FORD RANGER RAPTOR

What a blast! If you are a fan of spirited off-road driving, there is much to like about Ford’s just-released Ranger Raptor.

The Raptor has been elevated to a performance class of its own by the Aussie engineers who did the development work, and it’s the closest we are likely to get to the iconic Stateside F150 Raptor.

I can’t think of any other locally-available production four-wheel-drive vehicle that offers this kind of poise and balance at the price. For a load-carrying bakkie, rated slightly lower than a standard Ranger, to carry