeded because of the greater capabilities of the Tremendous Obligation, and improved cooling capabilities.
A considerably bigger 130-litre gasoline tank can also be customary, providing 50 litres extra capability than customary Rangers, and guarded by a thick metal protect, which additionally armours the engine, transmission, entrance differential and switch case.
It’s understood the Ranger’s 10-speed computerized transmission will stay, whereas the Tremendous Obligation’s two-speed switch case “options bigger, stronger elements than different Ranger variants for enhanced sturdiness”, which features a low-range gearset to match the American F-Collection Tremendous Obligation.
Growing off-road functionality, entrance and rear differential locks are fitted for the primary time in a turbo-diesel Ranger, with the entrance diff itself being modified from the unit discovered within the Bronco Raptor, whereas the rear diff is claimed to be “the most important and strongest to ever be fitted to a manufacturing Ranger”.
As beforehand reported, the Ranger Tremendous Obligation has scored the eight-stud wheel hubs from the F-Collection Tremendous Obligation. In Australia, it is advisable purchase a Ram 2500/3500 or Chevrolet Silverado HD to get these options.
All these elements – plus a bolstered chassis – have resulted in a critical enhance in what the Ranger can tow.
With a 4500kg braked towing capability (when fitted with a 70mm tow ball), a 4500kg gross car mass (GVM) and an 8000kg gross mixed mass (GCM) – the utmost really helpful weight of the ute, all the things in it and what it’s towing – it matches or exceeds the F-150 throughout each measurement.
For context, the usual Ranger (not together with the high-performance Raptor) can at present tow as much as 3500kg braked.
Payload capability is but to be introduced, however the Tremendous Obligation’s GVM and GCM figures assure it would eclipse the Ranger dual-cab’s present most (1158kg) and step even additional forward of the F-150’s (878kg).
Whereas we don’t but understand how a lot it could actually carry, occupants will be capable of understand how a lot they are carrying, due to built-in onboard scales.
Related through sensors within the suspension, the scales will permit operators to estimate the load within the tub through the 12-inch infotainment display screen.
Inside, an non-obligatory built-in system mounting system may also be put in on the passenger facet, offering the flexibility to mount gadgets weighing as much as 4kg.
Drivers additionally get larger visibility due to the fitment of bigger, taller exterior mirrors.
All Ranger Tremendous Obligation autos may also be geared up with the Ford’s suite of superior driver help programs, together with autonomous emergency braking, rear cross-traffic alert and braking help, entrance and rear parking sensors, a surround-view digicam, blind-spot monitoring and ahead collision warning.
Australian deliveries of the Ford Ranger Tremendous Obligation are as a result of kick off in 2026, earlier than which native pricing can be confirmed.
