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MOTORING

ake one Ford Ranger in stability and comfort.
XL spec, add a gloss black
grille, black 16-inch alloys Then came our drive up the
Tand a black sports bar and mountain . . . literally. The Orrie
you create the all new Sport Pack Baragwanath Pass leads you up the
option. You can also optionally Wolkeberg mountain to a peak at
order the more advanced 8-inch 1 370m. The road (???) is a rocky,
infotainment screen. narrow path with sheer drops to
your right in many places. Engaging
What doesn’t change is the 4WD Low Range and virtually
venerable 2.2l diesel engine putting crawling in 1st gear all the way, the
118kW and 385Nm through the convoy of Rangers never missed a
rear wheels or all four wheels when beat.
engaged. You can move from 2H
to 4H on the fly at up to 100km/h as Long stretches of dirt roads,
you leave the tar and hit the gravel. overnight stays at lodges and then a
Automatic or 6-speed manual boat cruise on the dam in the Blyde
gearboxes can be chosen. River Canyon summed up the whole
experience of #LiveTheRangerLife.
What made this launch special was
the decision to take the road less The Sport Pack adds R16 500 to
travelled. We drove on dirt roads the price of an XL model with the
wherever possible so 4H range was upgraded infotainment screen
used much of the time to ensure adding a further R8 000.
FORD RANGER

2.2XL SPORTPACK

#TRAVELOGUE

BY ALAN ROSENMEYER

Use this link to see the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvkPFMJ8SxI
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