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Stuart Martin

Contributing Journalist

9 min read

The automotive equivalent of multi-tasking - which could be why most cars are assigned the female gender - has invaded the light-commercial market. The phenomenon of dual-cab utes serving as a tradie truck Monday to Friday and as family truckster - towing toys and carting kids - on the weekend is upon us, and Ford's new Ranger looks set to shake up the segment.

Ford is hell-bent on a tough-not-rough message for its Australian-developed "world" truck, which will be built in Thailand (those bound for our market at least) and sold in more than 180 markets globally.

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Read the full Ford Ranger XL and XLT 2011 review.