Ford Ranger first drive review - Drive
There are times when you find yourself behind the wheel of the Ford Ranger when you can forget you are driving a ute. Once a rough and tumble workhorse, the modern ute has become a family car for many Australians, and Ford has recognised that and focused on making the new Ranger "smarter" and "more efficient" as well as "tougher". The biggest changes have been made to the steering (introducing a new electronic power steering system) and suspension (unique tunes for each grade and bodystyle) in a bid to make it feel less like a working vehicle and more like a modern SUV. Driving the high-specification XLT - which sits just below the flagship Wildtrack - it strikes you how quiet and refined the cabin is. There is very little tyre noise and only slight wind noise around the windscreen pillars, so much so you could... But it should be more SUV-like, given it has an SUV-like price. That, though, is near the top of an extensive range that includes three cab styles (Single, Super and Double), two body styles (cab chassis and pick up), two engines (2. 2-litre and 3. 2-litre turbo diesels) plus the option of manual and automatic... Source: www.drive.com.au
