2023 Ford Ranger Platinum: New, luxury-focused flagship announced

The 2023 Ford Ranger line-up has expanded with a new luxury-focused, range-topping variant.

With elements borrowed from the related Everest, the Ford Ranger Platinum adds several features previously exclusive to the family SUV and the performance-orientated Ranger Raptor.

This includes 20-inch alloy wheels, a chrome grille, 'Platinum' badging, matrix-LED headlights, chrome exterior trim, a damped tailgate, and Ford's new flexible rack system unveiled last week.

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Inside, the Ranger Platinum adopts quilted leather-accented upholstery, heated and ventilated front seats, a heated steering wheel, 10-way power-adjustable driver and front passenger seats with driver memory function, and the larger 12.4-inch digital instrument cluster.

It is exclusively powered by the popular 184kW/600Nm 3.0-litre diesel V6, priced from $76,990 before on-road costs – making it $5800 dearer than the Wildtrak V6.

However, the contents of the Wildtrak's Premium Pack are standard on the Platinum, including a 10-speaker Bang & Olufsen audio system, full LED tail-lights and an overhead auxiliary switch bank. This reduces the price gap to $3950.

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Further changes include a black-painted roof, unique badging on the front seats, 'premium' carpet floor mats and upper glovebox, accent stitching, and the previously Everest-exclusive equinox bronze exterior colour.

A body-coloured roof is available as a no-cost option, while metallic paint adds $700 to the list price.

The latest addition to the Ford Ranger line-up follows the announcement of a model-year 2023.5 update earlier this month, with price rises and minor specification adjustments across the entire range. For more information, click on the read more link below.

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The 2023 Ford Ranger Platinum is on sale now, with the first deliveries expected in May 2023.

As with the remainder of the diesel V6 line-up, expect a potential wait time of as long as 12 months for a newly-placed order.

For more information on Ford's wait times, click here.

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2023.5 Ford Ranger pricing

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