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The Ford Ranger Raptor is already probably the most succesful off-road ute you should purchase new in Australia, permitting you to cross the Simpson Desert straight off the showroom ground, however now you should purchase a good more durable one.
Restricted to 500 items Australia-wide, the Ranger Raptor Desert Pack is priced at $5990 together with vendor fitment – on high of the worth of a brand new MY26 Raptor ($90,690 earlier than on-road prices).
For a complete outlay of greater than $100,000, the limited-edition accent pack makes the Australian-developed super-ute much more adventure-ready because of off-road racing-inspired roof lighting and different useful upgrades.
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The Ranger Raptor Desert Pack consists of:
- Function-built ARB sports activities bar
- 4 roof bar-mounted ARB Nacho Quatro Lamps
- Unique Desert Pack Decal (no-cost)
- Ford Efficiency all-weather ground mats – entrance and rear
Ford says the ARB sports activities bar and roof-mounted Nacho Quatro Lamps will stay unique to the Desert Pack till all 500 items are offered, after which they’ll grow to be out there as particular person equipment through Ford sellers.
It stated the trophy truck-inspired additions, developed completely for the Raptor by Australian off-road gear producer ARB, had been impressed by the car’s three consecutive wins within the Inventory Class of the gruelling Finke Desert Race.
“The Ranger Raptor has confirmed itself within the hardest situations possible, setting information at Finke within the Inventory Class competitors and demonstrating real, real-world, desert racing functionality,” stated Ford Australia advertising director Ambrose Henderson.
“The Desert Pack celebrates that racing heritage whereas delivering the genuine off-road enhancements that our most enthusiastic prospects have been asking for. By partnering with ARB, we’re bringing that very same spirit of utmost efficiency to prospects who demand that little bit additional functionality and elegance from their Raptor.”
The one drawback is the Raptor’s factory-fitted Energy Curler Shutter is just not appropriate with the Desert Pack, though the Actual Truck Energy Curler Shutter (beforehand Mountain Prime) could be fitted and is obtainable as a Ford accent.
And Ford advises that operation of the Nacho driving lights could stop the DAB+ digital radio from working, and that “use of those lights are topic to state and territory laws and house owners ought to examine these earlier than working”.
There’s are not any different adjustments for the 2026 Ranger Raptor, which means its twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre petrol V6 continues to ship 292kW of energy and 583Nm of torque.
The Desert Pack is obtainable to order through Ford sellers now for MY26 Ranger Raptors, which can start manufacturing in October 2025, with automobiles anticipated to reach nationally within the coming months.
Up to now this yr, the Raptor has accounted for at least 12 per cent of all Ranger 4×4 gross sales in Australia – an unimaginable 4765 out of an unrivalled 39,729 automobiles.
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