BYD Shark 6’s biggest challenge yet? 2025 Ford Ranger plug-in hybrid pricing confirmed with near-1000kg payload

The hasten-in hybrid ute flee is now white sizzling with pricing for the long-awaited Ford Ranger at final locked in.

The 2025 Ford Ranger PHEV will amble on-sale mid-one year from $71,990 (forward of on-avenue charges) for the snappy-focussed XLT.  Unlike fierce competitors the BYD Shark 6 and GWM Cannon Alpha, Ford affords a broader fluctuate with a entire of four variants headlined by the contemporary $86,990 Stormtrak.

There’s absolutely a premium to going petrol-electrical within the Ford Ranger, with the hasten-in commanding $3150 more in XLT guise and a steep $5150 extra in Wildtrak neat.

Justifying the simpler brand is the Ranger PHEV’s 3.5-tonne braked towing capability and up to 973kg price of payload — every equal or better than the contemporary Chinese competitors.

Less impressive are the Ranger’s electrical stats, with the Ford packing an 11.8kWh battery for 48km of NEDC-rated riding fluctuate, lower than half of of the Shark 6 and Cannon Alpha. Restful, Ford says that’s sufficient for its prospects’ regular commutes if they price every night time.

“All owners must invent is hasten the Ranger PHEV in every night time to price the battery like they would their phone,” stated GM of Electric Vehicles Myles Hartley.

Ford is enthusiastic to present the auto-to-load capability of the Ranger, that will dish out ‘hours of vitality’, says Ford, to power a campsite or tools on the worksite. Two sockets are roar within the tray and one within the cabin. When the battery runs out, the petrol engine can work as a generator, too.

The Ranger hasten-in hybrid uses a 2.3-litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder kicking out 138kW, augmented by a 75kW electrical motor mounted between engine and 10-bustle transmission. Complete outputs are 207kW and 697Nm and Ford is yet to submit a 0-100km/h articulate.

Being in a location to flee in electrical, hybrid, or petrol mode, the Ranger PHEV will put you fuel compared to the less vital V6 neat. The ADR score is 2.7L/100km with 66 grams of CO2 emitted per kilometre.

Ford doesn’t invent a combined fluctuate articulate however the fuel tank is 70 litres.

The Ranger hasten-in hybrid uses the same 4WD system you’d glean within the V6, which implies plump-time 4WD (4A) with the option of 2H, 4H and a low-fluctuate transfer case. It additionally sides a locking rear differential.

The headline payload resolve for the Ranger is 973kg, which is set as remarkable as an on a regular foundation diesel twin cab ute. Right here’s within the XLT ideal, though. The mid-spec sport’s 934kg capability is respectable, as is the Wildtrak (885kg) though the Stormtrak’s extras eat into load capability at 808kg.

Regular sides of the XLT are a heavenly map off the more reasonable BYD Shark 6. For $71,990 Ford involves:

• Halogen headlights, LED daylight running lights
• 17-gallop alloy wheels
• Aspect steps
• Steal-again tailgate
• Descend-in bedliner
• Carpet (vinyl floors $100)
• Front ground mats
• Twin-zone climate control
• Laminated windscreen
• 12.0-gallop portrait touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto
• Six-speaker sound system
• Fabric upholstery, handbook-alter seats
• Keyless entry

Security sides similar to adaptive cruise control, blind-space monitoring, rear tainted-traffic alert, blind-space monitoring, tyre tension monitoring, lane-preserve again and auto emergency braking (AEB) with reverse functionality are frequent.

The mid-spec Sport lengthens the equipment listing with the following:

• LED headlights
• 18-gallop allot wheels
• Darkish exterior accents
• Sports actions bar
• Wireless charging
• Privacy glass
• Leather-accented upholstery
• Front seat heating, eight-map power driver’s seat

Driver aid improves with traffic tag recognition, lane centring and adaptive cruise control with cease and amble scheme.

Ford keeps the Wildtrak neat in play for the PHEV. It gets:

• Adaptive Matrix LED headlights
• Wildtrak sports bar
• Roof rails
• Exclusive 18-gallop alloy wheels
• Energy tonneau conceal
• Ambient lights
• 10-speaker B&O sound system
• Wildtrak-explicit leather-based mostly entirely mostly upholstery
• 360-level look digital camera

Headlining the Ranger line-up is the contemporary Stormtrak neat which carefully mirrors the Wildtrak, however with a shadowy honeycomb grille and bumper, numerous wheels, weird upholstery and versatile racking system as frequent. A plump-size spare additionally turns into frequent.

Other variants can resolve to maintain a spare tyre as a no-brand option — presumably an answer to provide better on-paper payload figures — 18-gallop wheels with all-terrain tyres ($700), canopies, the Hunch pack with auxiliary switches and cargo management.

The Ford Ranger PHEV will amble on-sale right by the one year, butting up against fierce opponents from its contemporary Chinese competitors. It will composed invent for an enticing comparison.

2025 Ford Ranger PHEV pricing

Costs listed are forward of on-avenue charges

• Ranger XLT PHEV — $71,990
• Ranger Sport PHEV— $75,990
• Ranger Wildtrak PHEV — $79,990
• Ranger Stormtrak PHEV — $86,990