Ford NZ officially launches the new Ranger ute

The Ford Ranger Raptor is priced from $89,990. Photo: Ford

Ford New Zealand has officially launched the new Ranger with the pricing starting from  $46,990 to the top of the range Raptor priced at $89,990.

Ford had the Ranger undergo some tough off-roading at a media launch in Hawke’s Bay recently.

Previously, Ford NZ’s Managing Director, Simon Rutherford, said that the 2022 Ranger line-up offers fantastic value for money to customers.

“The 2022 Next-Gen Ranger is a world-class vehicle, with significant leaps forward in technology, safety and capability across the range,” said Rutherford.

“As the country’s best-selling vehicle for more than seven years, the Ford Ranger has set the benchmark in this segment for some time, and we expect the next-generation model to raise that mark yet again; beginning with the surprisingly packed XL model through to the Raptor.

“This is great news for our customers, as alongside the great steps forward for the vehicle, the pricing of the 2022 line-up ensures that Ranger continues to represent excellent value for money while the more powerful yet cleaner powertrains also take a bit of the sting out of the clean car fees.”

Not only will the Next-Gen Ranger in most cases offer more power and torque than competitors, but has improved emissions so in most cases the fees will be less for a Next-Gen Ranger. 

“Even when compared to our own outgoing Ranger 3.2 powertrain, the new V6 will have lower emissions and a lower Clean Car fee,” added Rutherford.

The 2022 Ranger line-up features the work site-ready XL 4x2 with a single turbo (6AT) 2.0L diesel engine, alongside the XL 4x4, XLT, and Wildtrak with Bi-Turbo 2.0L and 3.0L V6 turbo-diesel available on Sport and Wildtrak, both with 10-speed automatic transmission.

One of the highlights of the 2022 Ranger line-up is the addition of the 3.0L V6 turbo-diesel engine, resulting in 184 kW of power and 600Nm of torque.

Ford’s proven 2-litre Bi-Turbo diesel makes 154 kW/500Nm while the single-turbo diesel will offer 125 kW/405Nm.

Raptor will feature a petrol engine for the first time, with a 3.0L V6 Twin-Turbo EcoBoost engine producing 292kW1 and 583Nm to take the performance of the top-of-the-line Ranger to a whole new level.

Transmissions include a 10-speed auto available on both V6 engines, as well as the 2-litre Bi-Turbo, with the current six-speed automatic transmission behind the 2.0L single-turbo.

AutoMuse has a trial of the Ranger coming up in the next few weeks.