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Tour of Duty - ‘super Ranger’ data shared
Richard Bosselman
Sept 19, 2025
Full specifications and accessories for next year’s heavy-duty workhorse have been shared.
FULSOME details of kerb weights, payloads, and axle load ratings of the various versions of the super-rugged version of the country’s top-selling ute have revealed.
In addition to delivering a tonne of technical detail, Ford has also shared about the plethora of aftermarket accessories that are incoming with the Ranger Super Duty, expected here next year at a yet-to-disclose price.
Everything from tow balls at under $100 to a full scale enhancement called the Adventure Pack for just under $24,000 have been developed.
The information onslaught has come out of Australia, home turf of global Ranger development, and all prices are in our neighbour’s currency.
Ford New Zealand has yet to give any indication about what is planned for sharing here, though there’s no suggestion that any of the accessories that have been detailed by the Melbourne regional office won’t come across the Tasman.
Meantime, the heavy-duty aspect of the model has been reinforced by the latest share.
The toll of a beefed up chassis, upgraded differentials and suspension, steel wheels with larger tyres means the new line is more than 300kg heavier than a regular Ranger with the same 3.0-litre diesel V6.
The drive.com.au website has crunched all the numbers.
It says a Ranger Super Duty single-cab has a minimum kerb weight of 2518kg, which grows to 2615kg for the Super Cab variant. The double-cab version has a kerb weight of 2675kg.
An increase in the Gross Vehicle Mass up to 4500kg means the listed payload of the Ranger Super Duty is as good as 1982kg for the single cab variant without a tray or any additional accessories fitted.
One influence on weight is the fuel load. All variants have a 130-litre fuel tank - so 70 litres larger than the standard delivery.
The Super Duty Super Cab has a 1885kg payload, while the double-cab variant has a 1825kg payload. These figures are without a tray fitted.
The Ford Ranger Super Duty also comes with an 8000kg Gross Combination Mass, to help underpin a 4500kg braked towing capacity.
Upgraded front and rear axle load ratings of 1900kg and 2800kg are cited. The Super Duty also gets locking differentials front and rear, as well as an 850mm wading depth, snorkel, and 275/70 tyres on 18-inch steel wheels.
Of obvious interest as an accessory is the heavy-duty steel tray. This is powder coated or galvanised, and is bolted-together rather than welded for ‘chassis flexibility’.
One interest point is that the Super Duty’s diesel particulate filter system has manual regeneration control; standard Ranger has an automatic DPF, but Ford says a system that can toggled by the user will be beneficial for certain off-road situations, including driving through long grass.
Ford is using a huge range of ARB-sourced accessories including a bull bar, a winch and in-cabin device mounts.
It has created a Farm Pack, a Work Pack and an Adventure Pack.
The first delivers a tray, water tank, tool box bull bar and all-weather floor mats and is cheapest; $9236 to $12,633 on direct conversion. The Adventure Pack is most ambitious and is priced between $20,172 and $23,915 on today’s rate.
The 2026 Ford Ranger Super line-up will be available initially in one variant across three body styles.
In Australia prices range from $A82,990/$NZ93,206 before on-road costs to $A89,990/$NZ101,608.