Bold grille, wider fenders and much more robust for off-road: Ford brings back the Ford Ranger, soon as a rally-sports car on the market.
Cologne (dpa/tmn) – The Ford Ranger comes in the summer as a Raptor with rally Outfit. According to the model of the big US-brother’s F150 the best-selling Pick will slope-up in Europe for prices starting 66.771 Euro sports car for the hump.
Behind the massive grille with giant Ford lettering, a two-litre, four-cylinder Diesel, then, according to the manufacturer, with 157 kW/213 HP and 500 Nm of torque. The engine is mated with a new ten-speed automatic transmission and selectable four-wheel drive and low range gearing. The Sprint from 0 to 100 km/h, the sporty all-terrain to create goers in 10.6 seconds and a maximum of 170 km/h top. The Raptor consumes on average 8.9 liters (233 g/km CO2).
It is a Ford, this visually significantly revised Version with 16 centimeters wider fenders but less top end speed than the speed in the terrain. That’s why they made the more than two-ton car is extremely resilient. So just a ladder frame, underbody and brakes are reinforced, but, above all, the suspension revised. Also, the spring paths are longer and the bumper more stable.