2022/2023 Ford Ranger: Detailed walkaround review of the NEW Ranger!

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We've finally had the chance to check out the all-new 2022/2023 Ford Ranger in person! Paul Maric gives you a detailed walkaround review of the next generation Ford Ranger. What do you think about the design?  2022 Ford Ranger: Everything you need to know: https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/2022-ford-ranger-everything-you-need-to-know  More Ford content: https://www.carexpert.com.au/ford More Ford Ranger content: https://www.carexpert.com.au/ford/ranger  Skip ahead: Intro: 00:00 Exterior (front/side): 00:29 Exterior (tray): 04:26 Interior: 05:29 Outro: 06:35  We review every new car on the market, bust car myths, cover the latest car tech and answer your burning questions.  Whether you need new car advice, purchase validation or simply love learning more about new cars and technology, we are your car experts.  Subscribe to Car Expert: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7DvMhvy3H7ntEgn9n3xQcQ?sub_confirmation=1  You'll find us dropping new video content three times a week. If you'd like to ask a question about one of our videos, simply leave us a comment. If you'd like to give us any feedback on our content, feel free to email us, or alternatively, hit us up on social media.  Finally, we want this channel to grow with your support and feedback. If there's anything you don't like or would like to see us change, we'd love to hear from you!  Follow us on social media to see what we're up to and to ask any questions!  CarExpert: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarExpertAus Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/CarExpertAus Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carexpert.com.au  Paul Maric: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PaulMaric Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/PaulMaric Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/PaulMaric  #ford #ranger #review

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00:00 G'day, I'm Paul. So I am really excited because we are here with the all-new Ford Ranger.

00:05 Now we have already sat down and shot a detailed, sort of in-depth dive of the Ranger and what

00:10 you can expect. So click up here to watch that once you're done with this video. But

00:13 today we'll talk about the exterior, we'll have a bit of a closer look at all the design

00:17 elements. Now if you haven't done so already, please make sure you subscribe to our channel

00:20 and press the bell icon so you can find out every single time we get to see these things

00:24 up close and personal. But let's get started.

00:28 So this colour will look familiar, we have seen the Ranger before in this colour, but

00:32 I'll run you through some of the design elements down the front here. So have a look at this

00:35 big confident grille. I really like the way they've gone to town on this and given it

00:39 that proper F-truck vibe. So we've got big opening here because Ford has announced that

00:44 this car is going to launch with a set of four-cylinder diesel engines and also a V6

00:48 diesel. And that's also part of that Volkswagen Amarok program that was core to their requirements.

00:53 90% of Amarok sales in Australia are the V6, so it was important for this to be part of

00:59 the Ranger program in general and I think it is really going to be a welcome thing.

01:03 The 2.0-litre was never a bad thing, but having a V6 here will be really good. At the end

01:07 of the presentation tonight we also heard the sound of a petrol engine that was teased

01:11 as part of the Raptor, so I think that excites me just as much.

01:15 So big Ford logo up the front here, you've also got a front camera. It also appears to

01:19 have a washer there on the front camera which will mean that if you are doing some off-road

01:22 driving and you get that dirty, that should really clean that up a little bit.

01:26 Radar is tucked in down the bottom there. Ford's also announced that there's an ARB

01:30 partnership, so we're expecting this car to launch with hundreds of ARB accessories that

01:34 you can then add to the car. They'll be warranted by Ford as well.

01:37 We've got recovery hooks hidden under here. Ford has called them recovery hooks, but I

01:41 don't know if they're rated and that's probably something that we'll find out a little closer

01:44 to launch, but they're not much use if they're not rated, so let's hope they've gone to the

01:48 effort of actually doing that.

01:49 We've got our front parking sensor buried down there. In terms of the headlights, you

01:52 can see that C-shaped daytime running light. This is common to some of the other Ford models

01:57 we've seen, such as the Maverick and also the F-Series trucks.

02:00 We also now know that the car comes with matrix LED headlights in some specifications, and

02:05 that'll be big in this segment because if you do a lot of country driving, a matrix

02:08 LED headlight allows the car to stay with its high beam on and you don't get interference

02:13 when you do have other cars coming towards you.

02:15 We actually shot a video comparing some headlight technologies previously, so click up there

02:19 to watch that one as well.

02:21 LED fog light down the bottom here too, but let's whip around the side and have a look

02:24 at the wheels.

02:25 So, Ford is launching Ranger with a massive stack of wheel selection, and depending on

02:30 the grade that you go for, you will get a different wheel design.

02:32 This one here is a Wildtrak, so it's got that dark sort of trim on the wheel there.

02:37 I do like where they've gone with wheel design. Some of the more sort of premium models look

02:41 a little less off-road focused and a bit more premium focused, and I think that's really

02:44 going to win over some buyers that perhaps weren't looking at a ute because it was just

02:48 a little bit too sort of off-road focused.

02:51 Up here you've got these wheel arch protectors. This has been sort of a theme that's carried

02:55 across other Ranger models, so this will continue showing you which engine is fitted to the

02:59 car, so that'll be stamped onto the side there.

03:01 It's also functional cooling, so there are holes in there to allow the engine to breathe.

03:06 Now, it has a tubular design, which means you've got gaps here behind the wheel arches

03:09 that allow that air to run through and keep everything nice and cool.

03:13 Jump up the top. Up here you've got an LED indicator built into that wing mirror, and

03:17 then a camera there on the side for the 360 camera.

03:20 You of course get your sidesteps here. They don't quite look like the Raptor, which has

03:24 the sort of metallic finish to them. These are plastic clad, more just for getting in

03:28 and out of the car as opposed to being bashed by rocks.

03:31 You've got roof rails just here. Shark fin aerial, but for some reason this one actually

03:34 has an aerial built into there as well.

03:37 And then as we come around to the rear, this is probably the bit that I'm most excited

03:40 about.

03:41 Down here you've got disc brakes across the range, and that means you're going to have,

03:45 I guess, just a far better and newer braking system instead of drum brakes, which are old

03:50 school technology and dual cab utes were kind of the last vehicles to actually move to this

03:56 four-wheel disc brake setup.

03:58 Behind here you've got a damper that's actually moved outboard, so this means it now sits

04:03 on this side of the chassis rails.

04:05 That's not only given Ford more wheel articulation for off-road driving, but given them the ability

04:09 to fit more into the tray, it can now fit a Euro-sized pallet in the tray, whereas previously

04:14 it couldn't because of that damper that was sort of protruding inside the tray area.

04:18 So this is also going to mean improvements to ride and handling, which I guess Ranger

04:21 is known for. It's one of the best in the segment there in terms of the way that it

04:24 performs on-road.

04:25 Alright, let's take a look at the back of the car.

04:27 So around the back here there are a few changes. Have a look at this stamping. So it has a

04:31 lot of protrusions to it. You've got Ranger written along the back there, and then the

04:35 model designation lettering.

04:37 Now the big change here as well is the brake light. So previously this was mounted to the

04:40 back there. When you did fit canopies to this car, the brake light really couldn't be seen,

04:45 so you had to fit an aftermarket brake light. Now with it integrated into that tailgate,

04:49 it means that you can see when the car is slowing down, even if you do have a canopy

04:53 fitted to the vehicle.

04:54 If you do want to fit accessories to it though, depending on which grade you get, here with

04:58 the Wildtrak you actually have these usable side sections that allow you to tie things

05:02 down, but other grades have these retractable holes that allow you to plug your accessories

05:06 in.

05:07 This also acts as a clamp pocket as well if you do need to cut anything on the tray.

05:11 There's also a little ruler gauge along the back there.

05:13 But if you are getting in and out, so instead of having to get onto the tyre, there's now

05:17 a side step integrated into here. This has been engineered to carry Australian-sized

05:22 men so you can jump on there if you need to to get stuff out, and it's engineered to really

05:26 just take all of the load that you need.

05:28 Now let's talk about the interior. I think that outside of all the engine changes and

05:33 the exterior, the interior is where a lot of customers, they're going to be spending

05:36 all of their time, this is where they're going to appreciate the changes the most.

05:40 Have a look at the size of that screen, that is huge. So it's a 12-inch vertical screen.

05:44 Depending on the grade that you get, you can either get this 12-inch screen or a smaller

05:47 10-inch screen.

05:48 That comes with Ford's SYNC 4 system, that means you get wireless Android Auto, Apple

05:52 CarPlay, you're really getting all of the features that you need within that.

05:55 In addition to that, you have wireless phone charging, it has over-the-air updates so you

05:59 can update things around the car if Ford finds anything defective after the engineering process.

06:04 Gone is a manual handbrake, it's now an electric handbrake system.

06:07 You've also got an electronic shifter there too, so it means when you are doing parallel

06:10 parking this can go through reverse, neutral, drive and park entirely, so you don't have

06:15 to touch a thing there.

06:16 The other big change to the driveline in addition to those engines is full-time four-wheel drive,

06:20 so you can drive it in two-wheel drive high range, or you can just go to four-auto, similar

06:24 to the Super Select system in the Mitsubishi Triton, and that means you can just drive

06:28 it on sealed or unsealed surfaces regardless of which mode it's in.

06:32 So, look, I am excited about the new Ranger, I can't wait to drive it.

06:36 I think what they've done here with this car is sensational, and the rest of the competitors

06:40 are going to have to do a lot of stuff to catch up here.

06:43 So let me know what you think in the comments section below.

06:45 Are you going to be lining up for one of these?

06:46 Let me know what you like and don't like, and just as a reminder, we've shot a deep

06:50 dive video that goes into a little more detail.

06:52 You can check that out on our YouTube channel as well.

06:54 If you did enjoy this video, please make sure you like it and share it with your mates,

06:58 if you haven't done so already, subscribe to the channel.

07:00 But until next time, see you later.

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