MODELS TESTED: Ranger 2.0 EcoBlue & 3.0 EcoBlue Wildtraks
PRICES: £40,221/£44,721 POWERTRAINS: 2.0l 4cyl, 201bhp/3.0l V6, 237bhp
201/237bhp
Powertrains
2.0 4cyl/3.0 V6
80 litres
Fuel tank
£116 fill up
9.0/10.5 secs
Performance
112mph
1,041/1,059kg
Payload/towing
3,500kg
WE’RE doing something a bit different with the Ranger here. The new model is available with four-cylinder or V6 diesel power, so we’re looking at it with both powertrain options in mid-spec Wildtrak guise. They cost £40,221 and £44,721 respectively, so both undercut their V6 and four cylinder-powered rivals here.
Tech highlights
THE latest Ford Ranger (as well as the Amarok) uses a platform that has been heavily reworked from its predecessor’s. Engineers have widened the track front and rear as much as possible, and as well as making space for a V6 diesel, it also means that the Ranger looks a