Seize the Raptor thrill!

Ford Motor Company last week announced that the hugely popular Ford Ranger bakkie will be available in an off-road performance variant for the first time.

The purpose-built, desert-racing inspired bakkie joins the Ford Performance family, as the new Ford Ranger Raptor.

Designed and engineered to deliver an adrenaline pumping experience, the Raptor sports a head-turning exterior look that exudes toughness as well as a level of capability and off-road performance never before seen in the mid-size bakkie segment.

Sharing the same nomenclature as the F-150 Raptor, the world’s most extreme production bakkie, the Ranger Raptor is in a class of its own among mid-size off-road performance vehicles.

Building on the success of the class-leading Ford Ranger, one of the best-selling bakkies in a number of markets, Ranger Raptor brings the thrilling off-road performance capabilities of the ‘Raptor’ to the Ranger for the first time ever. With its bold appearance and extreme, off-road performance features, Ranger Raptor represents a new and distinctive breed of bakkie.

“Combining the Raptor’s advanced off-road capabilities with the versatility of the Ranger is a significant accomplishment for Ford’s world-class engineering and design teams,” said Jamal Hameedi, chief engineer, Ford Performance.

Ranger Raptor joins F-150 Raptor to extend the globally renowned Ford Performance DNA, complementing the on-road high performance lineup of Ford GT, Ford Mustang Shelby, Focus RS, Focus ST and Fiesta ST.

Visit the Ford SA Facebook page for a sneak peek of a prototype Ford Ranger Raptor in high-speed off-road testing. – Quickpic.co.za