Someone, somewhere, once said, “Getting to the top is easy, staying there is the difficult part.” Ford nailed the first part with the Ranger T6 back in 2012. Sure, it didn’t break sales records here but it did mark a paradigm shift in the agricultural image of a pick-up truck. They weren’t just appliances or workhorses for traders, contractors and the like anymore. No, they were suddenly cool and projected an active lifestyle. Ignore the fact that you never actually did any off-roading or used t

It’s been a long time coming and finally Ford has revealed the all-new version of its bread-and-butter 2022 Ford Ranger. Stealing all the limelight at the Bangkok Motor Show 2022, the new Ranger took centre stage alongside the Ranger Raptor. Taking a few leaves out of its larger siblings’ design book; the F-150, the new Ranger takes a further stride into the muscular and athletic angle. Those C-shaped headlights flanking the imposing grille are straight out of the F-150’s playbook and it looks j

While our neighbours welcome the all-new generation, Sime Darby Auto ConneXion (SDAC) is only just teasing the arrival of the new 2022 Ford Ranger facelift to our shores. The Ford Ranger facelift was launched a year ago in Thailand featuring a new trapezoidal front grille, black alloy wheels, and black trim pieces. The truck bed also adds a power roller shutter that will neatly cover up the pick-up’s bed. Also read: New 2021 Ford Ranger facelift debuts – Should the Hilux be afraid? Other than th

Sime Darby Auto ConneXion (SDAC) is offering attractive savings on selected Ford Ranger Raptor and Ford Ranger WildTrak models (year make 2020 only) from now until 30 April 2021, ahead of the upcoming festivities. A cash rebate of RM 8,000 is available for the Ford Ranger Raptor while a cash rebate of RM 7,000 is available for the Ford Ranger WildTrak. Sime Darby Auto ConneXion Head of Sales, Turse Zuhair said, “As models at the top of their class, the Ranger Raptor and WildTrak are the epitome

Ford has just unveiled the new Ford Ranger Thunder – a kitted-up Ranger based on the popular Ranger Wildtrak, exclusive for the European market. Separating the Ranger Thunder from the regular Ranger Wildtrak is new Sea Grey colour, exclusive 18-inch alloy wheels and Ebony Black finishing on the front grille, rear bumper, skid plates, fog light surrounds, and door handles. Furthermore, the Ranger Thunder also gets red highlights on the front grille and sports bar, as well as Thunder emblems on th

The Ford Ranger Raptor has been on sale in Malaysia since the start of 2019, and by now, many would know that the Ranger Raptor is inspired by desert racing trucks and is a watered-down version of the bigger F-150 Raptor. But how much of the Ranger Raptor is inspired by racing technology? Quite a lot. Starting from the looks, the Ranger Raptor sports vented discs all around the truck for heavy-duty cooling. It also has a much thicker steel underbody guard (approximately 2.33 mm thick), fender ex