2022 Ford Ranger price revealed for Thailand, including Raptor

Australian details might be some weeks away, but pricing for the Ford Ranger line-up has been revealed for the Thai market, where it’s made – and while there have been increases, they’re not as significant as first feared.

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Prices for the 2022 Ford Ranger – including the hardcore Raptor flagship – have been announced for Thailand, providing our best hint yet as to how much the new ute will cost in Australia once it launches from June.

The Ranger line-up in Thailand will initially comprise three model grades (Sport, Wildtrak and Raptor), available solely with a dual-cab body, and in standard versions, a choice of single-turbo and twin-turbo 2.0-litre four-cylinder diesel engines with two- or four-wheel drive.

In high-specification, bi-turbo Wildtrak form, prices have increased by between 2.4 and 2.6 per cent – figures which, if applied to Australian models, would translate to a circa-$1700 price rise, for a total of $67,800 plus on-road costs, despite more technology, comfort and space on offer.

However, it’s worth noting the much-anticipated 3.0-litre turbo-diesel V6 engine is not available in Thailand – an option box that if ticked in Australia would push the price rise even further, though by how much remains to be seen.

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The flagship Ranger Raptor – now powered by a 3.0-litre twin-turbo petrol V6, replacing the outgoing 2.0-litre twin-turbo four-cylinder diesel – has increased by 8.1 per cent, which equates to a circa-$6500 price rise, when applied to current Australian pricing.

If accurate to Australia, it would take the Raptor’s list price to approximately $86,000 plus on-road costs – up on the current Raptor X’s $79,390 plus on-road costs sticker, and the $74,990 quoted for the original Raptor Raptor at its launch in mid-2018.

The entry-level Ranger in Thailand is priced from 929,000 baht ($AU36,900) – and while a dual-cab Ranger could be previously had for as little as 692,000 baht ($AU27,500), the new Thai base model is now a better-equipped Sport variant with a 2.0-litre single-turbo diesel, rather than a fleet-focused XL with the defunct 2.2-litre engine.

The aforementioned Wildtrak variant is priced from 999,000 baht ($AU39,600) with the 125kW/405Nm 2.0-litre single-turbo diesel engine, a six-speed manual and rear-wheel drive, rising up to 1,299,000 baht ($AU51,518) for a 155kW/500Nm 2.0-litre bi-turbo four-cylinder, a 10-speed automatic and four-wheel drive.

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Meanwhile, the range-topping petrol V6 Raptor costs 1,869,000 baht ($AU74,100), up from 1,729,000 baht for the outgoing diesel model.

While converting the Thai prices would only suggest price rises of up to $AU1230 (Wildtrak) and $AU5567 (Raptor), differing government charges and shipping costs – given the Ranger is built in Thailand, eliminating the sea shipping needed for Australia – mean direct currency conversions aren’t always accurate.

Pricing for the 2022 Ford Ranger line-up is likely to be announced in the coming weeks and months, ahead of first scheduled arrivals in local showrooms in June for most Ranger models, or July for the Raptor.

For full details on the new Ford Ranger’s engine outputs, payload/tow ratings and standard features, click here to read Drive’s deep dive in, as announced last week.

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