The Flying Ford!

There has been a lot of pre-launch hype around the new Ford ranger raptor.

The engine’s too small, some said. Was a 10-speed automatic gearbox really necessary, asked others. Some punters questioned whether Ford Performance’s engineers really did enough for this ranger to earn that raptor nameplate, a quite revered plate in the USA where the Ford F150 Raptor is sold to the tune of 30 000 units per year.

We’ve finally driven the new ranger raptor. let’s answer some of those questions.

The two-litre bi-turbo engine is small in capacity, yes. The good news is it has plenty of punch, the low-end torque is particularly impressive.

There is virtually no turbo lag in the game. Combined with 157kW of power, the smooth mill doesn’t provide blistering performance but is instead brisk and efficient.