2023 Ford Ranger Thunder on the horizon

A 2023 Ford Ranger Thunder variant could be on the way, with trademark programs staying spotted overseas.

Ford has utilized for a Thunder badge for Ranger, F-150, and Maverick pick-ups in the US according to Motor Authority, although Motor1 spotted similar filings in Canada.

The Blue Oval has not however used for the title in Australia, but presented the F-150 Lightning is the name of the all-electric powered choose-up, it is probable Thunder could change out to be an off-highway variant with an electric powered powertrain.

Ford already gives off-highway versions of its significant pick-up with the F-150 Raptor and F-150 Tremor, opening the doorway for something unique like an off-road electric ute with the styling of a Raptor and the powertrain of a Lightning.

A Ford Ranger Lightning would make sense as an electrical different for government and enterprise fleets, but a Ranger Thunder could give a rugged different with a zero-emissions powertrain, also borrowing its looks from the well known Raptor.

It is not the initial time Ford has utilized the badge. In 2020, a Ford Ranger Thunder was supplied as a minimal-version diesel-powered ute in South Africa and European marketplaces, sitting in in between the Wildtrak and the Raptor.