Watch: Ford’s New Ranger Raptor Is Not Afraid to Catch Some Air
- Ford announced the performance Ranger Raptor model will be unveiled on 22 February and released a video showing the bakkie performing high-speed jumps in its natural habitat: the bush
- The Ranger is Ford's best-selling vehicle in South Africa and contributes to over 50% of its sales, the current Raptor model is the flagship of the range
- Out goes the 2,0-litre bi-turbo diesel engine in the current Raptor to make way for a more powerful twin-turbo 3.0-litre V6 power unit
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South Africans love the Ford Ranger, the locally-built bakkie consistently features among five best-selling vehicles each month. The new Ranger is set to be launched later this year and Ford just announced they will unveil the performance Raptor version on February 22.
If the normal Ranger looks tough, the Raptor turns the notch up to 11. The teaser video showing the new model in camouflage gives us an indication of what to expect including a snarling engine note that sounds damn good. We can also expect an uprated suspension to handle virtually any terrain the Ranger needs to deal with.
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In the video, a test driver puts the Raptor through its paces across the sand and harsh terrain and executes awesome jumps showcasing how good the suspension is. One clue that gives us an indication this model is likely for the South African market is that it's a right-hand drive test mule.
The current Ranger and Raptor are still on sale until the new model becomes available and its biggest rival. The latter derivative sports a meaty 157kW and 500 N.m. However, the Raptor will soon have some competition in the form of a sportier Toyota Hilux version labelled GR-S, according to IOL. It features a tweaked 2,8-litre turbodiesel engine to produce 165kW and 550Nm. Importantly, more power than the Raptor.
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That should make the chat around the braai even more interesting.
Ford says the second-generation Raptor is the toughest, most powerful Ranger the company has ever built and is born to leave other pick-ups in its dust. Here’s a sneak peek at some of the brutal testing it faced to earn the Raptor badge. The US carmaker also announced the performance bakkie will be fully unveiled on February 22.
Cool whips: SA celebs show off their rides and it's hard to not be jealous
Briefly News collated South Africa's favourite celebrities and their rides. From Prince Kaybee's Mercedes-AMG GT to Cassper Nyovest's McLaren GT we took a look at the sweetest celeb whips in SA. South African celebrities love their cars and recently at the Kyalami 9 Hour race in Johannesburg, we saw how much one of them loves motorsport.
Prince Kaybee showed off his sim racing skills by competing in the virtual Kyalami 9 Hour endurance race and also attended the event. The 32-year-old singer is known for his love for Mercedes-Benz cars and has several in his collection, including an AMG GT. Another lover of German cars is NaakMusiq.
The popular actor and musician has a couple of BMWs, including an M5 and M6. He also showed off a G20 3 Series on his Instagram page.
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