Ford announces Ranger Sport

The Ford Ranger Sport brings a new model to the 2019 Ford Ranger line-up, with a distinctive look and equipment upgrades.

The Ranger Sport sits between the Ranger XLS 4x4 and XLT 4x4 models.

In its True Red paintwork, Ranger Sport shows off its contrasting black front grille, mirror caps, door handles and black alloy wheels, which at 17-inches are an inch larger than those on Ranger XLS. The Sport also sees sidesteps, a mat-black sports bar and bedliner as standard.

At the business end, the unique ‘Sport’ tailgate decal and black rear bumper completes the Ranger Sport’s look. Matching the black detailing, Meteor Grey, Arctic White, Shadow Black and Aluminium Metallic paintwork is also available.

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Driver Assist Technology standard on Ranger Sport includes Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) with pedestrian detection, Lane Keeping Aid (LKA) with lane departure warning and driver alert, traffic sign recognition and automatic high-beam headlights.

Dual-zone climate control is standard on Ranger Sport, providing a comfortable cabin regardless of the weather. Further premium features include smart keyless entry and push-button start, DAB+ Radio and a dual 4.2-inch digital instrument cluster – all part of the Sport’s standard SYNC 3 package. SYNC 3 brings an 8.0-inch full-colour touchscreen, which doubles as high-resolution reversing camera, as well as voice-activated sat-nav, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone capability.

Ranger Sport’s SYNC 3 functionality also brings features including ‘breadcrumbs’, which enables an off-road route to be mapped via the vehicle dropping digital markers – breadcrumbs – to help record the route for the return journey or return visit.

The 2019 Ranger Sport MLP is $52,940 (manual) and $55,140 (automatic), with its upgrades from the XLS representing an additional $6000 of value over the Ranger XLS. Despite this, the Ranger Sport’s MLP is only $3500 more than a standard Ranger XLS dual-cab 4x4.

In addition to a five-year, unlimited kilometre full factory warranty, the Ford Service Benefits program offers 15,000km/12-month service intervals, A and B log-book services for the first four years/60,000km are set at a maximum of $299 per service for Ranger Sport owners.

Ford Service Benefits also bring Ranger Sport owners a Service Loan Car, Auto Club Membership including Roadside Assistance as well as SYNC 3 sat-nav mapping updates where available.

The Ford Ranger Sport will be available in Ford Dealerships in July 2019.