An expansion of the Super Duty moniker above the F-Series has emerged as the next possible addition to the Ford Ranger line-up based on a newly uncovered trademark submission in the Philippines.
Below F-150While anything but certain and either set to materialise or not all with the designation only submitted so as to prevent rival brands from using it in future, the introduction of a Ranger Super Duty will be a first for the nameplate since its debut as a standalone model from the F-150 in 1982.
Used as a trim level before morphing into the Blue Ovals replacement for the Mazda-based Courier in the United States in said year, the filing to the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines took place on 1 March under the description motor vehicles and at the time of writing, remains open to approval.
According to the Ford Authority online forum, who uncovered the application over the weekend, the introduction of a Ranger Super Duty will help fill the gap between the standard Ranger and the F-150 by providing a smaller model below the existing range comprising the F-250, F-350 and F-450.
Bar Australia, where engineering Thai firm RMA Automotive had already started converting F-150s into right-hand-drive for said market and nowhere else, the F-150 remains left-hand-drive only whereas the Ranger offers the steering gear on either side depending on the country sold in.
