2020 Ford Ranger Reviews

The Ford Ranger should be right up the top of your shopping list for a family ute, based on its car-like manners and practicality, along with its proven abilities as a work vehicle and adventure machine. But which one to choose? The FX4 sits between the popular XLT and Wildtrak trim levels at the upper end of the Ranger line-up.

The Ford Ranger line-up attracts plenty of attention but most of that is directed at the higher-specced utes in the range, such as the FX4, Wildtrak or the Raptor - but what about the entry-level variants that are more suited to work than play? Are they worth your consideration? We throw 800kg of horse feed in the back of a Ranger XL 4x2 to see how it performs with a load onboard.

The Ford Ranger recipe for success appears to include a lot of special edition ingredients - like this, the new 2020 Ford Ranger FX4, which is a gap-filler that slots between XLT and Wildtrak variants.

The Ford Ranger line-up has expanded to include a new limited-run Wildtrak X version, which adds a bit of extra kit over the standard Wildtrak. It looks the part, but how does it handle hard work?

Ford's Ranger Raptor is the hero truck for generation ute. Can it live up to the hype?

The Ford Ranger line-up continues to expand, and there's an attractively priced - and attractively styled - new addition known as the Ford Ranger Sport. It's based on the XLS but adds some style to appeal to potential XLT buyers. And it's good. Really, it's very good.

The Ford Ranger XLS is a standalone dual-cab 4x4 option in the line-up, slotting in between the the XL and XLT grades. It offers plenty of likeable attributes and comes in at an appealing price tag. So what's it like with a load in the back? We found out.

The Ford Ranger Wildtrak has achieved icon status. It’s the ute people refer to as the one they want when you ask them… well, that or the Raptor. That station used to be the realm of the SR5 HiLux.But it’s more than just a kooky variant name - it’s the fact the Wildtrak is based on a benchmark ute in the segment, the Ford Ranger - but with some flashy elements inside and out that separate it from the rest of the range. Dual-cab utes like this one have become a solution to everyone’s problems. These vehicles are so versatile, so useful, and so popular that they’re becoming a default for people out there who just want a ute that can do anything for them.So does the Wildtrak offer everything a ute buyer would want? And what’s it like when it comes to actual ute duties? We put some weight in the back to find out.