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- The Advertiser
2026 Ford Territory revealed: Familiar name for fresh-faced SUV
A new Ford Territory is scheduled to land showrooms in South America, Southeast Asia and South Africa from next month, the famous Australian name now applied to a Chinese-made SUV. There are no plans to bring the Territory to local showrooms, and the updated model is not related – apart from its name – to the Australian-made Territory sold here between 2004 and 2016. With sales kicking off in Brazil in July 2025, the 'Novo Territory' is a mid-life update of the current model. Ford is looking to capitalise on the SUV's strong sales, which quadrupled in Brazil over the last 12 months. "Territory is the model of our portfolio that has grown the most in the last year in Brazil and South America and has room to advance even further," Antonio Baltar Junior, Ford South America director of sales, marketing and services, said in a statement. The Territory continues with a single model grade in Brazil, the Titanium Turbo EcoBoost priced at R$215,001 ($60,372) before on-road costs – R$3001 ($800) more than the previous model – with only key details announced so far. The biggest change is the new squared-off styling with redesigned bumpers front and rear featuring integrated fog lamps, while L-shaped 'optical' LED headlights with LED daytime running lights extend into the lower front bumper. The front also sees a new thinner, black front grille and central but raised Ford blue-oval logo in a similar style to the final Ford Escape SUV – and Fiesta and Focus hatchbacks – dropped from Australian showrooms. There are also 19-inch silver alloy wheels – bigger than any standard showroom wheel fitted to the previous Australian Territory – and more colour coding for the mirrors and door handles, peppered with chrome elements such as the side window surrounds. The design follows the late 2024 facelift of the Chinese-market Equator Sport SUV, which is the same vehicle by another name. This model has been on sale since 2018, with the current, second generation launching in 2022. There are no changes to the key dimensions – with a 4630mm length making it 10mm longer than the previous Escape and 15mm longer than a Toyota RAV4 – and a significant 258mm shorter than the final Australian Territory (4888mm) sold in 2016. Ford Brazil says the cabin benefits from new finishes, such as new grey and brown colours, with electrically adjustable seats with 'micro-perforated' leather upholstery as well as cooling. A panoramic sunroof, rotary gear shifter and 12.3-inch centre touchscreen with Ford Co-Pilot 360 driver assist tech – including Parking Assist – are also standard, along with a 12.3-inch configurable digital instrument cluster and wireless smartphone charging. The turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine, producing 124kW of power and 250Nm of torque, and the seven-speed dual-clutch automatic carry over unchanged. Only front-wheel drive is available. The Ford Territory was introduced in Australia in 2004 and is one of the automaker's key masterstrokes. The Australian-made SUV was also exported to multiple markets, including South America and South Africa where it introduced the Territory name which remains in showrooms today. The rear-wheel drive Ford Falcon family sedan/wagon/ute was the basis for the Australian-made Territory. The large crossover SUV offered a masterclass in exterior design with 178mm of ground clearance and up to seven seats, combined with clever features such as an opening rear windscreen and 'wet area', all while using the Falcon's powerful 4.0-litre in-line six-cylinder petrol engine and offering strong 2300kg towing capability. From a manufacturing viewpoint, it also allowed parts sharing and development cost efficiencies, with the Territory and Falcon's corresponding improvements feeding into each other. It won significant praise from the motoring media at its launch, catching arch-rival Holden flat-footed despite it cleverly using the Falcon-rivalling Commodore for a raft of different body types – yet not a thoroughly executed SUV like Territory. Holden did offer the Adventra, a jacked-up version of the Commodore wagon with all-wheel drive, but it was short-lived and its sales numbers paled in comparison to those of the Territory. A turbo-diesel version of the Territory added in 2011 helped improve fuel economy as well as increase its braked towing capacity to 2700kg for all-wheel drive variants. While Falcon sales tailed off as Ford Australia production wound down, the Territory remained a strong seller for the brand until production ended in October 2016 – easily outlasting its short-lived replacement, the Canadian-built Ford Endura (Ford Edge overseas) sold here between 2018-2020. MORE: Everything Ford Content originally sourced from: A new Ford Territory is scheduled to land showrooms in South America, Southeast Asia and South Africa from next month, the famous Australian name now applied to a Chinese-made SUV. There are no plans to bring the Territory to local showrooms, and the updated model is not related – apart from its name – to the Australian-made Territory sold here between 2004 and 2016. With sales kicking off in Brazil in July 2025, the 'Novo Territory' is a mid-life update of the current model. Ford is looking to capitalise on the SUV's strong sales, which quadrupled in Brazil over the last 12 months. "Territory is the model of our portfolio that has grown the most in the last year in Brazil and South America and has room to advance even further," Antonio Baltar Junior, Ford South America director of sales, marketing and services, said in a statement. The Territory continues with a single model grade in Brazil, the Titanium Turbo EcoBoost priced at R$215,001 ($60,372) before on-road costs – R$3001 ($800) more than the previous model – with only key details announced so far. The biggest change is the new squared-off styling with redesigned bumpers front and rear featuring integrated fog lamps, while L-shaped 'optical' LED headlights with LED daytime running lights extend into the lower front bumper. The front also sees a new thinner, black front grille and central but raised Ford blue-oval logo in a similar style to the final Ford Escape SUV – and Fiesta and Focus hatchbacks – dropped from Australian showrooms. There are also 19-inch silver alloy wheels – bigger than any standard showroom wheel fitted to the previous Australian Territory – and more colour coding for the mirrors and door handles, peppered with chrome elements such as the side window surrounds. The design follows the late 2024 facelift of the Chinese-market Equator Sport SUV, which is the same vehicle by another name. This model has been on sale since 2018, with the current, second generation launching in 2022. There are no changes to the key dimensions – with a 4630mm length making it 10mm longer than the previous Escape and 15mm longer than a Toyota RAV4 – and a significant 258mm shorter than the final Australian Territory (4888mm) sold in 2016. Ford Brazil says the cabin benefits from new finishes, such as new grey and brown colours, with electrically adjustable seats with 'micro-perforated' leather upholstery as well as cooling. A panoramic sunroof, rotary gear shifter and 12.3-inch centre touchscreen with Ford Co-Pilot 360 driver assist tech – including Parking Assist – are also standard, along with a 12.3-inch configurable digital instrument cluster and wireless smartphone charging. The turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine, producing 124kW of power and 250Nm of torque, and the seven-speed dual-clutch automatic carry over unchanged. Only front-wheel drive is available. The Ford Territory was introduced in Australia in 2004 and is one of the automaker's key masterstrokes. The Australian-made SUV was also exported to multiple markets, including South America and South Africa where it introduced the Territory name which remains in showrooms today. The rear-wheel drive Ford Falcon family sedan/wagon/ute was the basis for the Australian-made Territory. The large crossover SUV offered a masterclass in exterior design with 178mm of ground clearance and up to seven seats, combined with clever features such as an opening rear windscreen and 'wet area', all while using the Falcon's powerful 4.0-litre in-line six-cylinder petrol engine and offering strong 2300kg towing capability. From a manufacturing viewpoint, it also allowed parts sharing and development cost efficiencies, with the Territory and Falcon's corresponding improvements feeding into each other. It won significant praise from the motoring media at its launch, catching arch-rival Holden flat-footed despite it cleverly using the Falcon-rivalling Commodore for a raft of different body types – yet not a thoroughly executed SUV like Territory. Holden did offer the Adventra, a jacked-up version of the Commodore wagon with all-wheel drive, but it was short-lived and its sales numbers paled in comparison to those of the Territory. A turbo-diesel version of the Territory added in 2011 helped improve fuel economy as well as increase its braked towing capacity to 2700kg for all-wheel drive variants. While Falcon sales tailed off as Ford Australia production wound down, the Territory remained a strong seller for the brand until production ended in October 2016 – easily outlasting its short-lived replacement, the Canadian-built Ford Endura (Ford Edge overseas) sold here between 2018-2020. MORE: Everything Ford Content originally sourced from: A new Ford Territory is scheduled to land showrooms in South America, Southeast Asia and South Africa from next month, the famous Australian name now applied to a Chinese-made SUV. There are no plans to bring the Territory to local showrooms, and the updated model is not related – apart from its name – to the Australian-made Territory sold here between 2004 and 2016. With sales kicking off in Brazil in July 2025, the 'Novo Territory' is a mid-life update of the current model. Ford is looking to capitalise on the SUV's strong sales, which quadrupled in Brazil over the last 12 months. "Territory is the model of our portfolio that has grown the most in the last year in Brazil and South America and has room to advance even further," Antonio Baltar Junior, Ford South America director of sales, marketing and services, said in a statement. The Territory continues with a single model grade in Brazil, the Titanium Turbo EcoBoost priced at R$215,001 ($60,372) before on-road costs – R$3001 ($800) more than the previous model – with only key details announced so far. The biggest change is the new squared-off styling with redesigned bumpers front and rear featuring integrated fog lamps, while L-shaped 'optical' LED headlights with LED daytime running lights extend into the lower front bumper. The front also sees a new thinner, black front grille and central but raised Ford blue-oval logo in a similar style to the final Ford Escape SUV – and Fiesta and Focus hatchbacks – dropped from Australian showrooms. There are also 19-inch silver alloy wheels – bigger than any standard showroom wheel fitted to the previous Australian Territory – and more colour coding for the mirrors and door handles, peppered with chrome elements such as the side window surrounds. The design follows the late 2024 facelift of the Chinese-market Equator Sport SUV, which is the same vehicle by another name. This model has been on sale since 2018, with the current, second generation launching in 2022. There are no changes to the key dimensions – with a 4630mm length making it 10mm longer than the previous Escape and 15mm longer than a Toyota RAV4 – and a significant 258mm shorter than the final Australian Territory (4888mm) sold in 2016. Ford Brazil says the cabin benefits from new finishes, such as new grey and brown colours, with electrically adjustable seats with 'micro-perforated' leather upholstery as well as cooling. A panoramic sunroof, rotary gear shifter and 12.3-inch centre touchscreen with Ford Co-Pilot 360 driver assist tech – including Parking Assist – are also standard, along with a 12.3-inch configurable digital instrument cluster and wireless smartphone charging. The turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine, producing 124kW of power and 250Nm of torque, and the seven-speed dual-clutch automatic carry over unchanged. Only front-wheel drive is available. The Ford Territory was introduced in Australia in 2004 and is one of the automaker's key masterstrokes. The Australian-made SUV was also exported to multiple markets, including South America and South Africa where it introduced the Territory name which remains in showrooms today. The rear-wheel drive Ford Falcon family sedan/wagon/ute was the basis for the Australian-made Territory. The large crossover SUV offered a masterclass in exterior design with 178mm of ground clearance and up to seven seats, combined with clever features such as an opening rear windscreen and 'wet area', all while using the Falcon's powerful 4.0-litre in-line six-cylinder petrol engine and offering strong 2300kg towing capability. From a manufacturing viewpoint, it also allowed parts sharing and development cost efficiencies, with the Territory and Falcon's corresponding improvements feeding into each other. It won significant praise from the motoring media at its launch, catching arch-rival Holden flat-footed despite it cleverly using the Falcon-rivalling Commodore for a raft of different body types – yet not a thoroughly executed SUV like Territory. Holden did offer the Adventra, a jacked-up version of the Commodore wagon with all-wheel drive, but it was short-lived and its sales numbers paled in comparison to those of the Territory. A turbo-diesel version of the Territory added in 2011 helped improve fuel economy as well as increase its braked towing capacity to 2700kg for all-wheel drive variants. While Falcon sales tailed off as Ford Australia production wound down, the Territory remained a strong seller for the brand until production ended in October 2016 – easily outlasting its short-lived replacement, the Canadian-built Ford Endura (Ford Edge overseas) sold here between 2018-2020. MORE: Everything Ford Content originally sourced from: A new Ford Territory is scheduled to land showrooms in South America, Southeast Asia and South Africa from next month, the famous Australian name now applied to a Chinese-made SUV. There are no plans to bring the Territory to local showrooms, and the updated model is not related – apart from its name – to the Australian-made Territory sold here between 2004 and 2016. With sales kicking off in Brazil in July 2025, the 'Novo Territory' is a mid-life update of the current model. Ford is looking to capitalise on the SUV's strong sales, which quadrupled in Brazil over the last 12 months. "Territory is the model of our portfolio that has grown the most in the last year in Brazil and South America and has room to advance even further," Antonio Baltar Junior, Ford South America director of sales, marketing and services, said in a statement. The Territory continues with a single model grade in Brazil, the Titanium Turbo EcoBoost priced at R$215,001 ($60,372) before on-road costs – R$3001 ($800) more than the previous model – with only key details announced so far. The biggest change is the new squared-off styling with redesigned bumpers front and rear featuring integrated fog lamps, while L-shaped 'optical' LED headlights with LED daytime running lights extend into the lower front bumper. The front also sees a new thinner, black front grille and central but raised Ford blue-oval logo in a similar style to the final Ford Escape SUV – and Fiesta and Focus hatchbacks – dropped from Australian showrooms. There are also 19-inch silver alloy wheels – bigger than any standard showroom wheel fitted to the previous Australian Territory – and more colour coding for the mirrors and door handles, peppered with chrome elements such as the side window surrounds. The design follows the late 2024 facelift of the Chinese-market Equator Sport SUV, which is the same vehicle by another name. This model has been on sale since 2018, with the current, second generation launching in 2022. There are no changes to the key dimensions – with a 4630mm length making it 10mm longer than the previous Escape and 15mm longer than a Toyota RAV4 – and a significant 258mm shorter than the final Australian Territory (4888mm) sold in 2016. Ford Brazil says the cabin benefits from new finishes, such as new grey and brown colours, with electrically adjustable seats with 'micro-perforated' leather upholstery as well as cooling. A panoramic sunroof, rotary gear shifter and 12.3-inch centre touchscreen with Ford Co-Pilot 360 driver assist tech – including Parking Assist – are also standard, along with a 12.3-inch configurable digital instrument cluster and wireless smartphone charging. The turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine, producing 124kW of power and 250Nm of torque, and the seven-speed dual-clutch automatic carry over unchanged. Only front-wheel drive is available. The Ford Territory was introduced in Australia in 2004 and is one of the automaker's key masterstrokes. The Australian-made SUV was also exported to multiple markets, including South America and South Africa where it introduced the Territory name which remains in showrooms today. The rear-wheel drive Ford Falcon family sedan/wagon/ute was the basis for the Australian-made Territory. The large crossover SUV offered a masterclass in exterior design with 178mm of ground clearance and up to seven seats, combined with clever features such as an opening rear windscreen and 'wet area', all while using the Falcon's powerful 4.0-litre in-line six-cylinder petrol engine and offering strong 2300kg towing capability. From a manufacturing viewpoint, it also allowed parts sharing and development cost efficiencies, with the Territory and Falcon's corresponding improvements feeding into each other. It won significant praise from the motoring media at its launch, catching arch-rival Holden flat-footed despite it cleverly using the Falcon-rivalling Commodore for a raft of different body types – yet not a thoroughly executed SUV like Territory. Holden did offer the Adventra, a jacked-up version of the Commodore wagon with all-wheel drive, but it was short-lived and its sales numbers paled in comparison to those of the Territory. A turbo-diesel version of the Territory added in 2011 helped improve fuel economy as well as increase its braked towing capacity to 2700kg for all-wheel drive variants. While Falcon sales tailed off as Ford Australia production wound down, the Territory remained a strong seller for the brand until production ended in October 2016 – easily outlasting its short-lived replacement, the Canadian-built Ford Endura (Ford Edge overseas) sold here between 2018-2020. MORE: Everything Ford Content originally sourced from:
The Citizen
2 days ago
- Automotive
- The Citizen
South Africa next? Brazil gets first showing of facelift Ford Territory
Equator Sport has been around since 2021 despite only having gone on-sale in South Africa last year with the revived Territory moniker. Compared to the Equator Sport, the revised Territory will small exterior differences for Brazil. Image: Ford Brazil Unveiled in its home market of China last year, Ford has debuted the facelift Equator Sport in Brazil as the market's first take on the second generation Territory made in the People's Republic. Until now sold in the South American nation as the controversial Yusheng S330 made the Blue Oval's Chinese partner, JMC – which attracted backlash from JLR for resembling the Range Rover Evoque – the revised Equator Sport/Territory will officially go on-sale in July with Brazil being the first country outside China to receive it. Smallest engine likely While Ford Brazil's website doesn't mention any price or specification details, expectations are that the Territory will use the same powertrain as the Equator Sport, namely the 1.5 EcoBoost mated to a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox. ALSO READ: Sharper Ford Territory debuts as facelift Equator Sport in China Producing 125kW/280Nm, the unit is, therefore, in contrast to the more powerful 1.8 that makes 140kW/320Nm in the Middle East, but detuned to 138kW/318Nm in South Africa due to our poor fuel quality. What's new? Aesthetically, the Territory has been changed subtly from the Equator Sport in that the black grille sports silver studding while the inner sections below the lights have been colour coded instead of matching the grille's black finish. Changes at the rear are also small, one being the Territory name script name in place of Equator Sport. Image: Ford Brazil Also slimmer is the L-shaped cut-in underneath the light cluster and the graphics for the taillight clusters. Elsewhere, the Territory is unchanged from the Equator Sport as it gets the new almost boomerang-shaped LED front clusters, the new grille and lower air intake, redesigned bumpers and what appears to be the same 20-inch alloy wheels. Interior, seemingly, has changed much from the pre-facelift Territory/Equator Sport. Image: Ford Brazil Inside, no changes have seemingly taken place from the pre-facelift Equator Sport/Territory. Not yet for South Africa Set to be fully detailed at a later stage, the arrival of the facelift Territory in Brazil has so far not translated into a date of arrival for South Africa, where long overdue replacement for the Kuga officially went on-sale towards the end of March last year. Despite the introduction of the limited run Black Edition last month, don't be surprised if a formal announcement confirming the facelift Territory for South Africa is made before the end of the year. NOW READ: Ford Territory not perfect, but heaven-sent for the Blue Oval
