Our spy photographers have snapped exclusive photographs of the interior of the 2012 Ford Ranger.
Codenamed the T6, Ford Australia is developing the Ford Ranger for worldwide consumption.
These exclusive photos show a right-hand-drive version of the Ford Ranger, fitted out with the interior that will make the final production model. The interior Pavle.com.au spied recently was of a mule, this time around the interior represents the final product.
A Ford insider told CarAdvice earlier last year that the T6 Ranger would feature car-like levels of fit and finish. These exclusive pictures show a Fiesta-esque interior.
Featuring the same steering wheel as the Fiesta, in addition to a similar centre stack layout, it’s a sure bet that the 2011 Ford Ranger will launch with Ford SYNC and an LCD screen for upper models. The LCD screen also allows the fitting of a reversing camera.
People with keen eyes will also note a smaller LCD in the speedometer cluster, probably there for trip computer, fuel consumption and vehicle settings.
Also clear on the rearward facing photo is well appointed rear seats complete with adjustable headrests. The material and finish appear to be of a high quality.
The vehicle photographed also features tweeters in the wing mirror housing, hinting at a high quality sound system available at launch. A switch for the stability control can also be seen on the dashboard
With the launch of the Volkswagen Amorak, it’s quite clear that Ford needs to stay on top of the game and hit the ground running when the T6 Ford Ranger is launched in 2011. Commercial vehicles such as the Ranger are changing more from workhorses to car-like vehicles that double as work trucks.
Once again i take my hat off to C/A, ANOTHER scoop, looks good, lots of action in the ute industry of late, for mine the best is still the Triton.
This could well be the last Ford/Mazda alliance?
How do these spy photographers take these pics? Run into the secret testing base, pull of the covers, crawl inside the car while the testers are on their lunch break? It does seem like the photo’s were taken in a hurry. Good scoop.
someone should buy them a decent camera :-S
Whoah, I hope this Pavle guy doesn’t get in trouble for this. I’ve never seen a spy picture taken from INSIDE the car before, and I don’t think Ford would like the idea of some photographer breaking into their development cars to peel back gaffer tape and the like.
Other than that, don’t know how tradies would react to an interior stolen from what’s perhaps the girliest Ford on the market (relatively speaking).
Yes good pics,
good to see a bit more going into these utes these days (tech wise)
Hope it has ipod and bluetooth ??? or i wont buy one ………
Heard they are canning the Falcon Ute due to The ONE FORD policy..
Anyone share some light on this?
As of Oct 2010 the Wagon is dead, maybee the ute aswell , to make way tor T6?
If they can the Falcon ute they will kis goodbye 100 sales per month.
People who buy falcon utes buy them because they demand more than a 3rd world level of interior and comfort, plus many like the sporty aspect of the lower riding models..
They would be silly to can the Falcon ute, the Ranger would have to be one ripper ute to be even considered a replacement. I doubt it will be because they will still have to keep this ute to a budget otherwise they will price themselves out of the typical jap ute market which has a cheaper entry model then the Falcon and Commodore ute market.
A Territory based ute on the other hand would raise my eyebrows
This was from an inside quote from an employee at Geelong stating that the ute is on life support due to ONE FORD policy.
Check it out yourself on news.com.au….
if it happens it would be a huge shame and really a sad day in Australias hitory as Ford Aus came up with the ute.
Is this the same apparent “Ford Insider” that has come out with plenty of dooms day style “inside” reports that so far have been proven false??
100 sales per month…more like 1000 sales per month
Ah yes, a typo.
It is actually around 1000 per month.
Surprised I wasnt picked up on that earlier
They can axe the Falcon Ute [i drive one] as long as they replace it with a F150 Ute being sold at the same price or LESS
Looks like photos were taken from mobile phone. Similar grain to my Nokia.
Ive got to ask, how come the T6 which was always referred to as a 2012 model, has now been refered to as a 2011 model, and this isnt CA’s first article to do so
Falcon ute definately wont be going anywhere anytime soon, it’s still extremely popular and one of the few segments where they swap the lead with Holden on a regular basis.
The interior looks the good on the T6, hopefully it put pressure on the likes of Hilux and Triton.
Andrew M, I think what’s happened with the 2011/2012 year reference is due to how we Australians refer to new models, we release a model and attach the year it’s released as the model year (makes sense) where as a lot of places will release a model but refer to it as the following years model like the US, with the release of the T6 being a global I think we were initially refering to it like the US do, ie 2012 year model for a 2011 release but it now seems CA has switched back to how we refer to new models in Australia, ie released in 2011 and named a 2011 model.
Yeah that whole calling the models name a year early just gives me the shytes.
Its not only the overseas models that do it, but the commodore does that too.
Yeh annoys the hell out of me too they way they (Americans) will call a car released in 2010 a 2011 model. Seeing this is an Aussie site, good to change back to the way we do things here :)
Leads me to a question: when reading about the Ecoboost 4 going into the Falcon, I have seen 2011 mentioned a lot? Is that using the American way or Australian?
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yay, they finaly put the hand brake in the right spot!
Have a BT-50 with umbrella handbrake. it is actually pretty handy! especially seen as i dont have the centre console on the pov pack model….. just gives me an extra place to store bigger items that i want to hand real quick….. or a touring fridge fits in there quite snug. Neither is possible with the traditional car handbrake! That said, it did take some getting used to and prob doesn’t have appeal to majority
Leave the handbrake under the dash like a real mans truck. This is not some hairdressers Celica.
I’d like to think Ford can roll the Rolux or gut the gutlux but they just seem to insist on coming second or third in everything they do ever since Polites left the building. A roomy, cool looking ute with 265 tyres, the 2.7 or 3.0 PSA V6 TDi/6sp auto and Territory front suspension and they’d kill the pig. I would buy one and many Hilux owners would jump ship.
I’m expecting more of the same though (rough cramped Mazda) with a tarted up body and interior and being outclassed & massively outsold by the big T as usual – but hey, maybe it’ll have an iPod jack!!
I imagine that would be the case…. given current model already does have an ipod jack
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The skinny work trucks still have their place. Practicality for tradies is something that ford seems to have priortised with their trade vehicles. With the current ranger and bt they delivered a practical and capable package with plenty of power (evidenced by awards given). It was a huge jump from the previous courier and bravo, especially with 3 tonne tow and 3 litre turbo diesel… you cant forget these utes where one of the first to offer these in a package that was well under 40K (I paid 34 driveaway with bull and tow). Forestry, farmers, boat owners and part time rurals appreciate the fact your driving a capable 4wd that is still small enough to manoveure round town and tight bush or do a decent drive comfortably.
I wouldnt be writing off the fiesta based interior either…. Ford euro r the only guys to consistently put out good innovative product.. funnily enough that translates into them making a profit! combine that with aussie design team practicality and i reckon this could be a great package. Will wait and see though…. would need to be pretty special to steal top spot from lux or even any sales (Most lux buyers would only ever buy a cruiser if they didnt upgrade to new lux), however with a combined attack from amarok, we are finally seeing some progression in a catergory that has been reluctant to progress for a fair while now.
Points well made jp but practical? Rear seat not fit for human habitation (if over 4′ tall), crashy bumpy ride, rated at a tonne but only safe with half that and tow rating unrealistically high from a safety perpective. Why are they all so damn narrow? – must be a tax thing somewhere.
Navara is a more realistic width but 2.5 diesel is stupidly small with corresponding lag. I wish someone would just do the job properly – they can charge and people will pay. They are cheap but if youv’e come from a Falc/Com/F-series they feel inept and irritating and the worst thing is that your only other choices: Patrol & Cruiser aren’t much better. Whaddya buy now? – maybe Ford will surprise but I wont get my hopes up.
Gerg, I’m led to believe that the T6 will be considerably larger all round than the current model, that’s apparently one of the reasons it won’t be sold in the US as it may steal F Truck customers.
I have also read it is meant to be larger
Maybe there is hope after all – Where I work we have dozens of Prados and even more Hiluxes. The Prados are very well liked but the Hiluxes less so. We seem to be having a lot of gearbox, clutch, tyre and suspension issues and many have had a ride on a tilt tray for various reasons. The D4D in the lux has about 20% less torque than the Prado and the Hilux body roll makes them less than pleasant to drive (although light years ahead of what they were). The lack of airbags in the cruisers has meant that many businesses in WA have gone to Hiluxes to be allowed on minesites. Many of these luxes are now overloaded and the lack of clearance under that front belly guard means they arent very capable off-road.
They are still good performers in their class (probably best) but even one-eyed lux luvvers are ready for a change. Some competition would be good. Is the T6 only going to have the 3.0 duratorq?
Is there any chance of Ford doing a wagon variation ala Challenger/Triton or Pathfinder/Navara?
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because the Challenger is ugly. I’m leaning towards a Pathfinder atm, but would be keen to see a Ford option IF it eventuates.
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Are you honestly so one-eyed that every product that doesn’t come out of GM is an ugly, low quality POS?
Going from what has been shown on the inside of this new ranger ute, i like it alot! Id like to see what sort of engines and gear boxes come out with it, who calls for 5litre V8 Version? Now thatd have some pulling power XD
I agree ben if they put 5.0lt v8 in it ill buy two ,just because i will want a back up when i wear the first one out .
Somone needs to make a work truck that applies to people that are passionate about driving . Somthing with some soul not like the tractors on the market now. Plus v8 on gas cheaper to run and service then a diesel
On some of the earlier Mule Photos, I was able to do a quick measure up, and it appears the wheel base has increased nearly 200mm to 3200mm and the rear door on the cabin is 100 longer, all of which of course will increase the rear leg room and make the rear seat more comfortable.
As a current (well just superseeded) Ranger owner, I am very interested in the T6 Project. Certainly, increased rear leg room is a high priority for my next truck, but so is extedned range, 3,000kg towing capacity and +1,000kg load. I can handle the bumpy ride but I can’t poor performance. The one thing the Ranger had over the pack had been it’s brilliant engine. But it will need to get a whole lot better, now that the Triton and Navara have just or about to release 140+kw and over 400Nm of torque.
Guys Having seen the T6 in the flesh now in Bacchus Marsh and Little River It is much bigger then the Hilux. I drive a 2009 Navara and it was higher wider and longer then my truck! Good on Ford USA letting Ford Oz do the engineering and validation work here similar to GM and Holden doing the work on the Camero.
I have to laugh at the comment someone made on the Fiesta Interior I can only guess that he has a never sat in one or driven a Ford EU car? Drive and sit in one then bring your unbiased opinion here! I for one am glad to see the Eu influence on the ‘Jap’ trucks. My only suggestion would be putting Falcon seats in these utes as the current seats on all the ‘Jap’ utes are made for a bloke thats four foot tall!
As the world gets smaller and smaller No one car is guaranteed to live forever including the Falcon and the Commodore! It will be a sad day if either of these products died but in the long term neither is going anywhere both have new model developments underway and this coupled with new engine technology will hopefully keep them going!
Amazing how an ALL NEW model is being judged based on the current OLD model and the NEW courier hasn’t even been released yet…
Is this the same apparent “Ford Insider” that has come out with plenty of dooms day style “inside” reports that so far have been proven false??