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Originally Posted by smoo
What significant improvements did the Ranger bring to the table, over say the D40 Navara and the Hilux that came out in 2004.
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I would say it's ride and handling in this class took a big step up especially on gravel roads over all competitors.
The other thing, if you are constantly improving/tweaking and the Ranger has taken advantage of being a globally sold vehicle and hence able to have constant updates/upgrades then the big leap between models is diluted.
Plus constant media comparisons still place Ranger at or near top in every test so it's damn good now after such a long run of constant updating.
Unless I'm mistaken, this is the first time Ford Aust has been involved in a development that started from scratch with the US market to be considered and so it's going to be interesting what eventuates. I'm assuming Everest will never sell in the US so that is another factor.