Toughest Ranger ever

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Ford's mighty new Super-Duty Ranger is coming. With 4.5-tonne towing capacity, 4.5-tonne Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM), and whopping 8-tonne Gross Combination Mass (GCM) in a mid-size ute, the Super Duty is likely to be very popular among those who tow boats, caravans or heavy equipment.
When the Next-Gen Ranger was in the planning stages, Ford polled dual cab owners to find out what they valued, and what they didn’t. The result is history, Ranger capturing best-seller status month after month.
For the Ranger Super Duty, Ford went to a different customer base: those who haul and tow heavy stuff for a living. Mine companies, firefighters, bore drillers, arborists.
Ford could have easily just thrown in some heavy springs and a new rear diff and been done with it, but they didn’t do that. They went the whole nine yards, building something so comprehensively different to every other mid-sized dual cab on the market that it will be very difficult to copy.
So don’t expect competitors anytime soon.
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