Ford Ranger 2020 News
What is the Ford Ranger Storm?
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By Andrew Chesterton · 08 May 2020
A new baby Raptor has been unveiled in Brazil, with the Ford Ranger Storm designed to act as a more affordable alternative to the hardcore off-roader, as well as battle international versions of the Toyota HiLux GR Sport. First revealed in concept fo
Ford's top-secret ute project
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By Andrew Chesterton · 02 May 2020
Details of Ford's top-secret ute project are beginning to leak, with International reports suggesting the brand's new baby Ranger will be called the Maverick when it arrives to take on the Hyundai Santa Cruz. US outlet The Fast Lane Truck has obtaine
Dual-cab ute segment to fragment
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By David Morley · 13 Apr 2020
Utes have already flexed their marketing muscles in Australia, but some product planners reckon we should get ready for the dual-cab ute to take over the world.Just as the soft-roader, or SUV, blurred the lines between off-road station-wagons and family c
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Ute to overtake mid-size SUV in 2020 sales?
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By Justin Hilliard · 10 Apr 2020
It wasn’t that long ago that the affordable small car was Australia’s favourite type of new vehicle year after year. Of course, its long reign ended at the hands of the ever-popular mid-size SUV – but is 2020 the year the versatile ute moves to the top?
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Tougher crash testing standards for utes
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By David Morley · 05 Apr 2020
Despite all the latest technology, the dual-cab utes that scored five safety stars late last year, might only be a three- or four-star performer if it was tested today.While new driver-assistance packages certainly make the vehicles safer than they were,
Australia's new-car sales shocker
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By Andrew Chesterton · 03 Apr 2020
Australia's new-car market plummeted by 18 per cent in March compared to the same month last year as the impacts of the coronavirus tightens its grip in Australia.
How safe is your dual-cab ute?
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By Justin Hilliard · 28 Mar 2020
Nissan gave its Navara ute an update last week, but crucially it was missing the overdue addition of autonomous emergency braking (AEB) and other crucial advanced-driver assist systems, which got us thinking about the level of safety dual-cab pick-ups cur
Peugeot Landtrek GTi rendering
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By Spencer Leech · 16 Mar 2020
New renderings have surfaced which imagine a hotter GTi version of Peugeot's upcoming Landtrek ute.Penned by Russian designer Aksyonov Nikita, the dual-cab ute wears a familiar two-tone paint scheme, large alloy wheels, unique badging and a sharper LED he
What Ford needs to do to grow up
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By Stephen Ottley · 15 Mar 2020
Ford’s transition from a manufacturer to full importer has been a success on the surface. Whereas it was once seen as the ‘Falcon Car Company’, the success of the Ranger ute has helped sure up its short-term future
Ford Ranger loses grip on second spot
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By Andrew Chesterton · 04 Mar 2020
The Ford Ranger has lost its formerly unshakeable grip on second place on the Australian sales charts, with the red-hot RAV4 and HiLux cementing a one-two finish for Toyota in February. Ford shifted some 3003 Ranger 4x4s in February, up 2.2 per
