The latest Ranger Raptor is about as far removed from the standard truck as it’s possible to get. It has a broad range of talents, with the different drive modes helping it to deliver comfort, performance and off-road ability in an impressive all-round package. Yes it feels big on UK roads, and the running costs are steep, but it’s a refreshing alternative to a performance SUV.
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0.229 -> The latest Ranger Raptor is about as far removed
from the standard truck as it’s possible
4.319 -> to get.
5.319 -> It has a broad range of talents, with the
different drive modes helping it to deliver
9.07 -> comfort, performance and off-road ability
in an impressive all-round package.
13.41 -> Yes it feels big on UK roads, and the running
costs are steep, but it’s a refreshing alternative
18.25 -> to a performance SUV.
19.42 -> The last model tested the waters for the Raptor
brand, and it proved to be a success.
25.16 -> So Ford has raised the ante with this all-new
model, which tops the line-up of the new-generation
29.85 -> Ranger.
30.949 -> While the old truck’s diesel powerplant
is still on offer, if you want the full Raptor
34.68 -> experience, you need the 3.0-litre twin-turbo
V6 petrol tested here.
39.41 -> Partly because the petrol version comes with
288bhp (up from the diesel’s 202bhp), but
45.84 -> it also features more advanced Fox dampers
which are independently adjustable.
50.06 -> Plus you get seven preset drive modes, launch
control, a front diff lock, an anti-lag system
55.16 -> to keep the turbos spinning and extra steering
wheel buttons for adjusting different settings.
59.719 -> Among those is the Active Exhaust mode, which
offers four levels of volume from the twin
63.98 -> tailpipes.
65.21 -> There are Quiet and Normal modes for civil
use, while the Sport mode is a bit fruitier,
69.299 -> but the Baja mode adjusts the system so that
it’s largely unsilenced.
73.08 -> It gives the Raptor an aggressive note that’s
borderline obnoxious, although Ford does add
76.94 -> a caveat that this setting should be used
away from the public highway.
80.909 -> There are 360-degree cameras that project
images to the vast 12-inch portrait display,
85.87 -> so you can position this big truck precisely,
and Ford’s Trail Control adaptive cruise
89.86 -> system is designed to let the driver concentrate
on their surroundings.
94.119 -> Standard-fit all-terrain tyres contribute
to the Raptor’s off-road prowess, but on
97.74 -> the road they’re a bit of a limiting factor
to what this truck is capable of.
101.64 -> If you’re in the two-wheel-drive setting
– which you should be if you want to get
104.59 -> anywhere near the official fuel economy of
20.5mpg – then the power of that twin-turbo
109.82 -> V6 can overcome the tyres on slippery tarmac.
112.54 -> Floor the throttle when transitioning from
a 30mph zone to the national speed limit,
117.61 -> and the traction control warning blinks and
the truck squirms sideways as the torque is
121.13 -> laid down.
122.36 -> Of course, you can overcome this by selecting
4WD instead, and this does tame some of the
