Nearly 70 % of Ranger buyers choose automatic transmission over manual. This is hardly surprising since bakkies have become extremely popular with suburbanites. Who wants to fight with a manual bakkie on a daily commute?
But a 2.2-litre automatic? Common wisdom has it that a smallcapacity, turbo-diesel engine mated with an automatic gearbox often suffers from sluggish performance or amplified turbo lag, or the gearbox hunts around for the appropriate cog.
However, Ford seems to have avoided these pitfalls thanks to torque-converter technology and attentive engine-management software.
A total of nine 2.2 TDCi auto models will be offered, in cluding single, super and double cabs, in 2x4 and 4x4. This expands the Ranger range to a mega 36 models.
This is good news for suburbia because the soccer moms will no longer have to drive gas-guzzling 3.2-litre burblers and hopefully choose the greener 2.2-litre engine instead.
If you plan on towing you’ll have to stick with the bigger engine.
| VITAL STATISTICS | Ranger 2.2 TDCi DC XL 4x4 |
| Engine | 2 198 cc, 4-cylinder turbo-diesel |
| Power | 110 kW @ 3 700 rpm |
| Torque | 375 Nm @ 1 500 rpm |
| Fuel consumption | 7,6 â„"/100 km |
| Tank | 80 â„" |
| Towing weight | 3 500 kg (750 kg unbraked) |
| Ground clearance | 230 mm |
| Warranty | 4 years/120 000 km |
| Service plan | 5 years/100 000 km |
| Service intervals | 20 000 km |
| Price (October 2016) | R426 900 |
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