Thread: New Ford Ranger web site

apparrently they go very very well against their competitors......Ford australia gave a number of them to Warner Village Theme Parks as part of a promotional deal but they are an absolute pig trying to manouvre them around the sometimes restricted areas they have to enter......their steering circle is huge and they a very rough and firm in the suspension. The employees at first thought xmas had come with new vehicles everywhere, but the thrill wore off very quickly and most would rather drive one of the old utes or vehicles in the parks.

The turning circle is 12.7m, which is about the same as a D2.

Like most of the dual cab utes on the market their suspension is horrid. My previous employer used them and when travelling to work in them I had insist on driving as I would get car sick from all the bouncing around.

The 3.2 td would be a nice little unit and Id love to see the abs modulator to see if it is a close match to the D2. Watching the video's reminded me of demos Land Rover use to do with the Discos.

so is the 3.2 a bored out td5?

Do you think they would let me take the sound covers off the motor to have a look ? lol
I imagine the gear boxes would be from the same family as the Disco 3 and falcons.

Originally Posted by Benz

so is the 3.2 a bored out td5?

Originally Posted by Zute

Do you think they would let me take the sound covers off the motor to have a look ? lol
I imagine the gear boxes would be from the same family as the Disco 3 and falcons.

What we really want to know is can we fit the 3.2 TDCI and 6 speed transmission to an LT230 and how much will we expect to pay for them and the brain to go with them?

Originally Posted by Benz

so is the 3.2 a bored out td5?

I read somewhere that this engine is NOT based on the LR Td5, but is in fact a Puma with an extra cylinder. Don't know if that's true though, or just more gossip.

Didn't realize that the new model was already out until I saw a red one of these outside the local Ford dealer in Kalgoorlie yesterday.

At least it looks better than the "facelifted" Hi-lux which has also just been released.