I'll eat my words... Rangers are fantastic.

[Brazen]

On a few threads I have been very critical of dual cab Utes. I often have a Colorado at work which is mediocre and it tarnished dual cabs for me. And driven many of the competition. I have briefly driven Rangers but in really crappy conditions and circumstances


Well spent a many hours recently in a PXII XLT and wow, this thing is unreal. Great ride quality, refinement, loads of room, decent handling and steering. Just absolutely loved it - much much better than the competition that I drive all the time.

The brakes were another highlight. I could see myself loading the family and hitting the road. Not perfect though, no rear air vents and push button start.

The point of this thread is that while there will be no sporty replacement of Falcons but for the normal Falcons things like the Ranger arnt a bad substitute.

Growing up, before Ford turned the Falcon into a sporty low to the ground sedan. Falcons were seen as a roomy, practical and rugged way to cross the country and a great tow car.. And in a way the Aussie developed Ranger is more of a spiritual successor to the early Falcons than what a modern Falcon is.

Either way I want one - with tech pack, nudge bar and sports roll bar.