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More muscle for Ford Ranger
SA’s most popular double cab gears up with a 10-speed automatic transmission and powerful new 2.0 turbodiesel engine
The world was last week awestruck by the first image of a supermassive black hole in a galaxy far, far away, which provided further proof of Einstein’s theory of relativity. On a far, far smaller scale back on terra firma, Ford was demonstrating relativity of a different kind with the introduction of a new 2l engine in the Ranger pickup range that’s more powerful than the much larger 3.2l engine which formerly served as the flagship of the line-up. This compact new four-cylinder engine uses two turbochargers to produce impressive outputs of 157kW and 500Nm, outgunning the 147kW and 470Nm produced by the five-cylinder 3.2 Duratorq TDCi turbo diesel, which remains in the Ranger family. The advanced new-generation Bi-Turbo 2.0 engine powers the Ranger Wildtrak double cab derivatives as well as the new top-of-the-range Ranger Raptor to be launched in May. There is also a new single-turbo version of the engine with outputs of 132kW and 420Nm, which is installed in the slightly lesser-spe...
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