Custom Ford Everest Raptor uncovered in Thailand – not for Australia

Ford says it has no plans to build a Ford Everest Raptor off-road performance SUV – so a company in Thailand has created its own.

The Ranger Raptor is Ford’s flagship model for off-road performance in Australia – a dual-cab ute capable of taking on sand and mud with a full factory-backed warranty.

Unfortunately for those who want to get dirty off the beaten track in an Everest SUV – the Ranger’s SUV twin-under-the-skin – Ford has ruled out plans to give its seven-seat four-wheel-drive the Raptor treatment.

Thai-based car customisation workshop Shana E-Sport has revealed its own take on the Everest Raptor – pictured via the Thailand distributor of AMP Tires on Facebook – with the front end of the larger Ford F-150 Raptor R supercharged V8 pick-up sold in the US.

The F-150 parts extend to the ‘marker lights’ below the bonnet, mandated in the US for vehicles wider than 80 inches (2032mm).

Additional cosmetic tweaks include wider wheel arches, larger wheels with all-terrain tyres, and ‘Raptor’ stickers on the rear quarter panels, though it’s not known if any mechanical upgrades were made under the bodywork.

Although the regular Ford Everest and Ranger share many of their parts, Ford Australia has previously said it would need to “go away and understand if that (an Everest Raptor) is what customers really wanted)."

For now, the Ford Everest Wildtrak is the most off-road-focused variant of the seven-seat SUV in Australia – priced from $73,090 plus on-road costs with a number of upgrades carried across from the Ranger Wildtrak ute.