---
title: "Dear Ford: Don’t Gatekeep the 6×6 Ranger Super Duty You Made for England"
date: "2026-09-02"
modified: "2026-09-02"
authors:
  - name: "Caleb Jacobs"
    job_title: "Senior Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/caleb-jacobs"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/ford-built-a-6x6-ranger-super-duty-prototype-with-a-tray-bed"
categories:
  - "Ford News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "Ford"
  - "pickup"
  - "Ranger"
---

# Dear Ford: Don’t Gatekeep the 6×6 Ranger Super Duty You Made for England

![Ford Ranger Super Duty 6x6](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Ranger-Super-Duty-6x6-Hero.jpg>)
*\<em\>Ford\</em\>*

As Americans, we get almost all of the cool trucks. It's hard to complain when we have the Ford F-150 Raptor R, Ram TRX SRT, and Chevy Silverado ZR2, among others. But that doesn't mean the [Ford](<https://www.thedrive.com/category/ford-news>) [Ranger Super Duty](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/the-australian-ford-ranger-super-duty-is-a-right-size-workhorse-we-wish-we-had>) would never be welcome here—especially in its new 6x6 configuration.

The Ranger Super Duty is exactly what it sounds like: A midsize truck with harder-working hardware underneath. It's rated to tow 9,920 pounds and carry 4,370 pounds of payload in stock form, thanks to upgraded suspension that pairs nicely with a 3.0-liter turbodiesel V6. Markets like Australia eat that up, but the six-wheeler you're looking at here was actually developed for the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense’s Light Mobility Vehicle (LMV) program.

![Ford Ranger Super Duty 6x6](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Ranger-Super-Duty-6x6-Inline-1.jpg>)

![Ford Ranger Super Duty 6x6](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Ranger-Super-Duty-6x6-Inline-2.jpg>)

Ford already sells a tray-bed variant of the truck, but this takes it a step further by adding an extra axle. "We engineered Ranger for conversion from day one," explained Jim Baumbick, president of Ford Europe. Specifically, the Blue Oval designed the Ranger Super Duty 6x6 for duty as both a troop-carrying vehicle and a battlefield ambulance.

The truck's cab is ready to work in these applications, too. It sports a 12-inch screen, and while wireless Apple CarPlay probably isn't that crucial to the job, the display allows operators to easily control "third-party tactical mission software," as Ford explains. It also has pre-wired auxiliary switches that can be used for emergency lighting, communications, or whatever the heck.

![Ford Ranger Super Duty conversion vehicles for UK Ministry of Defense LMV program](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026_Ranger_Mission_Ready_Conversions.jpg>)
**Ford**

From what I can tell, there's no guarantee yet that Ford will supply these to the UK Ministry of Defense. They were created to compete for the government's LMV program, so it's possible that another vehicle might get the honors. Regardless, I think [Ford should build these](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/ford-wants-to-sell-ranger-and-super-duty-as-military-vehicles-tds>) and sell them to the public. Including me. For work, of course.

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## Author
Caleb Jacobs is The Drive’s senior editor. When he’s not searching for stories or poring over copy, he’s usually driving his dump truck or wishing it was running so he could drive it. He was born and raised in the Missouri Ozarks, and he lives there today with his family.

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