Ford Ranger has a 2.3L hybrid engine; will not be made in Thailand, not likely to go to Malaysia
The Ford Ranger will receive a petrol-electric hybrid powertrain within the next 12 months, Australian website Drive reported. Plans seen by the website indicate that the pickup will have a plug-in hybrid powertrain option for the 2024 model year update, although the site notes that Ford Australia has not confirmed the reported details. this fox.
This will be a 4-cylinder, 2.3-liter gasoline engine combined with “one or more” electric motors to set up electrification, and in pure ICE form, this engine is already available on the Ranger at the US market as well as its Volkswagen twin, the Amarokthe second engine produces 302 hp and 452 Nm of torque.
While most versions of Ranger and its SUV brother, Everest – such as those intended for the Malaysian market – made in Thailand, Drive The report suggests that the PHEV Ranger for Australia could be manufactured in South Africa, which produces pickups and SUVs for the African and European markets. The Silverton plant in South Africa also produces the Volkswagen Amarok.
The Ford Ranger and Everest sold in Malaysia and neighboring markets are made in Thailand, where diesel powertrains prevail and neither model is produced with the 2.3-liter petrol engine. Therefore, the upcoming PHEV Ranger for Australia could come from South Africa. Therefore, this makes it difficult for the future PHEV Ranger to enter the Malaysian market.
In Malaysia, the latest variant of the upcoming Ranger pickup truck is Ranger Raptor with 2.0L Bi-Turbo Diesel Engine, adds a 2.0-litre, twin-turbo four-cylinder diesel engine that produces 210hp/500Nm and is priced at RM248,888 on the uninsured. For comparison, the 3.0L V6 petrol Ranger Raptor is priced at RM259,888 OTR without insurance.
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