VIDEO: Impressed Yet? Ford's Ranger Takes A Lickin' And Keeps On Tickin'

G'day, Spies! Not too long ago Ford released pictures of its soon to be released Ford Ranger. And although Rangers of yore may have been able to take a beating, I am not so sure they could go through 800 mm -- approximately 31.5 inches for you lazy folks -- of water and still come out ticking.

And I was impressed by my first-generation Volkswagen Touareg's capabilities. Pft.

Ford claims this is a best-in-class depth but considering I don't test trucks by Ford'ing -- pun intended -- a river, I'll take their word for it. The last thing I want to wind up is stuck in a river with a press vehicle thinking "Well, now I've done it."

By the way, is that guy's accent Austrailian?


Come flood or high water, all-new Ford Ranger confidently takes it all in its durable stride, buoyed by its best-in-class water-wading capability of 800 mm. The 4x4 and 4x2 Hi-Rider models can wade through deep water even while carrying a full load...



[Source: Ford]


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veyron1001 - 4/4/2011 10:25:37 PM

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Ford Ranger Live in Louisiana but do not want to move when there is an earthquake edition.

veyron1001 - 4/4/2011 10:25:51 PM

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Hurricane*

veyron1001 - 4/4/2011 10:25:51 PM

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Hurricane*

wins555 - 4/5/2011 1:19:02 AM

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Most japanese diesel pick-ups can do this easily.

truckman - 4/5/2011 6:01:57 AM

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I am impressed that they are thinking of off road capability, they failed to mention that they probably drained the diffs and transfer case and tranny>?after this run, I would imagine that all of the competition could also do this.

internationalmanofmystery - 4/5/2011 8:26:34 AM

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"I don't test trucks by Ford'ing"

LMAO

internationalmanofmystery - 4/5/2011 8:29:21 AM

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Impressive!

Whelan - 4/5/2011 9:09:41 AM

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If you know how to ford a river properly then most trucks/SUVs are capable. There is a section on how-to in some of Jeeps owners manuals. So long as your air intake is higher than the water level and you TAKE YOUR TIME so as not to create a wake or too much disruption, then you can make it.

99% of the time the reason people fail is because they plow into or try to speed through and end up hydro-locking the engine.

85bmw745i - 4/8/2011 1:04:10 AM

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+1. I have ad my 02 Land Rover Discovery II through water up to the hood when we ahd a major downpour that flooded one of the streets. The wake I created was taller than my hood and I was going slow about 5 mph or so. The good thing is that all of the gear boxes have vent tubes that go up along the firewall to the top by the windshield wiper motor so no water gets in them. Even the fog lights have tubes that go up to the top behind the headlights. Drained my diffs later and no water in either one.

wins555 - 4/6/2011 2:31:57 AM

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Even most cars in southeast asia can do this. I once saw a 1993 corolla with a 1300 gas engine go through a flooded street where the water was as up to ithe bottom of its windshield. And it was a taxi!

truckman - 4/6/2011 5:42:24 PM

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I believe it, and I get deboosted for saying the competition can also do this, I have seen trucks drive through four feet of water, done correctly as Whelan has described.