Ford is ditching its 2.0-liter bi-turbo in both the Ranger and Everest starting in 2026. The move has been confirmed for the Australian market for now, but will no doubt have implications across the wider Ford network, including the Philippines.
The single turbo 2.0-liter, which is currently in service in lower variants of the Ranger and Everest, will be thoroughly enhanced with a new fuel injection system and a timing chain. The engine also drops the long-serving 6-speed automatic in favor of the 10-speed unit used by the bi-turbo diesel.
The improvements to the single turbo 2.0-liter will not only improve the overall durability of the engine, but will also get a power boost from the existing 170 horsepower, 405 Nm figures. Ford will reveal more details surrounding the improved powertrain in the first half of 2026, but it’s unlikely to match the bi-turbo’s 210 horsepower, 500 Nm of torque outputs.
Meanwhile, Ford will use the 3.0-liter V6 turbo diesel in “a wider range of models,” while no changes are expected for the Ranger Raptor’s 3.0-liter twin-turbo V6 gasoline, and the 2.3-liter EcoBoost and electric motor combo used in the plug-in hybrid variant.
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