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Ranger new ‘from the ground up’

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Ranger new ‘from the ground up’
FORD'S NEW Ranger – designed "from the ground up" – is in the showrooms in 2WD and 4WD, developed to meet the needs of New Zealand ute and light truck customers, the company says.

Managing director Neale Hill says the creation and design of the new Ranger "involved an Australian-based, four-year development programme, involving almost 500 engineers from around the Ford world."

"It also involved exhaustive testing in some of the world's harshest operating environments. The result: capable, comfortable, powerful, fuel-efficient and with outstanding safety features. It has been designed, engineered and produced to be a leader in its segment."

New Zealand customers will select from three cab styles, body styles and drive configurations.

Three cab styles will be available: double cab (four doors), car-like comfort, seating for five people.

Super cab (two conventional doors; two rear panel doors): no B-pillar, giving easy access behind the front seats.

Single cab (two doors) on special order from early 2012.

Body styles: well side and cab-chassis.

A new 3.2 L Duratorq TDCi 5-cylinder turbo-diesel engine, with a maximum torque of 470 Nm and power rated at 147 kW, will power the line-up in New Zealand (a 2.2 litre Duratorq TDCi engine will be available from special order only, and only in the single cab 2WD XL cab-chassis model from early 2012).

For the first time, turbo-diesel Ranger models will be available with either a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission to provide reduced engine rpm and extend driving range on long highway trips or in city traffic. And 2WD and 4WD in the Hi-Rider variant (low-rider variant only available from special order, and only in the single cab 2WD XL cab-chassis model from early 2012).

Convenient electronic shift "on-the-fly" (ESOF) is fitted to all 4WD models and allows the driver to move between high-range 2WD, high-range 4WD and low-range 4WD using only a centre console-mounted switch.

For maximum traction in off-road conditions, an electronic locking rear differential is fitted to all Wildtrak, XLT and XL 4WD models as standard equipment.

Safety features include dynamic stability control with roll-over mitigation, hill launch assist, traction control; load adaptive control; and trailer sway control; anti-lock brakes, electronic brake-force distribution (EBD) and emergency brake assist.

Driver and front passenger airbags, and front seat side airbags and curtain airbags, will be standard on all models.

Prices start at $34,690 for the single cab model.


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