As early as in 2022,
the next-gen 2022 Ford Ranger is coming. IAB’s digital artist Shoeb Kalania has
created a rendering to show how the redesigned model may look like.
In February, images of allegedly the next-gen Ford
Ranger had leaked online. The rendering has been created using details revealed
by these images. The redesigned model features a concave upper portion with a
chrome studded radiator grille.
The headlamp design is inspired by that of the F-150
and F-Series Super Duty, but the complexity is on another level. L-shaped LED
DRLs corner individually placed three-element main-beam and two-element
low-beam lights, with the former placed inside the nearly full-width bars
splitting radiator grille.
The lower fascia is almost entirely in gloss black.
Here too, a chrome studded grille lends the workhorse a premium look. The fog
lamps on the corners, like the headlights, are LED units. The sides remain
mostly unchanged, but the faux vertical air vents behind the front wheel arches
do make them a little more interesting for a basic one-tonne ute.
Details about the next-gen Ford Ranger are scarce at
the moment. However, one can at least expect the 2.0-litre EcoBlue diesel
engine in single-turbo and twin-turbo variants from the current generation
model to continue with upgrades in most markets. The U.S. market may get an
upgraded 2.3-litre EcoBoost turbocharged petrol engine. As for the transmission
choices, 6-speed manual and 10-speed automatic are a given.
The next-gen Ford Ranger’s platform will spawn the
next-gen VW Amarok as well. Ford will engineer and manufacture both the models.
