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Mercedes-Benz Vito vs Ford Ranger

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Mercedes-Benz Vito
Mercedes-Benz Vito

$54,888 - $82,990

2023 price

Ford Ranger
Ford Ranger

$36,880 - $90,440

2024 price

Summary

2023 Mercedes-Benz Vito
2024 Ford Ranger
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Diesel Turbo 4, 2.0L

Diesel Turbo 4, 2.0L
Fuel Type
Diesel

Diesel
Fuel Efficiency
6.9L/100km (combined)

7.8L/100km (combined)
Seating
2

5
Dislikes
  • High price
  • No ANCAP rating
  • Centre passenger comfort

  • No rear passenger air-vents/USB
  • Front camera malfunction
  • Not much else
2023 Mercedes-Benz Vito Summary

The Mercedes-Benz Vito van competes with 10 rivals in Australia’s mid-size (2.5-3.5-tonne GVM) commercial van market.

Compared to Toyota’s dominant HiAce, which commands around 35 per cent of sales in this segment, the significantly more expensive Vito’s 4.0 per cent market share pales by comparison.

So, we recently put the three-pointed star’s MY23 contender to work for a week to ponder if its prestige pricing is justified.

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2024 Ford Ranger Summary

The 4x2 segment of Australia’s light commercial vehicle market is where you’ll find utes primarily designed for hard yakka. These base-model workhorses come in a variety of body types including single cab, extra cab, dual cab, ute or cab chassis.

Buyers are typically government and commercial fleets, tradies, farmers, couriers and other business owners with a sharp focus on minimising costs.

In that context, base-model 4x2s are popular, as they not only avoid the added complexity/expense of 4x4 but also have minimal standard equipment.

Toyota has long dominated this segment with its 4x2 Hilux variants, but more recently its market share has diminished in the face of increasing competition from numerous rear-drive rivals, headed by Isuzu’s D-Max and Ford’s Ranger, which was recently crowned Australia's top-selling motor vehicle.

We recently spent a week aboard the blue oval's 4x2 workhorse offering, to see how it measures up in this increasingly competitive market segment.

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