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Ford Australia has offered the first 450 buyers of the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach 1 the choice of a full refund, $5400 cash back, or free servicing for three years and an exclusive track day – following an error in the promotional material. The remaining customers who ordered one of the 700 limited edition models – after the brochure errors were corrected – will still be able to take advantage of the free servicing and track day experience, but are not eligible for the $5400 cash back offer.

The new Ford Maverick ute caught quite a few by surprise when it was unveiled last night, offering ample payload and towing capabilities, mini-Ranger looks, standard hybrid power and a sharp starting price. But would this compact (in both size and price) ute work in Australia? The CarAdvice team weighs in with their thoughts – including a go at specifying an example of their own. MORE: 2022 Ford Maverick unveiled: Hybrid dual-cab ute cheaper than a Toyota Corolla, but not coming to Australia

UPDATE, 3 June 2021: Ford Australia has confirmed all 700 buyers of the Mustang Mach 1 will receive three years free servicing and a track experience day in lieu of missing equipment that had been advertised for the latest special edition. CarAdvice understands about a dozen Ford Mustang Mach 1 customers have either had their deposits refunded or, if they had taken delivery of the car, had the purchase price refunded in full.

It came as something of a surprise that the Ford Ranger is the best-selling ute in Europe, a market not well known for its pick-up truck culture. So when Ford of Europe recently released the Ford Ranger Raptor Special Edition, it was only fitting it did so with ‘bad-ass’ advertising campaign. Dubbed The Good, The Bad and Bad-RSE, (and rated 'B' for 'Bad-Ass'), the campaign features a Ranger Raptor Special Edition in a Spaghetti Western-inspired action film.