BLOWHARD

OUR RANGER IS READY TO RUMBLE WITH A KING BROWN DPF-BACK EXHAUST UPGRADE.

- MATT RAUDONIKIS

FORD'S 3.0-litre diesel V6 engine brings the performance and refinement of the Ranger ute up to a whole new level. It's not all about outright grunt but it's the way it delivers it that makes the V6 the engine to have in the RA Ranger... and soon the 2023 VW Amarok. The V6 is smooth and refined, bringing a new level of comfort and touring pleasure to the category. There is no other diesel-fuelled vehicle in the midsize 4x4 ute class that gets on with the job as well as the 'Lion' V6-powered Ranger.

As good as the Lion V6 is there are always ways to make it better, right? After all, when OE manufacturers create a vehicle they are constrained by budgets and costs, and the need to create a product to suit a wide variety of uses. That's where the aftermarket steps in, to create a products to make the OEM offering better suited to specific requirements, and nowhere are those requirements more specific than the harsh Australian Outback.

Australia's aftermarket industry is renowned globally for manufacturing some of the best gear on the planet. To make the grade on Aussie tracks the products need to be tough, durable and built to last. And if they can improve on the performance of the OEM product at the same time then it's a win-win for the end user.

South Australia's Pacemaker Exhausts has been building better exhaust systems for Aussie drivers for decades and is well known in the performance game. Pacemaker's King Brown brand makes its products for four-wheel drive vehicles and, like the deadly snake they are named after, the systems are the apex predator in the market.