Ford Ranger Reviews

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

The dual-cab ute market is huge, and this test is a big one, too. We've assembled the six most popular 4x4 utes to see which is the king of the class.The contenders include the big-selling Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger, as well as the Holden Colorado, Nissan Navara, Isuzu D-Max and Mitsubishi Triton.Which will win? Read on to find out!

Three of the best factory-prepped 4WDs in Australia go head to head in the bush, on sand, through water and up some very steep hills

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.

Who would have thought that the Toyota HiLux, Ford Ranger and Mitsubishi Triton would at times be battling for the top spot on the sales charts?But that's the case, and dual cab four-wheel drives are the flavour of choice for buyers. So we assembled the HiLux Rogue, Ranger XLT and Triton GLS Premium in order to see how they compare to help you find out where you should be spending your money.

They say perception is reality and many ute buyers have had a hard time getting their head around a Ford Ranger powered by a 2.0-litre engine. So, is it a smarter option than a big six?

The VW Amarok V6 Ultimate 580 is the most powerful dual-cab diesel ute you can buy. Ford now offers the most powerful four-cylinder diesel ute in the Ranger Wildtrak Bi-Turbo. We've put them against each other to see which is the more rounded ute for its asking price.

It might be at home bashing its way across vast outback deserts, but how does Ford's Ranger Raptor perform when challenged with the more mundane tasks of day-to-day life? We put it to the test.