Ford F150 vs Renault Master

What's the difference?

Ford relaunched the F-150 pick-up in Australia in 2023 after a decade long hiatus and this time it’s converted from left- to right-hand drive on local soil.

A first for the Blue Oval globally, Ford partnered with RMA Automotive to remanufacture the F-150 in a facility in Mickleham, on the northern outskirts of Melbourne.

This is in contrast to the F-150’s rivals, the Ram 1500, Chevrolet Silverado and Toyota Tundra. They are all remanufactured in Australia by Walkinshaw in Dandenong, in Melbourne's south-east.

Three years and numerous recalls and stop-sales later, Ford has finally introduced an update to the F-150. Badged as a model year 2024 (MY24) update, it’s technically two years behind what’s being offered in the US.

The Blue Oval claims to have thoroughly checked over its local remanufacturing process and added more quality checks, among other things, so let’s find out if it's worth considering against its rivals.

The Renault Master range has been refreshed, and this was our first chance to see what changes have been made. 

You should be able to tell just by the look of the 2020 Master that there’s a new design with a more modern looking front-end. And the inside has been thoroughly modernised, too.

But with contemporary rivals such as the VW Crafter and Mercedes-Benz Sprinter - both of which launched in all-new generation guises in 2018 - the question is whether the ageing, yet facelifted Master is worthy of consideration. 

We spent a week with it - and covered plenty of kays in it - to find out.