First look: 2022 Ford Ranger & Everest (Endeavour)! V6 and plug-in hybrid coming

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The 2022 Ford Ranger and Everest (Endeavour) are going hybrid in their quest to take down the all-conquering Toyota HiLux and Fortuner.  Confidential plans about the 2022 Ford Ranger and Everest have leaked ahead of a drip-feed of information about the new models, which kicks off later this year.  The plans, exclusively obtained by CarExpert, detail the range of drivetrains and offer a breakdown of next-generation Ranger and Everest models to be offered by Ford, including plug-in hybrid variants of both the dual-cab ute and off-road SUV.  Read the full details: https://www.carexpert.com.au/news/2022-ford-ranger-and-everest-to-go-hybrid-everything-you-need-to-know/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=hub-content&utm_term=2022-ranger-everest&utm_content=&utm_campaign=news-story  Skip Ahead: Intro: 00:00 Our Source: 00:20 Engine Details: 00:50 Ford and Volkswagen Alliance: 03:59 2022 Ranger & Everest Design: 05:11 My Take: 08:47  We review every new car on the market, bust car myths, cover the latest car tech and answer your burning questions.  Whether you need new car advice, purchase validation or simply love learning more about new cars and technology, we are your car experts.  Subscribe to Car Expert: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7DvMhvy3H7ntEgn9n3xQcQ?sub_confirmation=1  You'll find us dropping new video content three times a week. If you'd like to ask a question about one of our videos, simply leave us a comment. If you'd like to give us any feedback on our content, feel free to email us, or alternatively, hit us up on social media.  Finally, we want this channel to grow with your support and feedback. If there's anything you don't like or would like to see us change, we'd love to hear from you! #ford #ranger #everest #endeavour  Follow us on social media to see what we're up to and to ask any questions!  CarExpert: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarExpertAus Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/CarExpertAus Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carexpert.com.au  Paul Maric: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PaulMaric Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/PaulMaric Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/PaulMaric

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00:00 G'day, I'm Paul.

00:01 Recently, we published an exclusive story

00:03 on the 2022 Ford Ranger and the Ford Everest,

00:06 or the Ford Endeavour, as it's known.

00:08 The story was really well received,

00:09 and I know that because it was shared a lot

00:11 and copied a lot.

00:12 But some of you asked why we didn't do a video on it.

00:15 Well, we kind of asked ourselves the same question,

00:17 so let's get into it.

00:18 Let's kick things off.

00:19 Where is this information from?

00:22 Well, I can't tell you my source

00:23 because I'd have to kill you.

00:24 Just kidding, I'm not going to kill you,

00:26 but I've got two confidential sources,

00:27 and both of them have intimate knowledge of the design

00:31 and also the future engine lineup.

00:33 And I use both of those sources

00:34 to put all of this information together.

00:36 This is all correct as it stands right now.

00:39 This may change between now and 2022/2023

00:43 when these cars are released,

00:44 but as it stands right now, this is the information.

00:47 It's all accurate.

00:48 That's all I can say without killing you.

00:50 Let's run through what we know.

00:51 We're going to start with the engines,

00:52 and the 3.2 litre five-cylinder diesel engine is gone.

00:56 That's going to be killed at the end

00:57 of this current generation of Ranger and Everest/Endeavour.

01:01 They've had a good run with it.

01:02 It came out with the T6,

01:04 and it's been used both across the Mazda BT50

01:06 and the Ford Ranger,

01:07 and it's still currently the standard engine

01:09 that's available.

01:10 Instead, Ford's going to be moving to a two litre diesel.

01:12 It's a four-cylinder twin turbocharged diesel engine.

01:16 All of the engines that you're about to hear

01:17 will use a 10-speed automatic transmission.

01:20 This is the transmission that's been co-developed

01:21 between Ford and GM.

01:23 It's used in a number of Ford products globally,

01:25 and it's also currently in use

01:27 with that two litre diesel engine.

01:28 The 10-speed auto has proven to be pretty good so far,

01:31 but Ford did, as we record this,

01:33 just release a recall for about 20,000 cars

01:36 with issues with that 10-speed automatic

01:38 that they're currently working through.

01:40 And do let us know in the comments below,

01:41 have you got a Ranger or an Everest

01:43 that has had problems with that 10-speed automatic?

01:46 We're quite keen to hear from customers

01:48 who are either part of that recall

01:49 or have had other dramas with their 10-speed automatic.

01:51 The two litre diesel makes 157 kilowatts of power

01:54 and 500 newton metres of torque.

01:57 We've driven Rangers and Everest with this engine before.

01:59 It's a really good, hearty engine.

02:01 It's good for towing,

02:02 and given that it's a twin turbo diesel,

02:04 you get a lot of torque down low from the first turbo,

02:06 and then more torque at the top end from the second one.

02:08 The big news for both Everest and Ranger

02:10 is that a three litre V6 diesel is coming.

02:13 This is a turbocharged V6 diesel.

02:15 It was released in the F-150 last year,

02:18 and it's a pretty decent engine.

02:19 It's gonna give both the Ranger and the Everest

02:21 a big kick in the pants.

02:22 It produces 190 kilowatts of power

02:25 and get this 600 newton metres of torque.

02:28 So that's gonna give these cars some serious grunt,

02:30 and it's gonna mean when you tow things

02:31 closer to the end of that 3,500 kilogram

02:34 brake towing capacity,

02:36 that it's gonna feel a whole lot more effortless.

02:37 When we've tested the Amarok before

02:39 with the four cylinder versus the V6,

02:41 you just feel like you're towing less of a load

02:43 with the V6.

02:44 You're not having to get a run up to overtake other cars.

02:47 So a V6 diesel is going to be very welcome

02:49 to both the Ranger and the Everest

02:51 when it finally does come out.

02:52 The biggest news though is that plug-in hybrid

02:55 is coming to both Ranger and Everest.

02:58 Now this technology is extremely important for Ford

03:00 because as companies move towards a greener image,

03:03 a lot of big fleets, councils, government agencies,

03:05 they all want to bring their CO2 levels down,

03:08 become carbon neutral wherever they can.

03:10 They're going to go down the path of opting

03:11 for these plug-in hybrid cars

03:13 'cause they get free driving range with electricity,

03:15 and then also a reduced driving range

03:17 with that hybrid drivetrain

03:18 as the plug-in hybrid capacity runs out.

03:21 Plug-in hybrid of course uses a battery pack

03:23 that sits beneath the car.

03:24 It gives you around 60 to 100 kilometres

03:26 of pure electric driving range.

03:27 Outside of that, it's all then a hybrid system

03:30 that helps it get along and save fuel.

03:31 Terms of the engine, it is a 2.3 litre turbocharged

03:35 four cylinder EcoBoost engine,

03:36 and it's going to produce 270 kilowatts of power

03:40 and 680 newton metres of torque.

03:43 This engine hasn't been used anywhere else

03:44 in the Ford range before.

03:46 So as far as we can tell, the Ranger and the Everest

03:48 will be the first two cars in the Ford family

03:50 to get this plug-in hybrid drivetrain.

03:52 And it also means that the car will be extremely efficient.

03:54 That should mean around three litres per 100 kilometres

03:58 in fuel economy.

03:59 Now, before we jump into the pictures,

04:00 I want to run you through just a little bit of background

04:02 between Ford and Volkswagen.

04:04 They struck up a partnership recently

04:06 that means that Volkswagen is going to develop

04:07 a city-sized van like the next generation of Caddy.

04:10 So that will wear a Ford badge and a Volkswagen badge.

04:13 And Ford is doing development

04:14 of a dual cab commercial vehicle and also a large van.

04:18 So that means that the Ford Ranger

04:20 will also be a Volkswagen Amarok.

04:22 They're likely to share the same engines.

04:24 They'll just have different badges

04:25 and a slightly different design.

04:26 The platform that both the Ranger and the Amarok

04:28 are going to share is a modified version of the T6 platform.

04:32 T6 platform was originally developed here in Australia

04:34 through Ford's Asia Pacific division,

04:36 and it born the Ford Ranger and also the BT50.

04:40 Since then, the Ford Ranger has been updated

04:41 to add things like electric power assisted steering.

04:44 And they also developed a slightly different platform

04:45 for the Ranger that's used in the US

04:47 along with the Raptor as well.

04:49 So it will be that platform with a few modifications

04:51 that will generate the next generation of the Ford Ranger,

04:54 the Ford Everest/Endeavour, and the Volkswagen Amarok.

04:56 So there are all the facts that we've been able

04:57 to put together from our confidential sources.

04:59 If you want to see more detail,

05:00 because there is a stack more detail,

05:02 you can use the link in the description,

05:04 which will take you to carexpert.com.au

05:06 where we have that news story.

05:07 But now let's get into the design

05:09 and see what both of these are gonna look like.

05:11 These are computer generated images.

05:12 They've taken information from our confidential sources

05:15 plus images already on the internet,

05:16 and we've given them to our designer

05:18 to come up with this design.

05:19 And I'll tell you what, I absolutely love the look of it.

05:22 What you're seeing here is the Ford Ranger in Wildtrak trim.

05:25 That's right up at the top, just beneath the Raptor.

05:27 It has a really aggressive front end on it

05:29 that's been derived from the new F-150.

05:32 You can see around the outer rim there,

05:33 LED daytime running lights, and also LED headlights.

05:37 A big, bold grill, and we know that the Wildtrak

05:40 and the off-road spec models

05:41 are gonna have a honeycomb grill.

05:42 Just gives the car a really aggressive appearance

05:44 on the road.

05:45 So we know this is a Ranger as it approaches you.

05:47 If you look off to the side of the car,

05:49 we have new wheels and also the plug-in hybrid port.

05:51 Our understanding is it will be up the front of the car.

05:54 You open that port to plug in

05:55 for your electricity charge for the Ranger.

05:58 Obviously, if you don't get the plug-in hybrid,

06:00 you'll just have a normal fuel cap.

06:01 Around the back of the car,

06:02 they have employed LED taillights.

06:04 This again has been derived from the F-150.

06:07 They really make the car stand out at night,

06:09 and often with these utes,

06:10 they all kind of look the same at the rear.

06:12 So being able to differentiate them a little bit

06:14 is going to help.

06:15 You'll also notice there on the bumper bar,

06:17 there is a side step.

06:19 So that means if you do have stuff in the back of the tray,

06:21 you'll be able to step up on the side,

06:22 reach in and grab it,

06:23 and it'll be pretty easy to do.

06:25 Ford also implemented as part of the Raptor

06:27 a suspended tailgate.

06:28 So that means when you do open it,

06:29 it's spring-loaded and it's easier to open and close,

06:32 and we think they're going to carry that over.

06:34 They may even integrate a step-up

06:36 like they do in the F-150.

06:37 So that's a step that folds out of the tray,

06:39 makes it easier to get into the tray to retrieve items.

06:42 Okay, over to the Everest.

06:43 This is the thing that has me quite excited.

06:46 That's because the Ford Everest to date

06:47 has been basically just a wagon version of the Ford Ranger.

06:51 And while it is called the Everest,

06:52 it is known as the Endeavour in other markets.

06:54 What you're seeing here is the Wildtrak X.

06:57 The Wildtrak X is a new model that Ford's concocting.

06:59 It's effectively going to be a hardcore off-road version.

07:03 It's kind of like a Raptor version of the Everest,

07:05 except not quite as extreme.

07:07 So we hear that it's going to have Bilstein shock absorbers

07:09 and big, chunky BFGoodrich KO2 tires,

07:13 similar to the Ford Ranger.

07:14 So it should mean that you can do

07:15 some pretty hardcore off-roading in it.

07:17 You're not going to be going to do jumps

07:18 and that kind of thing.

07:19 But as you can see here, it is really meaty

07:22 and I seriously love the look of it.

07:24 Look at that front grill.

07:24 Again, you've got the LED daytime running lights,

07:26 the LED headlights integrated into there.

07:29 And what we've done here is just put in

07:30 that plug-in hybrid port

07:31 so you can see what that would look like.

07:33 You have the rock crawlers on the side.

07:34 And if you jump around to the back of the car,

07:36 Ford has again gone down the path of those LED taillights

07:39 to make this stand out at night.

07:41 They've gone a bit Explorer on the rear too.

07:43 So it gives it a bit of definition.

07:45 It makes this feel a lot bigger than the current Everest.

07:48 Makes it feel a little less like a wagon-based version

07:51 of the Ford Ranger.

07:52 Final one is the interior.

07:53 Our source says that the interior will have a setup

07:56 similar to the Ford Marquis,

07:57 which is Ford's new electric car based on the Mustang.

07:59 So 12.8 inch portrait screen

08:01 and then an LCD screen in front of the driver.

08:04 This will simply bring Ford into the next generation

08:06 of interiors for commercial vehicles.

08:08 And we've seen the new Hilux update,

08:11 kind of looks very much the same.

08:12 So Toyota's going to want to get up with the game

08:15 if they really want to compete

08:16 with the next generation Ranger.

08:18 Very excited to see how Ford's going to make the interior

08:20 of the Ranger and the Everest feel

08:22 a little less industrial looking with hard surfaces

08:25 and that kind of thing.

08:26 We don't want it blowing up our hardness tester.

08:28 What has Ford said about all this?

08:30 Well, we put these questions to Ford

08:32 to see whether they would provide a response

08:33 and unsurprisingly enough,

08:35 they didn't really want to say too much,

08:36 which is a good sign that tells us

08:38 this information is probably right.

08:39 But if you want to see their full responses,

08:40 you can head to our website

08:42 and the link is in the description

08:43 that will take you to the full news story

08:45 with Ford's full responses to our questions.

08:47 So what's my take on all this?

08:49 Well, I'm personally a really big fan

08:50 of the Ford Ranger and the Ford Everest.

08:52 Both of those cars, I mean,

08:54 if you put aside the fact that they were engineered

08:56 and designed here in Australia,

08:57 you know, patriotism and all that sort of stuff,

08:59 they're both really good dual cab utilities

09:01 and also a ute-based SUV.

09:03 But the thing that really makes them shine

09:05 is how versatile they are for towing,

09:07 for comfort and for off-road driving.

09:09 So they really do tick all those boxes.

09:11 The Ranger Raptor then takes it to the next level

09:13 because you can do jumps in it.

09:15 I've done jumps in it before

09:16 and any ute that does jumps happily without breaking

09:19 is a good ute in my opinion.

09:21 So that means that Ford has a problem on its hand.

09:23 It's like a 911.

09:24 How do you improve a 911 without annoying people?

09:27 And Ford has to do the same thing here with the Ranger.

09:29 They have obvious abilities to improve technology

09:31 'cause it is a little backwards in technology.

09:33 In fact, all utes are.

09:34 And also the introduction of a plug-in hybrid drivetrain

09:36 will give Ford access to a few more customers

09:39 who wanna try and reduce CO2 levels

09:41 but still need a dual cab ute for their business

09:43 or their agency if they're within the government.

09:45 What does this mean for the other competitors?

09:47 Well, they could be in trouble.

09:48 Toyota has committed to having a hybrid

09:50 across its entire lineup by 2025.

09:53 That'll include utes like the Hilux.

09:55 The Hilux is currently the best selling

09:57 dual cab ute in Australia.

09:58 The problem is Hilux hasn't really caught up

10:00 in terms of technology or in terms of the way

10:02 they present the interior and the way that the car drives.

10:05 So Toyota has just revealed a new update for the Hilux

10:08 but it isn't a big change from the current one.

10:10 And they'll wanna have a really impressive hybrid system

10:13 out there pretty soon to compete with a plug-in hybrid.

10:16 That sits one step above a regular parallel

10:19 or series hybrid like you'd find it

10:20 in the Prius or a Camry.

10:22 So is this next generation Ranger and Everest

10:24 a good thing or a bad thing?

10:25 Well, in my opinion, it's only a good thing

10:27 but there's a caveat to that.

10:29 This technology needs to work flawlessly.

10:31 Ford goes and plugs a plug-in hybrid into the Ranger.

10:34 This is a vehicle that someone is going to drive

10:36 across the center of Australia.

10:38 There is a lot of nothingness out there.

10:40 You want a car that's easy to fix

10:41 and you can get serviced anywhere.

10:43 When the car's out of warranty in five years time,

10:45 you don't wanna have to keep taking it back to Ford

10:47 to have it fixed.

10:48 So this technology is going to have to be complex

10:50 so that it meets the requirements of fuel efficiency

10:52 but equally, it's going to have to be simple enough

10:54 so that you can't find yourself stranded

10:57 in the middle of the desert

10:58 and not be able to fix the problem that you've got.

11:00 If it's all electronic stuff and the car's not working,

11:03 what's the point?

11:04 And that's why Toyota have been very smart

11:06 with their strategy on Hilux

11:07 and stuff like 70 Series Land Cruiser.

11:09 Some of the switches in those cars were used in the 70s.

11:12 I'm exaggerating there,

11:13 but they keep them as simple as they can

11:15 for the reason that if you do break down somewhere,

11:17 you can fix it yourself or find a part

11:19 just around the corner in a Toyota dealership.

11:21 So let us know in the comments below,

11:23 what do you think?

11:24 Are you excited for all this stuff?

11:25 Do you have any questions?

11:26 I'll answer as much as I can.

11:27 And no, I can't tell you who my confidential source is,

11:30 but for all of the details, you can head to our website.

11:33 The link is in the description.

11:34 We have the full write-up there

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