The Ranger's most important figures are still impressive;
it can tow trailers weighing up to 3500 kg and its load bed will take 1035 kg.
The bed itself is a good shape and offers good access. For reference, a
Mitsubishi L200 tows less and can carry only slightly more
weight.
Pressing the ignition button brings a muscular-sounding
grumble from the diesel, giving you a brief idea of the no-nonsense torque
available. Admittedly, no diesel is outright pleasant-sounding
on start-up, but at least the Wilktrak's has a sense of purpose.
The auto ’box shifts through its ratios smoothly and is
keen to select higher ratios in search of better fuel efficiency at a cruise.
Hefty throttle inputs never result in the engine sounding strained.
Even large off-road ruts don’t unsettle the
Ranger, with only a small amount of reverberation felt throughout the cabin,
but not to the extent that it could be classed as uncomfortable.
The Ranger comes with an electrically controlled transfer
box, which gives the driver the option to select rear-wheel drive and 4x4 high
range ratios on the move. There's also an option to select low-range gearing,
which gives extra traction in difficult conditions or when tackling steep
inclines and declines.
Like its predecessor, the Wildtrak
feature hill descent control, using its traction control system to aid
descending steep slopes at a constant speed. This feature matched with the auto
’box and low-range gearing of our test car worked extremely well.
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