Updated 2026 Ford Ranger & Everest Bows In Australia With New Turbo-Diesel Heart

The Ford Ranger and Everest has received mid-cycle refresh for the 2026 model year.

The current generation T6-based Ford Ranger and Everest duo have been refreshed for the 2026 model year. Revealed earlier today to press in Australia, said refresh reportedly brings a raft of changes – both small and major ones – across both models.

Overall, styling tweaks are relative minor as it includes new and revised choices for exterior paintwork option, new alloy wheel designs, as well as revised exterior trim and accent colours. Overall, the exterior across both models remains largely unchanged.

There are several changes to note in terms of equipment and kit too. Standard across the board now is a dual-zone climate control and a larger 12-inch touchscreen infotainment. The Ranger Wildtrak range-topper even gains new Matrix LED headlights plus a higher-end Bang & Olufsen audio suite.

Aesthetic changes are minor, but there's now a beefed up spec sheet and, critically, a new single-turbo 4-cyl diesel mill replacing the existing bi-turbo mill.

Mechanically, there is one major change to note under the hood. As part of Ford’s global streamlining efforts, the signature 2.0-litre 4-cyl bi-turbo diesel mill has been axed and succeeded by a new 2.0-litre 4-cyl oil-burning lump that packing a single turbo setup.

We’ll break the bad news first about this new single-turbo mill, and that it has lower outputs versus the unit it succeeds despite boasting both a timing chain setup and new fuel injectors  – just 170 PS and 405 Nm.

For reference, the current Ranger’s 2.0-litre 4-cyl bi-turbo diesel mill noted boasts 210 PS and 500 Nm. Additionally, said new turbo-diesel mill detailed continues to be paired with Ford’s signature 10-speed automatic transmission and part-time four-wheel-drive.

Ford has also expanded the availability of its V6 turbo-diesel engine option across both the Ranger and Everest for its 2026MY guise.

Notably, this is not a market-specific change either – it stems from Ford’s own global rationalisation effort for both the Ranger and Everest nameplates. The Blue Oval Marque further notes that said new mill is the most popular choice in the Ranger’s line-up too.

Ford have also expanded the availability of its 3.0-litre V6 turbo-diesel engine option across the range. In turn, for the Australian market at least, said V6 lump is now reportedly offered across 13 of the 22 diesel-powered Ranger variants available versus just 5 prior.

For the Everest, said V6 is also now available for the Ranger’s SUV-bodied twin for its entry-level guise, as well as its mid-specced Ambiente and new Active range-topper trimlines – the latter being the replacement to the previous Trend-badged flagship.

Expect these changes to be reflected across ASEAN-bound models soon enough...

Otherwise, there are no other mechanical changes to note. Retained here too is the part-time four-wheel-drive (4WD) driveline. 

We can perhaps expect the same switch to occur with both the Ranger and Everest for the ASEAN market too, perhaps sometime next year.