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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> Thursday <strong>March</strong> <strong>21</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />
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Wild styling for<br />
Ford Ranger Raptor<br />
PIONEER OF the Ford<br />
Motor Co, and mass<br />
production, Henry Ford<br />
once said: “If it ain’t broke,<br />
why fix it?’’<br />
We could say the same<br />
today with one of Ford’s<br />
best engines, the fabulous<br />
3.2-litre five-cylinder diesel<br />
that has given Ranger<br />
ute, and its off-shoot, the<br />
Everest sport utility vehicle,<br />
such good service over the<br />
years is now just an option.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Everest now utilises<br />
a 2-litre, four-cylinder<br />
twin-turbocharged diesel<br />
which is also going into<br />
the Ranger Wildtrak and<br />
Raptor double-cab utes.<br />
It’s the latter vehicle this<br />
evaluation focuses on, the<br />
Raptor is an upgraded,<br />
upmarket version of the<br />
Ranger and it stands out<br />
for its hugely wild looks<br />
and aggressive stance.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re’s been a lot of suspension<br />
development<br />
work on Raptor and with<br />
its huge tyres it looks as if<br />
it could take on any challenge.<br />
It’s the development work<br />
that makes the Raptor<br />
almost a different vehicle<br />
from Ranger, it is more<br />
comfortable to ride in, and<br />
you can tell immediately<br />
from being in the vehicle<br />
that the suspension is a<br />
step up. <strong>The</strong> ride is glorious,<br />
bumps and ruts are<br />
absorbed willingly, and<br />
there’s very little jiggle<br />
associated with vehicles<br />
which utilise a load carrying,<br />
live rear axle.<br />
I don’t know that Ford<br />
will get away unscathed<br />
with the new engine, while<br />
it is a beauty in terms of<br />
output, performance and<br />
refinement, educating buyers<br />
that 2-litre is enough in<br />
a 2300kg vehicle will be a<br />
big ask.<br />
However, I can report<br />
that the engine is up<br />
to task. Ford rate it<br />
with 157kW and a<br />
healthy500Nm of torque,<br />
both outputs developed low<br />
at 3750rpm and 1750rpm<br />
respectively.<br />
<strong>The</strong> engine drives<br />
through a 10-speed automatic<br />
gearbox. <strong>The</strong>re is<br />
an unmistakeable diesel<br />
throb, but it is well isolated<br />
from the cabin, and with<br />
the smooth gearshifts and<br />
seemingly endless supply of<br />
ratios, driveline sophistication<br />
has been a high manufacturing<br />
priority.<br />
Like all diesels, you can<br />
also expect great economy<br />
from the new four-potter.<br />
Motoring<br />
Ross Kiddie<br />
FORD RANGER RAPTOR: Four-wheel-drive ute.<br />
Bear in mind that the<br />
Raptor is a heavy vehicle,<br />
it carries a lot of kit, yet<br />
it is still rated by Ford<br />
with a 8.2-litre per 100km<br />
(35mpg) combined cycle<br />
average. I was pleased with<br />
the results appearing on<br />
the trip computer. <strong>The</strong> best<br />
average readout was showing<br />
9.4l/100km (30mpg),<br />
with an instantaneous figure<br />
of around 6.5l/100km<br />
(44mpg) showing at<br />
100km/h, the engine loping<br />
over at just 1500rpm.<br />
• Price – Ford Ranger<br />
Raptor, $84,990<br />
• Dimensions –<br />
Length, 5398mm;<br />
width, 2028mm;<br />
height, 1873mm<br />
• Configuration<br />
– Four-cylinder,<br />
four-wheel-drive,<br />
1996cc, 157kW,<br />
500Nm, 10-speed<br />
automatic.<br />
• Performance –<br />
0-100km/h, 9sec<br />
• Fuel usage –<br />
8.2l/100km<br />
At highway speed the<br />
engine is fully responsive,<br />
there was never a point<br />
when I felt it went offboost,<br />
the appropriate gear<br />
was always selected, while<br />
response to accelerator<br />
request is instant.<br />
In terms of acceleration,<br />
the Raptor will reach<br />
100km/h from a standstill<br />
in 9sec, it is relatively quick<br />
off the line and will haul<br />
in mid-range speed with<br />
strong boost.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Raptor lands in New<br />
Zealand in just one variant<br />
and is listed at $84,990.<br />
It comes with all the trick<br />
gear Ford is building into<br />
its utes these days, and with<br />
the luxury and technological<br />
specification it’s hard<br />
to fathom it is a five-seater<br />
ute based on rugged goanywhere<br />
mechanicals.<br />
That comment is based<br />
on the complex four-wheeldrive<br />
system, all options<br />
can be initiated through a<br />
centre console-mounted<br />
dial switch.<br />
Grip is supplied through<br />
massive 285/70 x 17in<br />
BF Goodrich all-terrain<br />
tyres, and with an amazing<br />
283mm of ground<br />
clearance the Raptor is<br />
a formidable off-road<br />
challenger.<br />
If you think the Raptor<br />
is a vehicle which has the<br />
looks but no substance, it<br />
comes with special interior<br />
trim – leather and suede<br />
trim, keyless entry and<br />
ignition, paddle-shift gear<br />
selectors, special display<br />
graphics and decals, and<br />
stop-start engine technology<br />
is all included.<br />
I wouldn’t have been<br />
happy if I hadn’t put the<br />
Raptor to good use. I used<br />
the deck area to take an<br />
errant plant that had grown<br />
out of control on the front<br />
of my property to the green<br />
waste depot.<br />
That’s one of the many<br />
reasons I like utes, they<br />
are versatile and practical.<br />
I also like the Raptor<br />
for its functionality at the<br />
other end, the new engine<br />
is something that will filter<br />
through other Ford product<br />
in time.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Raptor is certainly<br />
a ute for someone who<br />
likes to be noticed,<br />
however, it is far more<br />
than just a show pony. It<br />
has by far class-leading<br />
suspension, and with the<br />
well-proven mechanicals<br />
it is based on, it is another<br />
model which will keep<br />
Ford and Ranger market<br />
leaders for considerable<br />
time to come.
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