2022 Ford Ranger Raptor: Teaser hints at V6 petrol power

UPDATE, February 22, 2022: New Ford Ranger Raptor revealed!

The new 2022 Ford Ranger Raptor has been unveiled at last, and we've got a comprehensive rundown on everything you need to know. Catch our stories and big reveal video at the links below.

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UPDATE, November 26: More renderings of the 2022 Ford Ranger Raptor have been published, this time by Brazilian artist Kleber Silva.

Silva's version of the Raptor (below) is based on the Wildtrak variant and isn't as aggressive as the X-Tomi's (top), but still adopts the F-O-R-D grille spied on prototypes testing recently in the Victorian High Country.

Click the image to see the full gallery, and us know which rendering you prefer. Our original story continues below.

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November 25: The 2022 Ford Ranger Raptor has been teased in a short video overnight.

Ford previewed the Raptor during the Ranger ute's main online reveal, with a revving engine in the video sharing a similar tone as found in the US-market Ford Explorer ST.

The 3.0-litre turbo-petrol EcoBoost V6 produces as much as 300kW and 563Nm in the Explorer ST – a favourite of police departments in North America – and would deliver a significant performance bump if fitted to the Ranger.

Rumours of the Ranger Raptor receiving the Explorer ST’s V6 were first reported by US website Ford Authority back in May, with 4X4 Australia hearing similarities to the EcoBoost in a teaser video of the Ranger drifting on snow in New Zealand in September.

The EcoBoost V6 would provide a clear distinction in Ford’s performance pick-up range, with the Blue Oval being seemingly protective of F-150 Raptor sales – itself powered by a 336kW/692Nm 3.5-litre twin-turbo V6 petrol engine.

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However, it’s difficult to distinguish exactly which EcoBoost V6 engine we’re hearing in the teaser video from Ford. It’s possible we could be listening to the 2.7-litre twin-turbo petrol V6 fitted to both the F-150 and the Bronco in the US, which produces as much as 242kW and 542Nm.

Artist X-Tomi has released a rendering of what the new Ranger Raptor could look like when the model is unveiled early next year (top).

Whether or not Australia gets the petrol EcoBoost V6, or if we’re left to make do with the twin-turbo diesel Power Stroke V6, will be answered in the coming months, as the Ford Ranger Raptor will be unveiled in February 2022.