Ford Everest

Ford Everest: which version to buy and why

If you are choosing a Ford Everest from this catalogue, the split is arithmetic, not folklore. The current 3 generation (from 2022-02-01, stop not measured) is the only line still open.

If you are choosing a Ford Everest from this catalogue, the split is arithmetic, not folklore. The current 3 generation (from 2022-02-01, stop not measured) is the only line still open. Inside it, 2.0 AT Diesel at 210 hp / 500 Nm with 10-speed Automatic is the torque-per-litre peak among measured Diesels; 2.3 AT Gasoline at 274 hp is the strongest four-cylinder by power; 3.0 AT Diesel at 397 hp / 583 Nm is the strongest engine in the whole model. If you need a used body, 2 generation (2015-01-01 to 2022-01-31) is the only generation with mixed fuel use measured (8.4 on both 3.2 AT versions) and with kerb and gross weight on all four versions. 1 generation (2003-01-01 to 2006-12-31) and 1 generation, restyling (2006-11-01 to 2015-12-31) are the only records with ground clearance (208 mm). Prices are not in this dataset, so “what the extra spec buys” below is horsepower, newton-metres, gears, drive, mass and tank — not money.

The catalogue lists 4 generation records for this SUV 5-doors. Restyling is kept inside the first generation so the count does not read as four separate cars.

Generations: what actually changed between records

1 generation (2003-01-01–2006-12-31), SUV 5-doors, 4 versions. Two engines only: 2.5 MT Diesel Turbo Inline 4, 118 hp / 87 kW, 277 Nm, 2500 cc; 2.6 MT Gasoline, boost No, Inline 4, 121 hp / 89 kW, 206 Nm, 2600 cc. Both are Manual 5. Drive is the fork: each engine exists as RWD and as AWD. Power per litre: 2.5 MT 47.2 hp/L (118 ÷ 2.5); 2.6 MT 46.5 hp/L (121 ÷ 2.6). The Diesel’s extra 71 Nm (277 − 206) is the whole reason to take 2.5 MT over 2.6 MT. Valves per cylinder, rpm, tank, kerb, gross, wheels, 0–100, top speed, mpg and eco class: not measured. Clearance 208 mm. Rear: Dependent, spring; rear brakes Disc.

1 generation, restyling (2006-11-01–2015-12-31), SUV 5-doors, 2 versions — both 3.0 MT / 3.0 AT, same engine. Diesel Inline 4, 156 hp / 115 kW at 3200 rpm, 380 Nm at 1800 rpm, 2953 cc, 4 valves per cylinder, boost No, compression 9.7, bore × stroke 87.4 × 94, fuel Diesel, AWD only, tank 71 L, clearance 208 mm. Restyling vs original 2.5 MT: +38 hp (156 − 118), +103 Nm (380 − 277), displacement +453 cc. Specific output 52.8 hp/L (156 ÷ 2.953) versus 47.2 hp/L on 2.5 MT. The restyle dropped Turbo on the catalogue label (original 2.5 MT Turbo; restyle No). Rear became Dependent, leaf spring; rear brakes Drum. 3.0 MT kerb 2026 kg → 13.0 kg/hp (2026 ÷ 156). 3.0 AT kerb not measured. The only buying difference between 3.0 MT and 3.0 AT is Manual 5 versus Automatic 5; power, torque, drive and tank match.

2 generation (2015-01-01–2022-01-31), SUV 5-doors, 4 versions. Engine layout first appears: Front, longitudinal. Gasoline 2.0 AT Turbo Inline 4, 214 hp / 157 kW at 3750 rpm, 500 Nm at 1750-2000, 1996 cc, 4 valves, fuel 92, Automatic 6. Diesel 3.2 AT Turbo Inline 5, 194 hp / 142 kW at 3000 rpm, 470 Nm at 1750-2500, 3198 cc, 4 valves, Automatic 10. Specific output: 2.0 AT 107.2 hp/L (214 ÷ 1.996) versus 3.2 AT 60.7 hp/L (194 ÷ 3.198). The smaller Gasoline makes +20 hp and +30 Nm versus the 5-cylinder Diesel. On the catalogue dates, both 3.2 AT rows show start 2022-02-01 and stop 2022-01-31 (stop before start as recorded). Rear: Gasoline Dependent, spring; Diesel Dependent, leaf spring.

3 generation (from 2022-02-01, stop not measured), SUV 5-doors, 10 versions. Rear suspension becomes Independent, spring on every row. Manual returns only as 2.0 MT. Diesel 2.0 splits into 170 hp / 405 Nm with Automatic 6 or Manual 6, and 210 hp / 500 Nm with Automatic 10. Gasoline is only 2.3 AT, 274 hp / 201 kW at 5500 rpm, 420 Nm at 3000, 2254 cc, Automatic 6, AWD. Diesel 3.0 AT is three tunes of the same 3000 cc, 6 cylinders, V-shaped, Turbo, Automatic 10, AWD: 250 hp / 491 Nm, 288 hp / 491 Nm, 397 hp / 583 Nm. Versus 2 generation 2.0 AT Gasoline 214 hp / 500 Nm, the new 2.3 AT adds +60 hp but loses 80 Nm (500 − 420). Versus 2 generation 3.2 AT 194 hp / 470 Nm, even the mildest 3.0 AT is +56 hp and +21 Nm.

Trim names people search (Sport, Platinum, Titanium, Raptor) are not version keys in this data. Catalogue anchors are 2.5 MT, 2.6 MT, 3.0 MT, 3.0 AT, 2.0 AT, 3.2 AT, 2.3 AT, 2.0 MT.

Engines and specs (every catalogue version)

2.0 AT is not one engine. 2 generation 2.0 AT is Gasoline 214 hp / 500 Nm. 3 generation 2.0 AT is Diesel, either 170 hp / 405 Nm or 210 hp / 500 Nm. 3.0 AT is not one engine either: restyle Diesel 156 hp Inline 4 versus 3 generation Diesel 250 / 288 / 397 hp, 6 V-shaped.

Horsepower span of the model: 118 to 397 (+279 hp, 3.4×). Torque span: 206 Nm (2.6 MT) to 583 Nm (3.0 AT 397 hp).

Performance, mpg, reliability of the numbers

0–100 km/h: not measured on every version. Top speed: not measured on every version. Eco class: not measured on every version.

Mixed mpg exists only on 2 generation 3.2 AT (RWD and AWD): 8.4. City and highway: not measured on any version. CO2: 221 on both 3.2 AT rows; not measured elsewhere. That is why a used 3.2 AT is the only Ford Everest in this file where fuel use is a measured buying factor.

Engine oil capacity: not measured. Problems and reliability: not measured in this dataset; do not treat silence as a clean bill.

Rpm completeness: restyle 3.0 and 2 generation engines have power and torque rpm; 1 generation 2.5 MT / 2.6 MT rpm not measured; 3 generation Diesels except 2.3 AT rpm not measured. 2.3 AT lists 5500 rpm for power and 3000 for torque.

Dimensions, weight, tank, clearance

Wheel sizes: not measured on every version. Length / width / height in mm, cm, metres or feet: not in this dataset.

Ground clearance 208 mm on all 1 generation and restyling versions; not measured on 2 generation and 3 generation. You cannot rank later cars on clearance from this file.

Tank: restyle 3.0 MT / 3.0 AT 71 L; 2 generation 2.0 AT 80 L; 2 generation 3.2 AT 71 L; all 3 generation rows 71 L. 1 generation tank not measured. The 2.0 AT Gasoline tank is +9 L versus 71. Combined with mixed 8.4 only on 3.2 AT, range arithmetic is possible only for that Diesel: 71 ÷ 8.4 ≈ 8.45 hundred km of mixed figure per tank, and only if you accept the catalogue mixed number as the sole mpg.

Kerb and payload (gross − kerb), 2 generation only:

• 2.0 AT AWD Gasoline: kerb 2477 kg, gross 3100 kg, payload 623 kg, 11.57 kg/hp (2477 ÷ 214).
• 2.0 AT RWD Gasoline: kerb 2312 kg, gross 2950 kg, payload 638 kg, 10.80 kg/hp (2312 ÷ 214). AWD costs 165 kg (2477 − 2312).
• 3.2 AT RWD: kerb 2239 kg, gross 2950 kg, payload 711 kg, 11.54 kg/hp (2239 ÷ 194). Lightest kerb in the generation.
• 3.2 AT AWD: kerb 2384 kg, gross 3100 kg, payload 716 kg, 12.29 kg/hp (2384 ÷ 194). AWD costs 145 kg (2384 − 2239).

Restyle 3.0 MT: kerb 2026 kg, gross not measured, 13.0 kg/hp. That is the lightest measured kerb in the model and the worst kg/hp among measured rows. 3 generation kerb and gross: not measured on all 10 versions, so you cannot compute kg/hp or payload there.

Which version to choose

Buy current production if you want the newest hardware recorded. 3 generation is the only record with stop not measured. Rear Independent, spring is unique to this generation. Front brakes Ventilated disc and rear Disc on every row.

Inside 3 generation, pick by the job, using the duplicate names carefully.

• Need maximum power: 3.0 AT 397 hp / 291 kW / 583 Nm, 3000 cc, 6 V-shaped, Turbo, Automatic 10, AWD, tank 71 L. Versus the same-name 3.0 AT 250 hp: +147 hp and +92 Nm (583 − 491) at the same displacement, same 10 gears, same AWD. Specific output 132.3 hp/L (397 ÷ 3.0) versus 83.3 hp/L (250 ÷ 3.0). The middle 3.0 AT 288 hp shares 491 Nm with the 250 hp tune: you pay +38 hp and get zero extra newton-metres. If torque is the job, 288 versus 250 is a weak step; 397 is the step that moves both axes.

• Need Diesel torque without the 6-cylinder: 2.0 AT 210 hp / 500 Nm, Automatic 10. Specific output 105.2 hp/L (210 ÷ 1.996). Torque matches 2 generation Gasoline 2.0 AT 500 Nm and beats 2.3 AT Gasoline 420 Nm by 80 Nm. Versus 2.0 AT 170 hp / 405 Nm Automatic 6: +40 hp, +95 Nm, and 10 gears instead of 6. Choose RWD or AWD; the engine figures are identical.

• Need a Manual: only 2.0 MT 170 hp / 405 Nm, Manual 6, Diesel, RWD or AWD. Same engine numbers as 2.0 AT 170 hp. The Automatic 6 versions do not add power; they only change the gearbox label.

• Need Gasoline in the current generation: only 2.3 AT, 274 hp / 420 Nm, 2254 cc, fuel 92, Automatic 6, AWD. Best four-cylinder power (121.6 hp/L, 274 ÷ 2.254) and the highest power rpm listed (5500). It is +60 hp versus 2 generation 2.0 AT Gasoline 214 hp, but −80 Nm. If you want Gasoline and 500 Nm, that combination exists only on 2 generation 2.0 AT, not on 3 generation.

Buy 2 generation if you need measured mass, payload, mixed mpg or the 80 L tank.

• Lightest measured 2 generation: 3.2 AT RWD, 2239 kg, payload 711 kg, mixed 8.4, CO2 221, Automatic 10, Inline 5, Diesel. Payload is +88 kg versus 2.0 AT AWD (711 − 623).
• Highest measured payload: 3.2 AT AWD, 716 kg, at 2384 kg kerb.
• Best measured kg/hp: 2.0 AT RWD Gasoline, 10.80 kg/hp, 2312 kg, 214 hp, 500 Nm, 80 L tank, Automatic 6.
• AWD Gasoline: 2.0 AT AWD, 2477 kg, heaviest kerb in the file, 80 L, gross 3100 kg. You buy 165 kg and AWD versus the RWD twin; power does not change.

The 3.2 AT Diesel is the only Inline 5 in the model. It makes less power than 2.0 AT Gasoline (194 vs 214) and less torque (470 vs 500) from +1202 cc (3198 − 1996). You buy cylinder count, 10 gears, mixed 8.4, and (on AWD) leaf-spring rear — not a power win.

Buy 1 generation / restyling only if clearance 208 mm is the constraint, because later clearance is not measured.

• 2.5 MT over 2.6 MT: −3 hp but +71 Nm, Diesel vs Gasoline, Turbo vs No. Take Diesel unless you must have Gasoline.
• RWD vs AWD on 2.5 MT and 2.6 MT: same hp and Nm; drive is the only measured fork. Mass not measured, so AWD weight is unknown.
• Restyle 3.0 MT / 3.0 AT: +38 hp and +103 Nm versus 2.5 MT, AWD only, tank 71 L, kerb 2026 kg on 3.0 MT. Rear Drum and leaf spring versus original Disc and spring. Boost labelled No. Choose 3.0 MT if you want the only restyle with measured kerb; 3.0 AT if you want Automatic 5 and accept kerb not measured.

Do not mix same-name keys across generations. 3.0 AT restyle is 156 hp Inline 4; 3.0 AT 3 generation is 250 / 288 / 397 hp, 6 V-shaped. 2.0 AT 2 generation is Gasoline 214 hp; 2.0 AT 3 generation is Diesel 170 or 210 hp.

USA, 2026 price, engine oil litres, dimensions in mm/feet, Sport/Platinum/Titanium/Raptor: not in this dataset. Engine size in cc is in the table. Horsepower and torque are in the table. Specs for 2024/2025/2026 as separate model years are not split here: 3 generation simply has no stop date.

Short buy list. Current Diesel with the best measured torque on 1996 cc: 2.0 AT 210 hp AWD or RWD. Current Gasoline: 2.3 AT. Current ceiling: 3.0 AT 397 hp. Current Manual: 2.0 MT. Used with mpg, mass and payload: 3.2 AT RWD (lightest) or 2.0 AT RWD Gasoline (best kg/hp, 80 L). Used with 208 mm clearance: restyle 3.0 MT if you want measured kerb, original 2.5 MT AWD if you want Turbo Diesel and AWD.