Ford Ranger (T6)

Ford Ranger (T6)
Overview
ManufacturerFord Motor Company
Production2011–present
Model years2019–present (North America)
Body and chassis
ClassMid-size pickup truck
Body style2-door single cab
4-door extended cab
4-door double cab
LayoutFront-engine, rear-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive
PlatformFord T6
ChassisBody-on-frame
Chronology
Predecessor

The Ford Ranger (T6) is a range of mid-size pickup trucks manufactured and sold by Ford Motor Company since 2011. The T6 consolidated worldwide production of the Ranger onto a single model range, replacing both the 1998–2012 Ranger marketed in North America and South America and the Mazda-derived Ranger sold in Asia-Pacific, Europe, and several Latin American markets.[1]

Based on the T6 platform, this series of the Ranger was designed and engineered by Ford of Australia.[2] Though developed for sales worldwide, the Ranger T6 was initially not marketed for sale in the United States and Canada (with Ford instead concentrating its resources on turbocharged versions of the F-150 at the time). For 2019, the Ranger T6 was released for sale in North America, slotted between the F-150 and the later Maverick (released in 2022). In late 2021, the second generation of the Ranger T6 was revealed for 2022 production, adopting a revised T6 platform known as "T6.2" with a modernized body design.[3][4]

Like the previous Mazda-derived Ranger, the T6 Ranger has an SUV derivative called the Everest (Endeavour in India). Since 2022, the T6 Ranger platform is also shared with the second-generation Volkswagen Amarok.

  1. ^ Levine, Mike. "First Look: All-New 2011 Ford Ranger "T6" Global Pickup Truck". PickupTrucks.com. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  2. ^ Dowling, Joshua; Sainsbury, Michael (1 October 2016). "Meet the factory workers in Thailand that will take our jobs once Australia's car manufacturing industry closes". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney Australia). News Corp. Australia. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. ^ "2011-2022 Ford Ranger: End of the T6 timeline!". WhichCar. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Ford Ranger 2022 revealed: V6 diesel, wider track and bold styling, release date mid-next year". Chasing Cars. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.