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Big family weekends, a caravan on the back, and 600 km of highway before lunch. That’s where the 2026 Ford Everest Sport V6 earns its keep. A 184 kW turbo diesel V6, a 10 speed auto, seven seats across three rows and a factory tow bar rated to 3,500 kg braked. Adaptive cruise keeps the freeway runs calm, and the cabin stays quiet enough for the kids to actually nap in the back.
Key Highlights
- 3.0L V6 turbo-diesel making 184 kW and 600 Nm
- 10-speed automatic with full-time 4WD
- Selectable terrain modes for sand, mud and slippery
- Seven seats across three rows
- Factory tow bar rated to 3,500 kg braked
- 750 kg unbraked towing for box trailers
- Adaptive cruise control
- 12 inch touchscreen with wireless CarPlay and Android Auto
- 5 star ANCAP safety with AEB and blind-spot monitoring
- 226 mm ground clearance
Diesel V6 Built for the Long Haul
Under the bonnet sits Ford’s 3.0L V6 turbo diesel, the same engine fitted to the V6 Ranger. In the Everest Sport it makes 184 kW and 600 Nm, mated to a 10 speed automatic with a wide spread of ratios. That gear count keeps the engine in its torque sweet spot whether you are towing a 3 tonne caravan up the north or trickling along in city traffic.
Full-time 4WD means you don’t need to think about engaging a transfer case before things get loose. Selectable terrain modes cover Normal, Eco, Tow-Haul, Slippery, Mud-Ruts and Sand, so the same wagon handles a corrugated dirt road on Saturday and a wet supermarket carpark on Monday.
Set Up for Family Trips and Tow Days
This unit is fitted with a factory tow bar rated to 3,500 kg braked and 750 kg unbraked. That covers a fully loaded touring caravan, a 6×4 box trailer of building waste, a tinnie on a single-axle trailer, or a horse float. The wiring is factory, so trailer lights and the brake controller harness plug in without the dodgy aftermarket splicing you sometimes inherit on a rental.
Inside, the 7 seat layout is the real selling point. Two adults up front, three across the middle row, two more in the third row for kids or shorter adults. The third row folds flat when you would rather have boot space for a weekend’s worth of bags and an Esky. It’s a genuine seven-seater for the school holidays, not a 5+2 with a token bench.
Calm Cabin After a Long Day
The Sport trim sits a step above the base Everest, with leather accented seats, dual zone climate, and a 12 inch portrait touchscreen running wireless Apple CarPlay and wireless Android Auto. Adaptive cruise control reads the car in front and holds your gap automatically, which takes a lot of the work out of a long highway run.
ANCAP rated 5 stars, with AEB, lane keep assist, blind spot monitoring (BLIS) and a reverse camera as standard. If you have been driving a work ute all week and want a quieter, easier SUV for the family trip, the Everest Sport is the obvious step across.
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