While the upcoming Ford Ranger is a rugged 4×4 truck on the outside, it does not mean that the Ranger needs to be stripped out on the inside. Instead, the Ranger is packed with technologies that you would not normally find in a run-of-the-mill truck.
For instance, the truck features the Bluetooth Voice Control system that lets the driver operate paired mobile phone, audio system and dual zone climate control using voice commands. The driver’s voice is picked up by a microphone and is activated with a button on the steering wheel.
Both hands can safely grasp the steering while making a phone call, skipping music track, changing radio stations and tweaking the temperature. Drivers can also control the iPod and other external devices plugged into the USB port by using voice commands as well.
Since the audio system is part of the Human Machine Interface in the central control and is seamlessly integrated into the centre dashboard. Potential thieves have to look elsewhere. The central control panel is inspired by the latest communication devices, which also includes with a joystick as a control element and soft feel number pad to entire phone numbers.
The basis for the electrical architecture is shared with the upcoming Focus and the current Mondeo. It comes from Ford’s common global electrical architecture that allows engineers to share components and features between vehicles. Upgrades can also be easily done when new features roll out.
In sharing the electrical platform, Ranger will have cruise control, rain-sensing wipers, automatic wiper park, auto defrosting and electrochromatic rear view mirror that automatically dims to prevent glare from too-bright headlights of cars at the back. There is also a Thatcham-rated alarm system complete with interior motion sensors, battery back-up siren and dead locks.
The 4×4 also features automatic headlights that respond to low light conditions, puddle lights than turns on when unlocking the vehicle and Follow-Me-Home sage lights that remain on for a minute after you’ve switched off the engine. The Ranger also automatically activates the hazard lights when the driver hits the brakes suddenly, warning the drivers behind to slow down immediately.
There is one more feature that drivers will find useful in the Ranger – the Rear View Camera System. It displays images not on the usual monitor on the dashboard but on a section of the rear view mirror. The system will also display marker lines that indicate the width and distance to the closest objects.
Parking sensors are ultrasonic, meaning it beeps quicker when objects become nearer. It will also display an image of the pickup truck with sensor indicators that can also give drivers an approximate distance of the nearest object.
With the Ranger, not only do you get the go-everywhere capability of a truck but also the comfort and convenience of a modern sedan.
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will the features be available across the range or only alltrack?
what the price will be?
does look nice..
“The Ranger also automatically activates the hazard lights when the driver hits the brakes suddenly, warning the drivers behind to slow down immediately.”
Heh, I still rmb all the ppl in the comment quarrelling for when to use hazard lights if under heavy braking. Now we can all STFU and let the truck decide! Yay! XD
I am wondering this vehicle will be next theft magnet , even though equip with tatcham alarm! Is time to give Hilux a real competitor :)
Haha even a work horse 4WD truck comes better equipped and offers more safety features than the Proton Preve… LOL
And the Ranger is the cheapest and smallest truck in Ford’s lineup….
If Ford can pay so much attention to details in their entry level models, it further shows how sloppy Proton is towards their products….
Seriously the Preve is still NOT ready to go global… not in terms of engineering, design and overall build quality.
Dude, don’t compare a truck with years of heritage and history with a run of the mill national car maker. Comparing a Ford Ranger with a Preve is like comparing Megan Fox and your girlfriend, no contest :)
megan fox for a ford ranger would be too much for comparison! LOL
Anyway, looking at spec and technical wise i would probably go for this than any other sedans or hatch of the same price range! (yeah i know theyre different type of vehicles)
But its true. Yes I may be comparing a truck and a car, but the current (actually for the past 20 yrs or so) trend is that trucks needs to be almost as refined as a car and customers expected equipments found in cars to be available in a truck too.
My point is that if Ford can offer such great build quality in their entry level pickup, and Proton is still producing well… proton like build quality even in their halo Preve, it really shows how incomptent Proton is. Proton have so many competitors as reference on how far and advanced car building biz is these days… yet they learned nothing from any competitors.
Even in these few mid res photos, we can already see the much improved build quality Ford has offered in the new Ranger. Well at least you don’t see any gaps ard switches that are so big that you can see the backplate clearly… And you don’t see rough, sharp plastic parts that hurt your finger when you press them down. And you dont see Ford using lots of cheap, brittle looking plastic fillers to box in a radio unit that is too small for the hole.
im not making any excuses for proton, but ford is one of the largest car companies in the world and over 100 years old. enough said.
compare with Preve? what about vios/city/207/polo sedan? so Ford>Proton>toyohondapeugwv?
no use to bash proton, proton is not like what you know 20 years ago
please find other worse auto makers
they are more legible to be bashed
I live in Malaysia. Besides proton i find nothing else to bash.. bcus of them our car here was tax so damn high to protect them.. try to scrap off the taxation system and for 60k-75k u can get an Altis or Civic.. but now, u get Preve?! think carefully..
no proton = no expensive altis or civic? wrong
civic without tax already 90k, still specs lesser than preve
think
enuf with the taxation ald… sick of it..
skip the auto tax and get ready to pay more personal tax (if you are paying one)
you are correct… 20 yrs ago proton used to be better… its either that, or proton thinks the world will stand still for it.
I’m not a proton fan or supporter but u said that preve not ready for global market,,,if so then vios also not ready for global market becoz preve is better equipped than the Vios,,,,if u look n do research on global cars ull see that preve is better equipped than those cars,,,if u want to bash don’t bash blindly,,,use brains n do research
use your eyes to see the specs, but please use your hand & bank to owned Proton & any other Japs or Conti cars before you comment…. don’t just look at the specs it offer see also the reliability & quality proton gave… else STFU…
japs or conti cars also have problems
they have massive recall all over the world
If we go by your reasoning, then those pirated Chinese cars and Proton must be the safest and most reliable in the world lor… since there’s no such things as recalls for them!… LOL :)
Recalls are parts and parcels of car building/selling. It means the manufactuers takes their products seriously and will do anything to upkeep their reputations.
Sweeping the faults under the carpets is a sure way for a manufacturer to die a horrible death in most western markets….. where there are lemon laws to protect their consumers from buying from irresponsible sellers..
“reliability & quality proton gave”, wow.. that’s new!
Bro, what’s the use of all these gadgets if they keep breaking down? Proton build quality is still well… Proton grade and no amount of cruise control, trip computer, GPS, climate control a/c etc will make it more reliable than say, a Wira or Gen2.
In fact, you will have more headaches in the Preve if these extra equipments offers the same kind of reliablity as the rest of the car.
lol who are you fortune teller? or ford desperate seller?
time will tell, just give proton chance
by the way, ford spare parts and expensive price is a no no
just look at mondeo, powerful engine 240ps, but very expensive?
and fiesta, much cheaper but cramped cabin!
proton must have done a really terrible thing to you,
even with posting about a truck, you managed to find ways to compare and bashed proton.
pity you.
please, dude, it’s time to let go.
nice pick up..
Haiya..bila mau launch? Sudah byk artikel keluar, tapi kereta tarak keluar jugak..
Betui brader. Over publicity konon. I dengar Thailand plant backlog teruk. Kita org punye quota also limited. Book now, dapat next year.
publicity from June 2011, till now the Ranger is not our yet!
Lucky I never wait…bought a Navara already.
Nway..the new mondeo is cool!
fuh! awesome.
but i’m waiting for new ford everest
Nice pickup..why to late arrive at sabah……anybody else know the price for sabah n sarawak.
when the price come out??? sure i buy it if reasonable, i like it.
The spec for truck is better than our local cars now, interesting…
The spec is better than the new CRV and the new Camry 2.5, true?
Don’t blame Honda Malaysia and UMW, you go and compare local B & B vs Euro’s ones.
Most businessmen are tamak ya.
I think this is the spec for 3.2 wildtrak ford ranger
Any bets that the Ranger will outrun the Preve CFE at the lights? :) LOL
It has such a powerful TDi engine, and coupled with an efficent 6AT, full time 4WD, there wont be any wheel spin at launch and the tree pulling torque will haul the Ranger forward easily.
Rem guys, the Preve CFE may look decently fast on paper, but you gotta waste valuable time waiting for the engine to overcome its turbo lag, plus you gotta waste even more time waiting for the CVT box to respond accordingly. In the hands of an inexperienced driver, all these is enough to make the Preve loose the stoplight race…:D
that’s all you want? illegal racing?
duh, no wonder too many accidents already
better use balance money for more important things for life
more money could be saved with preve, lol
turbodiesel vs a turbo petrol. ford got nothing to preve.
elementary! you save more money by not buying proton ever!
yeah go back and ride your honda wave
Of course la preve will win bro. Even with Wildtrak prve will win at the traffic light.
some of the creature comforts can be found in proton cars
even some of them cannot be found in ford
nothing much to shout about
this shitty ford ranger is not a chick magnet
leng lui will think i’m a menial worker or truck driver
i’d rather have normal sedan or a hot hatch
this shitty car is not a chick magnet
it makes me look like a menial worker or truck driver
i’d rather seen in a normal sedan or a hot hatch
Truckers are rugged and the real deal. Poofters and metrosexuals – well, get a hot hatch.
rugged with boots like phua chu kang
yulk!!!!
Stop talking Proton things on this post lah.want talk proton? Go to Proton post sections…! Let’s talk the New Ranger. :) peace
anyone know how much this would be priced at? 95k? 105k? reasonable??