Ford lets Ranger, Everest owners Raptor-ify their cars
One of the Raptor’s unique design elements can now be legitimately purchased by Ranger and Everest owners through Ford.
Until now, the Ranger Raptor was the only model available in Australia with a stylised ‘F-O-R-D’ grille, with the rest of the Ranger and Everest lineup having to make do with the traditional Blue Oval.
That’s now changed, with the Raptor-style grille available to order on certain variants of the Ranger and Everest, allowing owners of certain variants to freshen up their vehicles without having to buy from a third-party.
The new grille is available in Black or Conquer Grey. Two versions of the grille are available: one for vehicles without a front camera (Ranger XLT, Everest Ambiente/Trend/Sport), and one for those with a front camera (Ranger XLT Touring Pack/Wildtrak, Everest Trend/Sport/Platinum/Wildtrak).
The grilles are not only available as a dealer-fitted option for new Rangers and Everests but also as a genuine accessory for existing owners, with a price of $799 including fitting.
When fitted at the dealer from new, the grille is covered by a five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty, however the warranty coverage drops to the remaining balance of the vehicle or one-year/20,000km when fitted to an already-purchased vehicle.
Ford doesn’t show whether the new grilles are available on the upcoming Ranger PHEV - which has a different design to standard Rangers - while it’s not available for the Everest Tremor and Ranger XL/XLS/Sport/Platinum.
