Ford Ranger: The real story behind the new diesel V6

A diesel V6 adds more power, torque, and capacity to Ford’s Ranger four-wheel drive ute. However, it won’t be the most powerful in its class.

Ford has unveiled additional details of the next-generation 2022 Ford Ranger – including for its highly-anticipated 3.0-litre V6 diesel engine.

It’s a new powertrain offering for Ford’s four-wheel drive ute, which will be paired with a 10-speed automatic gearbox and permanent four-wheel drive system.

Available as an option on XLT, Sport and Wildtrak variants, the engine develops 184kW at 3,250rpm and 600Nm from 1,750-2,250rpm. It will also be used in the next-generation Ford Everest four-wheel drive.

It’s not a new engine design, however. Known as the ‘Lion’ V6 and marketed as a ‘Powerstroke’ diesel in American markets, it’s currently used in the Ford F-150 in the United States – where it makes 186kW/597Nm.

It’s an engine design that dates back to 2004, and has been used in a variety of applications. There has been 2.7-litre and 3.0-litre variants, with single and sequential twin-turbocharged variants.

The engine has been used in Ford (Territory) and Land Rover (Discovery, Range Rover Sport) applications, along with Jaguars, Citroens and Peugeots.

In it’s most powerful guise – as a sequentially-turbocharged 3.0-litre engine – the engine made 225kW and 700Nm, and was used in the Land Rover Discovery 5 SDV6 and Range Rover Sport.

Ford’s long-serving 3.2-litre, five-cylinder turbo diesel engine will be put out to pasture, and will take with it the option of a manual transmission.

The existing 2.0 litre, four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine will continue on, in both single-turbo and twin-turbo variants.

Only the base XL Ranger gets the single-turbo engine variant, which makes 125kW at 3500rpm and 405Nm from 1750-2500rpm and runs through a six-speed automatic transmission.

The more powerful twin-turbo variant makes 154kW at 3,750rpm and 500Nm from 1,750-2,000rpm, runs through a 10-speed automatic gearbox and is available on all specifications – XL to Wildtrak – except for the Raptor.

The Ford Ranger Raptor get a twin-turbo petrol engine of it’s own, which makes 292kW/583Nm, and isn’t available on other specification grades.

The only other diesel V6 engines currently offered in a ute come from a Volkswagen Amarok and Ram 1500. Volkswagen’s V6 makes up to 190kW and 580Nm, with 200kW available for short periods in the ‘overboost’ function.

The Ram 1500 Ecodiesel is a VM Motori engine, similar to what is used in the Jeep Grand Cherokee and makes 179kW and 569Nm.

The short-lived and ill-fated Mercedes-Benz X-Class initially launched with a Nissan-sourced four-cylinder diesel engine, which was followed up by a 190kW/550Nm 3.0-litre diesel V6 of their own design.

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