Ford Ranger Review & Road Test
November 18, 2009 by Paul Maric
Filed under Behind the Wheel, Car Reviews, Commercial Pick-Up/Crew Cab 4x2, Ford
With a 3000kg towing capacity, you could even tow Amanda Vanstone.
Model Tested:
2009 Ford Ranger XLT 4×2 Crew Cab; 3.0-litre, four-cylinder, turbocharged diesel; five-speed manual – $40,590
Fuel consumption; towing & load carrying capacity; styling
No ESC available; rear seat leg room
CarAdvice Rating:
It’s big, it’s brash and it’s the latest iteration of Ford’s ‘built Ford [...]
Ford Ranger Wildtrak Review & Road Test
July 24, 2009 by Matt Brogan
Filed under 4WD, 4x4, Behind the Wheel, Car Reviews, Commercial Pick-Up/Crew Cab 4x4, Diesel, Ford, Ute, Utes
2009 Ford Ranger Wildtrak Review & Road Test
Make traks for a dirty weekend
Model Tested:
2009 Ford PK Ranger ‘Wildtrak’ 4×4; 3.0-litre TDCi, four-cylinder, turbo-diesel; five-speed automatic; crew-cab: $50,990*
Options:
Metallic Paint $400 (Fitted – Winning Blue)
Distinctive appearance; strong engine; capable off-road
Vague steering; rear centre lap seatbelt; non-lockable tailgate
CarAdvice Rating:
By Matt Brogan
It seems more and more [...]
2012 Ford Ranger T6 advanced prototype spied
June 12, 2009 by Paul Maric
Filed under 4WD, 4x4, Australian Car Industry News, Car News, Ford, Mazda, spy photos
They say he lives and breathes frames-per-second and hates all people named Nik and the word ‘on’. He is our spy photographer and he has snapped a gauntlet of cars this week, the first of which is Ford’s 2012 T6 Ranger.
Although we have already seen the white vehicle pictured below, the close up of the [...]
2009 Ford Territory hits the market
May 11, 2009 by David Twomey
Filed under 4WD, 4x4, Australian Car Industry News, Car News, Ford
Ford Australia has finally unleashed its “lightly” revised SY Territory Mark II, which features styling changes, minor model revisions and slightly improved fuel consumption on rear-wheel-drive models.
The new look was shown to the public back at the Melbourne International Motor Show in March and is now moving into showrooms.
2009 Ford Ranger previewed
Ford Australia has today announced details of its updated PK Ranger models, which it says aims to couple muscular performance with visual excitement.
Perhaps the most noticeable design cue comes in the form of Ranger’s bold new front-end styling. A distinctive horizontal three-bar grille embossed with RANGER lettering, functional twin black vertical nostrils, an extended opening [...]
