Not receiving the fuel Ford Ranger V6 in Australia

The Ford Ranger will soon be available with a new turbo-petrol V6 'EcoBoost' engine, but Australian purchasers will not be able to take advantage.

The Ford Ranger has at last started manufacturing in the US, and it now has a new turbocharged V6 petrol engine that Drive has been informed won't be offered to Australian customers.

Following protracted delays, Ford started selling the Ranger in North America in recent months. According to the Ford Authority website, a new 2.7-liter turbo-petrol V6 'EcoBoost' engine will be added to scheduled manufacturing at the company's Michigan factory.

While Ranger utes headed for North America are produced in Michigan, Australia obtains its Ranger utes from Thailand, the same nation that produces the Mazda BT-50, Isuzu D-Max, and Toyota HiLux.

Expected to be only offered with four-wheel drive in both XLT and Lariat versions, the 2.7-liter EcoBoost V6 delivers 235kW and 544Nm.

Two 2.0-litre turbo-diesel four-cylinder engines delivering between 125kW/405Nm and 154kW 500Nm and a 3.0-litre turbo-diesel V6 engine providing 184kW and 600Nm are available to Australian customers.

A 3.0 liter twin-turbo V6 petrol engine that produces 292kW and 583Nm is installed in the Ranger Raptor locally.

The Australian ute lineup isn't likely to include the new 2.7-litre EcoBoost V6.

By April 2024, more Toyota RAV4 cars were being delivered, ultimately displacing the Ford Ranger, which was Australia's best-selling passenger car overall in 2023.