The model line-up and kit have already been explained … now it’s clear how much a Ford Everest will cost.

STAYING with the familiar biturbo four-cylinder will cost a little less than before, stepping up to the new V6 adds $4500 to the stickers that attached to old equivalents.

That’s the pricing regime in a nutshell for the next Everest, with Ford also announcing today that its wagonised Ranger will not come on sale until September 1, around two months behind the new ute with which it shares powerplants, a chassis and much technology.

Anticipation of extra spend to achieve the new 3.0-litre V6 turbodiesel has rung true.

The six-cylinder Sport will cost $79,490 and the Platinum is a $84,990 buy-in. The previous Sport and the old flagship, which Ford then called Titanium, were $75,490 and $90,490 respectively. Those models ran with the biturbo four-cyinder that continues in a Trend spec, costing $71,990.

All variants are in four-wheel-drive, though the sixes have a more advanced on-demand system, and towing capacity across the family is 3500kg braked, when fitted with a factory-specified tow pack. That’s a 400kg increase on the outgoing first-generation line.

Power figures mirror the Ranger, with the base engine producing 154kW/500Nm and the V6 making 184kW/600Nm, but Ford is suggesting they will be more refined in the SUV. Both engines are backed by a 10-speed automatic.

Emissions are estimated 219g/km and 256g/km respectively, so there will be a Clean Car wallop on top of recommended retails.

All new Ford Everest variants come with an 8.0-inch digital instrument cluster, plus a 12-inch infotainment screen. Leather seats, wireless phone charging with wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto mirroring and dual-zone climate control also feature.

As with the new Ranger, the steering wheel finally has height and reach adjustment.

All models also come with a full suite of advanced safety tech, including nine airbags (including a centre airbag between the front seats) and crash avoidance systems such as blind zone warning and rear cross-traffic alert.

The Sport adds heated and ventilated power-adjustable seats for the driver and the passenger. Heated seats avail for second row occupants in the Platinum. It also achieves a larger (12-inch) instrument display and a premium 12-speaker Bang and Olufsen audio system.

FordPass enables remote start, vehicle status check and remote lock and unlock functions via a mobile device. It also allows external control for an exterior zone lighting system which lights up the ground around the vehicle, for safer approaches at night, or for camping.

Ford has begun an online reservations system, kicking off with Everest.