What year did the Ford Ranger come out with four doors?
The straightforward answer is that Ford’s U.S. Ranger didn’t offer a four-door crew cab until the 2019 model year. Prior generations in the United States used two-seat Regular Cabs and extended-cab configurations with smaller rear doors. In other regions, however, four-door double-cab variants appeared earlier, depending on the market and generation.
A timeline of Ranger cab configurations
Below is a concise overview of how Ford has arranged the Ranger’s cabin options across its history.
- Regular Cab — two doors, typically paired with a short or long cargo bed.
- SuperCab / Extended Cab — two front doors plus two small, rear-hinged doors for limited rear seating; effectively four doors, but not full-size rear doors.
- SuperCrew / Crew Cab — four full-size doors; first offered in the United States with the 2019 Ranger revival (the current U.S. Ranger is a four-door Crew Cab).
In the United States, the four-door Crew Cab did not appear until the 2019 model year, marking a milestone for the Ranger in that market. The extended-cab configuration (SuperCab) that preceded it provided limited rear access and seating, and it is sometimes counted as four doors in a broad sense, though it differs from a true four-door Crew Cab.
Global perspectives: four doors in markets outside the United States
Market-by-market differences mean some regions offered four-door Rangers earlier, under various names (such as Double Cab or Crew Cab) and across different generations. The exact year varies by country and model cycle.
- In several markets such as Australia and parts of Asia, four-door double-cab variants have been available for many years across multiple Ranger generations.
- The transition to four full-size doors in those regions often occurred earlier than in the United States, depending on the generation and local market demands.
Ultimately, while the U.S. got its first four-door Ranger with the 2019 model year, other regions have offered four-door variants for longer, reflecting regional naming and configuration differences within the Ranger lineup.
Summary
The Ford Ranger first offered a true four-door Crew Cab in the United States with the 2019 model year. Prior U.S. generations used two-door Regular Cabs and extended-cab setups with smaller rear doors. Worldwide, four-door variants appeared earlier in some markets, illustrating how regional product lines and naming conventions shaped the Ranger’s cabin options over time.
