2026 Ford Everest will get new base engine, mannequin grade

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TheFord Everest lineup now has a less expensive entry-level mannequin with a brand new engine as a part of a revised lineup for mannequin yr 2026.5 (MY26.5), with the up to date SUV due in showrooms mid-next yr. 

Primarily based on the favored Ford Ranger ute, the Everest is Ford’s best-selling SUV – and was Australia’s top-performing SUV in September after outselling the Toyota RAV4. 

Ford beforehand introduced it might be dropping the 154kW/500Nm 2.0-litre Bi-Turbo four-cylinder engine – launched in 2018 – from each the Everest and Ranger lineups from mid-2026.

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Slotting as a substitute is a 2.0-litre single-turbo diesel four-cylinder, making the identical 125kW/405Nm because it does within the Ranger, however – whereas Ford hasn’t launched figures – it could carry improved gasoline economic system as a trade-off.

Different adjustments for the 2026 Everest see a brand new entry-level Lively mannequin grade exchange the earlier Ambiente, each names beforehand used on Ford’s passenger automobiles in Australia together with the Focus, which it not sells. 

The Lively begins the revised four-model grade Everest lineup and sits under the Sport – the preferred mannequin grade – with the vary capped by the more durable Tremor and extra luxurious Platinum variants. 

Together with the departure of the Ambiente, the Wildtrak and Pattern variants have been axed, and whereas the limited-run Black Version returns on the Ranger ute as a full-time mannequin for 2026, the Everest hasn’t adopted swimsuit.