The Ford Ranger (T6) Thread

Pricing: Ulterio Motive Showcases Six-Wheel Ford Ranger

Ulterio Motiv has showcased its Ford Ranger 6×4 in Cape Town. Pricing for this conversion below.

Armoured vehicle specialist SVI Engineering’s Ulterio Motiv sister company recently showcased its 6×6 Toyota Land Cruiser bakkie conversion. However, that’s not all vehicle the South African company previewed to media. Ulterio Motive also demonstrated the prowess of its 6×4 Ford Ranger.

Based on the 2.0 SiT Super Cab 4×4 automatic derivative, while a 6×6 conversion is also available for the single-cab 4×4 variant, the 6×4 model was designed for a wide variety of applications, including camping, commercial, emergency, and skip carrying. The conversion comprises extending the donor car’s chassis to accommodate the non-driven third axle, which gains a set of disc brakes and an electric handbrake.

The aft suspension’s bogie system puts 40% of rear mass on the third axle and 60% of the load mass on the middle axle (driven wheels). The loading capacity has been increased to two tonnes. The 6×4 Ranger Super Cab has a kerb weight of approximately 2 500 kg and a gross vehicle mass of 4 500 kg. So, to drive this three-axle bakkie on public roads, you’ll need a C1 driver’s license. The variant you see here has been equipped with a custom drop-side load bed, which is 1 600 mm wide and 2 500 mm long.

Ulterio Motiv Ford Ranger 6×4 Price in SA

The 6×4 conversion for the Ford Ranger costs R265 000, which excludes VAT and the price of the donor car. The Ranger used for the Ulterio Motiv model you see here is priced from R633 500.

6×4 Ford Ranger conversion – R265 000

The Ranger donor car retains its 2.0-litre single-turbo diesel engine, which produces 125 kW and 405 N.m, its six-speed automatic transmission, and 4×4 system.

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Pricing: Ulterio Motive Showcases Six-Wheel Ford Ranger

Ulterio Motiv has showcased its Ford Ranger-based 6x4 in Cape Town. Here's how much this conversion costs...
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Ford Ranger Double Cab 4×4 Manual (2025) Review

FAST FACTS

Model: 2025 Ford Ranger 2.0 SiT Double Cab XL 4×4 Manual
Price: R703 000
Engine: 2.0-litre turbodiesel
Transmission: 6-speed manual
Power / Torque: 125 kW/405 Nm
Claimed fuel consumption: 7.1 L/100 km
Payload capacity: 970 kg

Ford Ranger 2.0 SiT Double Cab XL 4×4 Manual: Price & After-sales support

At R703 000 before options, the Ranger Ford 2.0 SiT Double Cab XL 4×4 Manual is backed with a 4-year/120 000km warranty. Service plans are available at extra cost. Ford offers numerous option packs for this vehicle, so whether you want to improve its appearance or make it more suitable for hard-core off-roading, the brand probably has a well-priced package for you.

Verdict

In many ways, the Ford Ranger 2.0SiT Double Cab XL 4×4 Manual proved to be one of the more pleasant motoring surprises this year. It’s a pleasure to again drive a robust bakkie devoid of too many frills, allowing the test team to enjoy the excellent, well-thought out offering at its core.

In our view, this model comfortably bests the listed alternatives from Toyota and Isuzu and, while it is certainly somewhat of a niche product given the manual transmission, it is likely to be exactly the type of vehicle its target buyer wants.


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2026 Bakkie Brawl: Hilux, D-Max and Ranger all getting upgrades - here's what to expect

2026 will be a big year for South Africa’s bakkie market, with the country’s three best-selling stalwarts all due to receive updates.

The most comprehensive of these is the top-selling Toyota Hilux, which receives significant exterior and interior enhancements as well as under-the-skin upgrades.

The Isuzu D-Max is also set to receive a facelift, while Ford’s Ranger will see a range realignment take place alongside a few subtle cosmetic tweaks.

All three vehicles are locally manufactured for local consumption and export, and that status will continue for all three following the 2026 upgrades.

Ford Ranger realignment

The Toyota Hilux’s biggest rival is also set for some enhancements in 2026, with Ford’s revised Ranger set to reach local shores during the first half of the year.

Ford South Africa will be offering a revised line-up that it says is better suited to the needs of its customers.

The big news is the discontinuation of the 155kW 2.0-litre bi-turbo diesel engine. However, the gap will be plugged, to a degree, by a new 2.3-litre turbopetrol engine, which produces 222kW and 452Nm. The current 3.0-litre V6 turbodiesel will also become available on a wider range of derivatives. The 2.0-litre single-turbo diesel, while continuing to produce 125kW and 405Nm, has been upgraded with a new timing chain for improved durability. This model also gains a 10-speed automatic gearbox option in place of the previous six-speed.

For the first time ever, the Sport trim level will be offered in South Africa, and it will be available with the aforementioned 2.3-litre petrol and 3.0 V6 diesel engine options. The latter will now also be fitted to the Ranger Tremor. The regular Wildtrak will be fitted with the 2.3 petrol in 4x2 guise and the 3.0 V6 diesel in 4x4 configuration.

The base model Ranger is being discontinued, leaving the XL and XLT models at the lower end of the range - and both will be powered by the single-turbo diesel engine.

Although Ford SA hasn’t specifically mentioned cosmetic upgrades, our Ranger could mimic overseas versions, which gain new colour accents, with chromes and greys making way for black, and an updated wheel design for the Wildtrak.

 
Updated Ranger to lose its best-value models

Big changes will happen to Ford’s Ranger line-up early next year. But will that create a Ranger XLT-spec gap for loyal Ford double-cab buyers?

Ford’s revised Ranger line-up looks set to have a huge impact on South African bakkie buyers in 2026. But what does the loss of the 2.0-litre bi-turbodiesel (BiT) really mean?

First, some background. VW did all the hard work, and Ford benefited. Until now. That’s the story of 2.0-litre turbodiesel engines in double-cab bakkies for the South African market.

When the Amarok launched back in 2010, the market judged its 2.0 TDI engine as too small and overstressed for a South African double-cab bakkie operating under severe local conditions. But VW engineers proved everyone wrong, partly because the Amarok also eventually brought a more sophisticated transmission to market, too, with many gears: the ZF 8-speed auto.

When Ford retired the 3.2-litre, 5-cylinder turbodiesel in 2020, its 2.0 BiT became the lead South African Ranger diesel powertrain. And there was little judgment about its size – even the previous-gen Ranger Raptor used it. The market had accepted that a 2.0-litre turbodiesel could work, and work well, because the Amarok had proven it over years of durable real-world operations.

VW did the difficult initial engagement with South African bakkie buyers, convincing everyone of the 2.0-litre turbodiesel’s merits. Then Ford did the bomb-squad thing, coming to market to benefit from shifting attitudes toward smaller-capacity, double-cab bakkie engines.

 
Long-term introduction: Ford Ranger XLT leads the way with factory-backed accessory pack

If there was a prize for the most accessorised bakkie type in South Africa, it would surely go to the Ford Ranger, with enthusiastic owners all over the country regularly adding their own personal touches to their bakkie of choice.

To make things a little easier for customers of its mid-range XLT model, Ford introduced an accessory pack back in August, and now IOL Motoring is joining in the fun with a long-term test featuring one of these.

The XLT accessory pack is very reasonably priced at R27,500 and comes with a number of visual enhancements via the Ford Genuine Accessories catalogue. These include a black painted ‘FORD’ block-letter grille, as well as ‘Ranger’ bonnet lettering, and matt black surrounds for the LED headlights and DRLs.

The package also includes large black fender flares, a ‘long-legged’ sports bar and black protective bodyside mouldings on the doors.

With the package price factored in, buyers can expect to pay between R709,000 (4x2) and R792,500 (4x4) for the XLT double cabs equipped with Ford’s single-turbo diesel engine, while those respective XLT models fitted with the BiTurbo will cost R828,500 to R916,000.

The latter is the subject of our long-term test, and it will be our final taste of this twin-turbo motor as Ford plans to phase it out during the first half of 2026. From then, Ford will introduce an upgraded single-turbo motor with a new timing chain aimed at improving durability, while the 3.0 V6 diesel will also be available in a wider range of models.

While the wet belt used in the current motors (which Ford presumably employed because of its quietness of operation) has been linked to a few vehicle faults, the general consensus on Ranger owner forums seems to be that it mainly plagues owners who have not followed the correct maintenance schedules.

That said, Ford is surely making the right decision here by implementing the more durable solution.


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Long-term update: Ford Ranger XLT Bi-Turbo impresses with its on-road refinement

VERDICT

Our accessorised Ford Ranger XLT has so far provided two months' worth of comfortable and hassle-free motoring, impressing with its combination of performance, on-road refinement and practicality.

In January 2026, the XLT double cab is priced from R767,000 in single-turbo guise, with the bi-turbo priced from R802,000 in 4x2 guise and R889,500 as a 4x4.

 
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