Leisure Wheels

TEN OUT OF TEN?

THE Ranger you see here retails for R570 000, all in. No need to add leather seats, or a fancy infotainment system, towbar or anything else for that matter. It’s a fully kitted 4×4 double cab with a new two-litre turbodiesel engine and 10-speed automatic gearbox that undercuts its main rivals by some way.

Let’s start with the drivetrain and the differences between the XLT and the range-topping Wildtrak (the new Raptor lives in another bracket altogether). Under the skin

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