The most powerful version of the Ford Everest to date has hit the market abroad. The automaker has added a more powerful twin-turbo V6 to its off-road Tremor model to create a pseudo-Everest Raptor.
The more powerful Everest Tremor 4×4 features a 2.7-litre twin-turbo V6 petrol engine – from an engine family first used in the F-150 – producing 260kW and 500Nm, mated to a 10-speed automatic transmission.
That’s not quite as much as the 292kW Ranger Raptor currently in showrooms, and while its 500Nm of torque is also down from the Raptor’s 583Nm, it’s the most powerful output from an Everest to date.
The Everest Tremor 4×4 currently sold in Australia features a 3.0-litre turbodiesel V6 producing 184kW and 600Nm, which is also mated to a 10-speed automatic.
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The combination of the Tremor 4×4 model class – which offers an off-road focus with all-terrain tires and Bilstein suspension – with the more powerful engine is the closest thing yet to a true Everest Raptor.
While Ford Middle East and North Africa announced this, the automaker described the 2.7-liter Everest as “exclusive to the Middle East” in a statement.
Ford Australia has not confirmed the stronger Tremor for local showrooms and has already denied suggestions of an Everest Raptor since the launch of the first Ranger Raptor in 2018.
The Ranger and Everest use the same ladder chassis fundamentals and core components, including some engines and transmissions; However, the hero Raptor has not found its way into the popular SUV.
The two vehicles differ in suspension layout and all-wheel drive, but the move has been consistently encouraged by customers and the media.
The Raptor name will be used on the F-150, Ranger and Bronco, as well as Ford’s Rally Raid racer, and will become a sub-brand for off-road performance vehicles, according to Ford CEO Jim Farley.
When the current-generation Everest came onto the market, Ford chief engineer Ian Foston said AITrendSpot The business case for a Raptor version was not available.
“Yeah, you know, we’ve definitely spoken to … and especially when you’re talking about Everest owners’ clubs, for example, and people who probably use Everest in more extreme ways than maybe a normal customer,” Mr Foston said.
“Some of them said, ‘Oh, wouldn’t it be great to build an Everest Raptor?’. But in reality I’d say we didn’t have much demand for it (other than those few people). There were a few people who asked for it (who weren’t Ford’s extreme Everest customers).”
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