Ford just released important details about its latest Super Duty pickup. This tough truck receives special off-road hardware including 33-inch-tall tires, unique bumpers and even a snorkel, plus there’s a powerful diesel engine under the hood and a 10-speed automatic transmission for routing torque to all four wheels. These specs are certainly impressive, but there’s a problem: This probably isn’t the Super Duty you’re thinking of.
Ford is one of the most recognizable vehicle brands on the planet, and has revolutionized the industry with some incredible cars over the years, including the Mustang, GT40, Maverick, and a lot more.
The story here is actually about the new Ranger Super Duty, an upgraded, harder-working version of Ford’s proven midsize pickup. This vehicle was unveiled back in April, though the automaker just released some of the specs for this truck, which is slated to hit Australian roads late next year. If you were hoping to purchase this rig in North America, the truck will likely never be offered here.
According to Carscoops, this rig will be offered in single-, extended-, and super-cab body styles. Supporting all of that and enabling some damn-impressive capability, this pumped-up Ranger is graced with a strengthened chassis that allows the truck to tow nearly 10,000 pounds, a huge figure for a midsize pickup, one you could even say is super. Similarly, the payload tops out just shy of 4,400 pounds, numbers that give American full-size rigs a run for their money.
Optional Accessory Packages
To extract more money from provide some welcome upgrades to customers, Ford is offering a trio of accessory options groups on the new Super Duty. This includes the Work Pack, Farm Pack and Adventure Pack, all of which come with a side-mounted 6.6-gallon water tank, a lockable toolbox, all-weather floor mats and more.
Setting them apart from each other, however, the first options group of that triad is designed for construction sites, and includes a device-mounting system, a special instrument panel console and snazzy yellow lug nut indictors. The Farm pack includes an ARB Summit Bull Bar to shield the front end from damage, while the Adventure pack gets you that cool-looking component along with a Warn winch and rock sliders to protect the body. Beyond these options packages, this truck is also available with a wide range of accessories.
Compression Ignition For Efficiency And Torque
Motivating this highly capable Ranger is a 3.0-liter diesel V6. This oil-burner delivers a modest 207 horsepower along with 443 pound-feet of torque. Curiously, that’s 40 fewer horses than the engine provides in the Platinum model because things have been tweaked to meet stricter emissions requirements.
As mentioned, this truck also features a 10-speed automatic transmission, a staple of Ford’s powertrain portfolio. This supremely super Ranger also features a hard-core full-time four-wheel drive system and benefits from front and rear locking differentials for maximum traction in the gnarliest of conditions.
Bring Your Chequebook
Australian motorists that have their eye on this capable midsize truck will have to shell out a fair amount to take one home. In the land down under, the 2026 Ranger Super Duty should kick off at around $55,200 (U.S. dollars, of course); that gets you a single-cab model, so too bad if you need to transport people. If you get one of these trucks with the crew-cab body and some available options, you can easily push the price to $75,000, a wince-inducing amount no matter the currency.
