{"id":8560,"date":"2023-11-01T16:16:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T05:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/?p=8560"},"modified":"2023-12-13T16:31:50","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T05:31:50","slug":"2023-ford-ranger-raptor-test-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/2023-ford-ranger-raptor-test-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Ford Ranger Raptor &#8211; Test Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8561\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231021_071354172-1-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231021_071354172-1-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231021_071354172-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231021_071354172-1-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231021_071354172-1-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231021_071354172-1-73x55.jpg 73w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231021_071354172-1-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231021_071354172-1-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231021_071354172-1-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231021_071354172-1-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>It was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drive.com.au\/drive-car-of-the-year\/2023\/2023-drive-car-of-the-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Drive\u2019s overall Car of the year for 2023<\/a> and this week I got to take one of the latest <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ford Ranger utes<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> out on the road to check out some of the nex gen technology inside.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ford Ranger Raptor is at\u00a0 the top end of the Ranger line-up and it shows, both with its power and bold, tough exterior and a load of smart features.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of particular note was the impressive 12.4 inch touch screen display and a dashboard display that could display as much or a little information as you need on the drive. Including a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/skDkJ1XqEYw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018calm\u2019<\/a> screen with the bare essentials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fords&#8217; performance Ranger Raptor is well equipped, inside and out for just about anything, priced from around 95k.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get more info at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ford.com.au\/showroom\/trucks-and-vans\/ranger-raptor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Ford Australia website.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2023 Ford Ranger Raptor - The CALM screen.\" width=\"690\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/skDkJ1XqEYw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was Drive\u2019s overall Car of the year for 2023 and this week I got to take one of the latest Ford Ranger utes out on the road to check out some of the nex gen technology inside. 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