Key Points
- Pricing for the 2026 Ford Ranger starts at $35,245 (all prices include $1,895 destination charge).
- No major changes for the 2026 model year
- Crew-cab mid-size pickup truck with standard rear-wheel drive or available four-wheel drive
Ford redesigned the Ranger for 2024, making it longer and wider as well as comprehensively updating the cabin. Unlike the rival Toyota Tacoma and Nissan Frontier, the Ranger is only available with a crew cab and a 5-foot bed. There are no significant changes to the Ranger for 2026, but there’s still plenty of variety within the lineup. Most prices don’t change from what the 2025 model is currently available for, but the Lariat is up $500 and the airtime-ready Raptor jumps $1,000.
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Release Date and Pricing
The 2026 Ford Ranger is on sale now, and pricing is as follows:
- XL: $35,245
- XLT: $37,770
- Lariat: $45,650
- Raptor: $58,965
Trim Levels and Safety Features
The entry-level Ranger XL rides on black 17-inch steel wheels wearing all-terrain tires. Standard equipment includes LED headlights, front recovery hooks (with 4WD), vinyl flooring and cloth seats that are manually adjustable in front. The base-level cabin tech consists of an 8-inch digital instrument cluster, six speakers, and a 10-inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
Ford fits its most basic Co-Pilot360 safety suite to the Ranger. Standard technologies are limited to forward collision warning with pedestrian detection, automatic emergency braking, lane-centering steering and automatic high beams. It’s such a basic safety suite that Ford doesn’t even bother to give the optional upgrade package on the XL trim a different name. Also called Ford Co-Pilot360, the bundle costs $625 and adds lane departure warning, blind spot monitors, and rear parking sensors with automatic braking.
The XLT is only a small step up from the XL, gaining aluminum wheels (still measuring 17 inches), LED taillights, LED foglights and remote start. Buyers do, however, have more options to choose from on the XLT, including a larger and more powerful engine and a Technology Package consisting of adaptive cruise control, traffic sign recognition, a 360-degree camera system and front parking sensors.
That safety tech is standard on the Lariat, along with keyless entry and start, 18-inch wheels, rain-sensing windshield wipers and a power-sliding rear window. Inside, the Lariat is seriously upgraded, gaining synthetic leather upholstery, power-adjustable and heated front seats, a heated steering wheel, dual-zone automatic climate control, ambient lighting, a 12-inch digital instrument panel, a 12-inch touchscreen infotainment system and a 10-speaker Bang & Olufsen sound system.
Overhauled for high-speed off-roading, the Ranger Raptor protects its underbody with standard skid plates and is powered by an exclusive twin-turbocharged V-6 engine. It sits on a long-travel suspension with Fox shock absorbers, flared front and rear fenders, front and rear recovery hooks, locking front and rear differentials, and 17-inch aluminum wheels wrapped in 33-inch all-terrain tires. It includes all of the Lariat’s luxury features plus genuine leather upholstery, an integrated trailer-brake controller, Ford’s intuitive Pro Trailer Backup Assist, and six prewired auxiliary switches for aftermarket accessories.
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Powertrain Specs and MPG
The 2026 Ranger’s standard engine is a 270-horsepower, turbo 2.3-liter four-cylinder with 310 pounds-feet of torque. A 2.7-liter four-cylinder is available on the XLT and Lariat and makes 315 hp and 400 pounds-feet of torque. Only available with 4WD, it’s listed for $2,295 (over the cost of a 4WD 2.3-liter) on the XLT but requires another option package that raises its total cost to $4,045. On the Lariat, the 2.7-liter actually does cost $2,295. The Raptor’s 405-hp, twin-turbo 3.0-liter V-6 boasts a burly 430 pounds-feet of torque.
All three available engines are backed by a 10-speed automatic transmission. RWD is standard; 4WD is a $3,500 option on the XL, XLT and Lariat, and standard on the Raptor. Official EPA fuel-economy estimates for 2026 are not yet available, but Ford says the 2.3-liter Ranger returns 21/25/23 mpg city/highway/combined with RWD and 19/24/21 mpg with 4WD; the 2.7-liter is rated at 18/23/20 mpg; and the Raptor is rated for 16/18/17 mpg.
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