Test drive Ford Ranger 2 doors since 2010 pickup

Ford Ranger pickup finally received automatic transmission

The FORD representative office arranges for journalists an off -road presentation of the new Ford Ranger. So, go and test the version with a diesel engine and automatic, I received such a task from the editor -in -chief and lazily trudged to the Ford office in Khimki.

Five of the brand new rainers ready for the run, smiling at the freshly washed muzzles, met me in a gray November morning. Actually, there should have been six of them, but one car was destroyed by colleagues the day before, and its crew was distributed to other cars. Taking advantage of the situation, I joyfully fell to sleep in the rear seat of Ranger, deciding to at the same time check on my own back the convenience of trips in the second row.

To say that sitting from behind is not very spacious, to say nothing. Even with my not the greatest growth, it comfortably managed to fit there only sideways, and then thanks to the reserve colleagues who took very voluminous Bauls. Of these, I built myself something like a throne. Slogging in this way half -sitting, reclining, I even slept a little, despite the tangible blows on the kidneys from the rear spring suspension of the unloaded pickup. Four hundred kilometers of varying degrees of quality asphalt and we reached the place of off -road dough, the famous remarkable fishing of the village of Breitovo, in the Yaroslavl region. During this time, I managed to make sure that you can ride as a passenger on the second row Ford Ranger. Especially if you load the pickupa. It is even possible to sleep on the go.

WHAT'S NEW?
At a press conference, representatives of Ford Russia told us that, despite the year-planned replacement of the Ranger pickupa completely new model, they decided to modernize the car. Having installed a 2.5 -liter with a working volume of 2.5 liters familiar to us diesel diesel, the car was equipped with an automatic five -speed gearbox from the Ford Explorer adapted for pickupa. Actually, the gydrotransformer was changed, which increased the traction capabilities of the machine.


This is an expensive finish version with an additional device block over the central console

In addition, they improved the sound insulation of the salon. Ergonomic seats with a new combined upholstery from textiles and leather, air conditioning, an audio system with a CD player, support for MP3, a 3.5-mm AUX nest for connecting external musical devices and a digital display all this also increased comfort. And also on the front panel, an information center was attached, which includes the indicators of the roll, external and internal temperature and compass.

It remained to find out how much the introduction of the automatic machine affected the behavior of the pickupa.


And under the hood, the old familiar diesel Duratorq TDCI with a working volume of 2.5 liters

Search the hook
The next day in the morning, a trip was ahead of the forest ruts and coastal strip of the Rybinsk reservoir. As a specialist, my colleagues enjoyed the wheel with pleasure. It was not more convenient to sit here as an example than in the second row. It was possible to choose a more or less comfortable position relative to the steering wheel and pedals, and the most important thing for me turned out to be possible to work normally to the brake pedal with any foot.

The fact is that with a machine gun in complex off -road areas where great accuracy is required, I prefer to slow down with my left foot, leaving my right traction control. So in this regard, Ford was very pleased.

The forest area began with mud spills, which on quite high -high tires were overcome even without connecting all -wheel drive. Then we went to the shore of the reservoir. Seagulls, water to the horizon and a beach wide a width of two meters and many kilometers in length. Now I know where to go in the summer


Ranger overcame the forest plot even without turning on all -wheel drive

Turning on just in case all -wheel drive and low gear, I immediately began to play the racer finishing on Dakar along the shore of the pink lake. The game ended after the first jump on a bump at the request of a colleague who went to my place in the second row. Huggage was fun with a motor, we rushed six kilometers of the beach race and turned back into the forest. Ahead in the deep rut was already sitting on a belly rushing the crew in front of us. Of course, an ambush could just go around. But this is unsportsively to find the limits of cross -country! And as soon as the track was freed, I directed our Ranger right there. A small game with gas and the steering wheel and the site has been passed. The main thing is not to stop and look for a hook all the time. The transmission numbers in the automatic transmission are selected very well, allowing it to literally crawl on the first reduced, and at the same time it is easy to rush along the asphalt at a speed of 150160 km/h at the fifth increased. By the way, the machine was surprised by its very ambulance to the right pedal, and Diesel was pleased with good accelerations on the way home with overtaking problems.

Author: Ivan Evdokimov, photo Ford
 

Source: Magazine 4x4 [March 2011]