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2016 Ford Ranger M-Sport 3.2 TDCi 4x4 double cab review

Suspension tweaks mean the high-end Ford Ranger M-Sport 3.2 TDCi handles well, but it's one pricey pick-up

In the UK, this most luxurious of Rangers aims to play the role fulfilled in America by the famous Ford Raptor: a pick-up with performance and road ability to rival a specialist SUV. The M-Sport Ranger is neither as big or wide as a Raptor, but it’s still 5.4 metres long and weighs 2.2 tonnes - big for Europe - so it needs all of its 197bhp, and more to the point its 347lb ft of torque, to feel energised. The 0-60mph time is just under 11sec, which is reasonably brisk but no threat to hot hatches. Its speciality, however, is mid-range acceleration: it can accelerate 30-70mph in an impressive 11.7sec.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-revie...-ranger-m-sport-32-tdci-4x4-double-cab-review
 
I've been saying this for HOW LONG?...

campanion^ article : CarAdvice

...Ford Australia is currently working on two Ranger programs, detailed below.

The first Ranger program is for US-market vehicles. These versions of the Ford Ranger sit on a modified version of the T6 Ranger platform...

...A second Ranger program is for the Asia Pacific region. This program maintains the same T6 platform currently used on Ranger...

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I've been saying this for HOW LONG?...

campanion^ article : CarAdvice

...Ford Australia is currently working on two Ranger programs, detailed below.

The first Ranger program is for US-market vehicles. These versions of the Ford Ranger sit on a modified version of the T6 Ranger platform...

...A second Ranger program is for the Asia Pacific region. This program maintains the same T6 platform currently used on Ranger...

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So why two different version of the same platform? Is it because the Asian Pacific region has like a 75/25 split between offroad(bad roads)/city, where in the US more like the opposite with more freeway? So the NA version can benefit from a lighter platform and better fuel economy as well?
 
So why two different version of the same platform? Is it because the Asian Pacific region has like a 75/25 split between offroad(bad roads)/city, where in the US more like the opposite with more freeway?
I guess it's because in Asia-Pacific, the Ranger also plays the role of the F150.
In the US, they can leave the heavy work to the F150.

My guess is the modifications are for comfort (adopting rear coil springs like the Everest SUV) and perhaps to pass the small overlap crash test.
 
The current T6 Ranger is already customized for that rugged look, including being sold from dealers with a"Raptor" package. Ford just need to take this further as there is a huge market for these customizations. I've spoken to the salesmen and I was told that these options are very popular. Just look at a few aftermarket kit and customizations there are. I think these puppies look a lot more macho than that Chevy (Isuzu) ZR2. Just need factory fitted, go anywhere suspension. And a nice helping of Ecoboost.
 

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The current T6 Ranger is already customized for that rugged look, including being sold from dealers with a"Raptor" package. Ford just need to take this further as there is a huge market for these customizations. I've spoken to the salesmen and I was told that these options are very popular. Just look at a few aftermarket kit and customizations there are. I think these puppies look a lot more macho than that Chevy (Isuzu) ZR2. Just need factory fitted, go anywhere suspension. And a nice helping of Ecoboost.
That raptor kit is VERY popular here in South Africa! I see them everywhere. And it looks GOOD.
 
The current T6 Ranger is already customized for that rugged look, including being sold from dealers with a"Raptor" package. Ford just need to take this further as there is a huge market for these customizations. I've spoken to the salesmen and I was told that these options are very popular. Just look at a few aftermarket kit and customizations there are. I think these puppies look a lot more macho than that Chevy (Isuzu) ZR2. Just need factory fitted, go anywhere suspension. And a nice helping of Ecoboost.
I like the first and last one the best out of those. Love the spare tire mounted like that above the bed.
 
Autoblog tests the current rest-of-the-world Ranger in New Zealand. (video in the link below)

We couldn’t wait for the new Ford Ranger, so we drove one in New Zealand

Let's get this out of the way up front: The truck you see here isn't exactly like the one we'll get when the Ford Ranger returns to the States in 2019. But we think it's very representative, and it's certainly as close as we're going to get for a while. Did I mention we're impatient?

For those out of the loop, the Ranger was last sold in the US as a 2010 model. That was a compact truck. In the years since, Ford started building a "global" Ranger for sale just about everywhere around the globe – except for here. That latest Ranger, referred to as the T6, is more of a mid-sizer, similar in dimensions and specs to GM's Chevy Colorado/GMC Canyon twins as well as the Toyota Tacoma and the aging Nissan Frontier.
Read More: http://www.autoblog.com/2017/06/23/ford-ranger-video-review-new-zealand-ute/?hcid=hp-tile-small-1
 
I could have made a much more in-depth video if I was flown down to New Zealand...but alright.
Yeah, I expected a lot more information in it other than a few scene shots and a basic overview.
 
I'm a little surprised we didn't get a significant visual update for the US release but I imagine it saves on some costs,especially since the new grille is the same one on the Everest which saves on part differentation.
 
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