2022/2023 Ford Ranger Raptor revealed: Everything you need to know!

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We sit down to run you through ALL of the details about the 2022/2023 Ford Ranger Raptor. It now uses a meaty 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged petrol V6 engine and a full-time four-wheel drive system. Paul Maric runs you through ALL of the details as we know them!  Full Ford Ranger Raptor walkaround: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSMOBVTWc3A  More Ford content: https://www.carexpert.com.au/ford More Ford Ranger content: https://www.carexpert.com.au/ford/ranger  Skip Ahead: Intro: 00:00 Exterior 0:18 Interior 5:53 Powertrain 7:32 Suspension/Off road 11:17 Paul's take 14:04  We review every new car on the market, bust car myths, cover the latest car tech and answer your burning questions.  Whether you need new car advice, purchase validation or simply love learning more about new cars and technology, we are your car experts.  Subscribe to Car Expert: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7DvMhvy3H7ntEgn9n3xQcQ?sub_confirmation=1  You'll find us dropping new video content three times a week. If you'd like to ask a question about one of our videos, simply leave us a comment. If you'd like to give us any feedback on our content, feel free to email us, or alternatively, hit us up on social media.  Finally, we want this channel to grow with your support and feedback. If there's anything you don't like or would like to see us change, we'd love to hear from you!  Follow us on social media to see what we're up to and to ask any questions!  CarExpert: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarExpertAus Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/CarExpertAus Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carexpert.com.au  Paul Maric: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PaulMaric Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/PaulMaric Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/PaulMaric  #ford #ranger #raptor

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00:00 G'day, I'm Paul, the Ford Ranger Raptor.

00:02 It has finally been revealed.

00:04 I have been looking forward to this for a long time.

00:06 So today I'm gonna take you through the exterior,

00:09 the interior, the powertrain, the suspension,

00:11 all of the information we have

00:13 before we finally get a chance to drive the car.

00:15 So let's get started.

00:16 So we'll kick things off with the exterior.

00:21 I just love the look of this.

00:23 It is so muscular, and I've gotta say

00:26 that the other manufacturers in this segment

00:28 are gonna have a big issue now

00:29 because the Ranger Raptor was always pretty good,

00:32 except it was let down a little bit by a diesel engine

00:35 that was probably too small for the application.

00:37 This time around, it looks even tougher.

00:39 It has a big old twin turbocharged V6.

00:43 And I think that if you're Toyota, Isuzu,

00:46 or anyone else in this segment, you really should be alarmed.

00:49 So we'll start off down the front there.

00:50 So the most obvious thing there

00:52 is that enormous Ford lettering.

00:55 I love that.

00:56 So there's no mistaking this for any other brand of car.

00:58 So F-O-R-D, it protrudes nicely from that grill.

01:02 And there's a huge opening there for cooling

01:04 because this is of course now powered

01:06 by a three litre twin turbocharged V6.

01:09 It requires a lot of cooling for the type of endurance

01:11 they've configured this car for.

01:14 In addition to that,

01:15 you can see those C-clamp LED headlights.

01:17 This also get matrix LED headlights.

01:20 So that's the technology that stops you dazzling

01:22 other drivers, but allows you to still have

01:24 your high beam lights on.

01:25 This is probably also the best angle

01:27 to see the rated recovery points.

01:29 So it's got two of those at the front and two at the rear.

01:31 A rated recovery point is important

01:33 because if you do need to recover the vehicle

01:35 and you attach a snatch strap to this,

01:37 if it's not a rated recovery point,

01:38 there's every chance it will rip off

01:40 and go flying over your shoulder and into someone's head.

01:43 So rated recovery points are very important.

01:45 What Ford's also done is increase the amount of protection

01:48 for the underbody.

01:49 So that sort of grey section down the bottom there

01:52 is a new steel underbody.

01:54 So 2.3 millimetres thick.

01:55 It's thicker than the old vehicle.

01:57 It now covers that front area of the engine.

01:59 It also covers the transfer case

02:01 and also items further down the car.

02:03 So they are really looking at this as a hardcore off-roader

02:06 and making sure that if you do ding the front end there,

02:09 in terms of the underbody,

02:10 you're not going to damage any of the engine components.

02:13 Of course, just like the current Ranger Raptor,

02:14 there's a steel bumper there that's separate to the body.

02:16 So both of those items can flex independent of each other.

02:20 It's all been built for high-speed off-roading

02:21 and the advantage of that separation means

02:23 that you can have the flexibility of driving faster

02:26 without doing any real damage

02:27 to those fixed components on the car.

02:29 So one of the cool things you'll notice on the side

02:31 are the wheels.

02:32 So 17-inch alloy wheel.

02:34 It's a fresh design, but have a look at this.

02:38 These are beadlocks.

02:39 Now this is an option

02:41 and you're not meant to use these on the road,

02:43 but our understanding is these will come as an option

02:46 on Ranger Raptor.

02:47 And they allow you to basically detach this front plate

02:50 and then beadlock the rim to the tyre.

02:53 So you can really just let the air out of the tyres

02:55 down to something like 10 PSI

02:57 and you won't run the risk of them coming off the rim,

02:59 which is what can often happen

03:00 if you're doing off-road driving

03:02 where you have the tyres sort of bending over the rim,

03:04 it can sometimes pop out.

03:05 So this beadlock setup, it's available on the F-150 Raptor.

03:08 It's really cool to see that they've now integrated it here.

03:11 You won't find anything like this

03:12 on any standard dual-cab ute on sale at the moment.

03:15 So it is really cool to see that Ford has gone

03:18 to the effort of making sure

03:19 this is going to be off-road capable.

03:21 Hidden off to the side there

03:23 is the cast aluminium side steps.

03:25 They have that same coating

03:26 that the current Ranger Raptor does

03:27 and they also have perforations in them.

03:29 So if you're doing sand driving and that kind of thing

03:31 and you're flicking debris up onto them,

03:33 they are just going to have that debris fall through

03:36 and they are big enough for you to step onto them

03:38 to then step into the cab.

03:40 Ford hasn't shared any dimensions

03:42 in terms of payload or towing capacity or ground clearance,

03:44 but our understanding is that this will have

03:46 at least the same ground clearance as the current Raptor,

03:48 which is in excess of 250 mils.

03:50 So there is a big old gap between the ground

03:53 and where you need to get into the car.

03:55 Oh, one other thing that's worth pointing out

03:56 as we work our way around to the back of the car,

03:59 what to the use I keep calling it a car,

04:00 the vents on the bonnet

04:02 and also the side flares are functional.

04:04 So in addition to the car being wider

04:06 because of those side flares,

04:07 those channels that run just above the wheel arch flares

04:11 are actually there to help with cooling.

04:13 So this is an engine that will get pretty hot

04:15 with the type of driving you're expected to do in this.

04:17 And that side channel of an exhaust

04:19 is just there where the indicator kind of would be normally.

04:22 And then on the bonnet there as well,

04:24 you have functional cooling too.

04:25 So this stuff actually serves a purpose

04:28 and is legitimately there for a reason.

04:30 Ford has integrated zone lighting,

04:31 similar to the current or the new version of the Ranger

04:35 that we've already talked about.

04:36 And that means that you're able to use the headlights,

04:38 the puddle lamps,

04:39 and also the tail lights to project out on the road.

04:41 And then you can configure zone lighting

04:43 so that if you are setting up a campsite

04:44 or something like that,

04:45 you have sufficient lighting around the car

04:47 and you don't need anything additional

04:48 to get everything set up.

04:50 So let's have a look at the rear.

04:51 I love these taillights.

04:52 So Ford was saying that there's like a mid

04:54 and a high series taillight.

04:56 This is a full LED taillight.

04:58 And it also includes a radar

05:00 or some kind of blind spot monitoring system

05:02 within the taillight.

05:03 This is similar to the Ford F-150.

05:05 So that means that's all integrated within there.

05:07 You'll notice down the bottom there as well,

05:09 Ranger lettering that's embossed into the tray

05:12 and then Raptor on the top there too.

05:15 This is also where you're gonna find your exhaust system.

05:18 Now the exhaust system is cool because it is fully variable.

05:21 There's four exhaust modes

05:22 and I'll run through those

05:23 when we get to the powertrain section,

05:25 but they are both dual channel exhausts

05:27 that run all the way through to the engine.

05:29 The Australian version of the Ranger Raptor

05:31 doesn't get a gas particulate filter,

05:33 but the Euro version will.

05:34 So our car is Euro 5,

05:36 Europe will get a Euro 6 version of the Ranger Raptor.

05:40 Same story at the back there with the steel bumper.

05:41 What they've also done with the tow bar

05:43 is integrated it a little bit higher.

05:45 That increases the departure angle at the rear.

05:47 So it means that you won't have your tow bar

05:50 hitting on things when you aren't doing some proper

05:52 and serious off-road driving.

05:53 Right, moving on to the interior.

05:56 Now the interior of the new Ford Ranger,

05:59 I really like simply because they've gone to a lot of effort

06:02 to bring this into the current day and age and beyond.

06:05 And I'm talking about things like that giant vertical

06:08 12 inch screen central to the cabin.

06:10 That features SYNC 4,

06:11 which is Ford's latest version of their infotainment system.

06:14 Comes with over the air updates

06:15 and you can update something like 50 modules within the car.

06:18 Now that's important because if Ford, for example,

06:20 gets a better suspension tune or I don't know,

06:23 there's some better engine or throttle mapping

06:25 that they come up with down the track,

06:27 they're able to send that as an over the air update

06:29 to the vehicle and it can then improve the vehicle

06:31 without it needing to go back to the dealer.

06:33 So that is one of the benefits of over the air updates.

06:35 That's also where you're gonna control

06:37 a lot of the vehicle's off-road settings as well.

06:39 And I'll talk about those

06:40 when we go to the drivetrain section,

06:41 but they've tried to move away

06:43 from physical switches and buttons

06:44 and tried to integrate it all within that section.

06:47 Raptor gets red highlights.

06:48 You'll notice that around the air vents,

06:50 the red highlights on the steering wheel,

06:51 you have your central position

06:53 for those drifters out there.

06:56 Raptor emblazoned on the bottom of the steering wheel,

06:58 some red stitching in the wheel and also on the seats.

07:01 Previous gen of Ranger Raptor had Recaro seats from memory,

07:03 but this doesn't appear to be branded Recaro.

07:05 So I don't know if they've moved away from Recaro

07:07 or if it just doesn't have branding,

07:09 maybe they had a branding deal

07:10 or something like that that expired.

07:12 But I think the interior looks pretty cool.

07:14 There is a lot that's going on here.

07:16 Those magnesium paddle shifters carry over

07:18 from previous generation of Ranger Raptor.

07:21 And you can see here,

07:22 some of the design people looking

07:23 at those red stitched elements.

07:25 I think they were inspired by the,

07:28 was it the F-22 Raptor, the plane that flies around

07:31 and makes lots of noise.

07:33 Now, engine.

07:34 This is the bit that has me most excited.

07:36 I genuinely thought Ford was just going

07:39 to stick a V6 diesel in this because, you know, it's Ford.

07:43 I mean that in the nicest possible way,

07:44 but this time around they have pleasantly surprised me

07:47 because this is the same powertrain they use

07:49 in the new Bronco Raptor.

07:51 So the fact that we're getting an engine

07:53 from a vehicle that is pretty big inside our Ranger,

07:57 I think is pretty awesome.

07:58 So it's a three litre twin turbocharged V6.

08:01 We did speculate that this would get the 2.7,

08:03 but they have bumped this up a notch.

08:05 Just an interesting side note,

08:06 the entire Ranger range will actually get

08:08 a twin battery setup ability under the bonnet.

08:11 So depending on which Ranger variant you go for,

08:13 you'll be able to run with two batteries,

08:14 including the Raptor.

08:15 So that is good news for people who do like adventuring

08:18 and need that extra bit of power.

08:19 You can then configure them to run

08:20 with your auxiliary switches too, which is great.

08:23 Now, power and torque.

08:24 So three litre twin turbocharged V6.

08:26 10 speed automatic is the only transmission you can get.

08:29 Power output, just under 300 kilowatts of power.

08:33 Torque, a little under 600 newton metres of torque.

08:36 Now, I've been told that if the current Ranger Raptor

08:39 does zero to 100 kilometres an hour

08:41 in a little over 10 seconds,

08:42 I've been told that the new one should be around half that.

08:45 So that's exciting because that is some serious pace.

08:48 Now, in terms of the way it sends torque to the ground,

08:51 this is a permanent four wheel drive.

08:53 So it's not like the current diesel Raptor

08:55 that sends it to the rear wheels.

08:56 This is permanent four wheel drive,

08:58 but you can choose between four wheel drive low range,

09:00 four wheel drive high range, four wheel drive automatic,

09:02 where it selects which mode it needs to be in,

09:05 and also two high.

09:06 So you can actually do some fun,

09:07 drifty things in this should you so desire.

09:09 The other awesome technology they've integrated into here

09:12 is bred from Rally,

09:14 and they have used this previously in the Ford Focus RS,

09:16 but it's called Anti-Lag.

09:18 And the way that it works is for three seconds

09:20 when you lift off the throttle,

09:21 they're able to feed the turbochargers with air

09:23 to keep them spooling.

09:24 It means that if you go back onto the throttle,

09:26 there is virtually no lag.

09:28 It's already a spooled turbocharger.

09:30 In vehicles without this technology,

09:32 the second you go off the throttle,

09:33 they stop spooling until you then input throttle again.

09:36 So that technology in Baja mode,

09:38 which is the most extreme of its drive modes,

09:41 means that this should really perk this up

09:43 when it comes to faster off-road driving,

09:45 and even faster track driving should you desire.

09:47 You'll always have torque available to you.

09:49 Now I mentioned the exhaust earlier.

09:51 So you have four modes to choose from,

09:53 all the way from normal to Baja, Baja being the loudest.

09:56 It's a fully active exhaust system,

09:57 so it will vary the noise as you progress

10:00 through throttle inputs,

10:01 and also it will link that to the drive modes

10:04 that you have available.

10:05 Seven drive modes to choose from,

10:06 everything again from normal all the way

10:08 through to Baja mode.

10:09 And in addition to that,

10:11 they also plumb a little bit of noise into the cabin,

10:13 but they've gone out of their way to explain how this works,

10:16 because with cars like this,

10:18 if it was like a sedan or a four-wheel drive

10:21 of some description,

10:22 you would get noise from the exhaust

10:24 that comes back into the cabin.

10:25 But because it's a ute and there is a tray,

10:27 there's no opportunity for that noise

10:28 to come back into the cabin.

10:30 So what they've done is they have an exact replica

10:33 of the exhaust note at every single interval

10:36 and stage of RPM in every gear

10:39 that then gets plumbed in through the speakers.

10:40 So as you accelerate,

10:42 you're getting noise from the exhaust on the outside

10:44 and also noise from the speakers

10:46 that mimics the exact noise that you're hearing outside.

10:49 So it is kind of genuine.

10:50 It's not the fake noise that they make up

10:52 in some cars like EVs to make it sound

10:55 like it's going faster than it actually is.

10:56 Now, in terms of the sound, it sounds awesome.

10:59 I've actually heard this.

11:00 This is the clip of the new Ranger Raptor accelerating.

11:03 (engine revving)

11:06 How good does that sound?

11:10 So like I said, sounds much better in person,

11:12 but yeah, this sounds way better

11:14 than the current diesel Ranger Raptor.

11:18 Now, the way Ford integrates that powertrain

11:20 with the actual vehicle is through the suspension

11:23 and also the chassis.

11:24 So according to Ford, this is a unique chassis

11:27 compared to the normal version of the Ranger.

11:29 And also according to Ford,

11:30 it uses unique mounts and reinforcements

11:32 for things like the C-pillar, load box and spare wheel.

11:35 And you can see these items here.

11:36 This is a car that's gonna be doing a whole lot

11:38 of faster off-road driving.

11:39 And these elements are there to ensure

11:41 that nothing comes flying off the car

11:43 as you're powering along.

11:44 The suspension is linked with these upper

11:46 and lower aluminium control arms.

11:48 So it's a lighter weight unit and also stronger

11:50 for the type of inputs that it's going

11:51 to be constantly getting.

11:53 And it's all sent through a Fox 2 1/2 inch

11:55 live valve suspension system.

11:57 Now that live valve suspension system may sound familiar

12:00 and that's 'cause they use the same setup

12:01 in the F-150 Raptor in the States.

12:03 The difference being the F-150 Raptor

12:05 uses a three inch damper,

12:07 whereas this is a 2 1/2 inch.

12:08 And the reason for that is the F-150

12:10 is significantly heavier than the Ranger Raptors.

12:12 They've gone with a smaller setup here for Ranger.

12:15 The cool thing with this suspension

12:16 is that it's not just a basic adaptive damper.

12:20 So it has an internal bypass

12:22 and depending on which drive mode you're in,

12:23 it's electronically linked.

12:24 You can see that little electronic component there.

12:27 It's able to tell the suspension

12:29 to use different versions of that bypass

12:31 and to change the way that it reacts to bumps

12:34 and also jounce.

12:35 So it means that the suspension is able to know exactly

12:38 what the driver wants to do and then react accordingly.

12:40 So it prepares the body for that shock of maximum extension

12:43 and it also prepares the body for that maximum jounce

12:46 where they actually have a damper attached to the body

12:49 that prevents it from impacting too hard into the cabin.

12:52 So they really have thought about everything

12:54 with this suspension setup to make sure

12:55 that it is comfortable and also capable

12:57 of effectively dune racing

12:59 in just its standard suspension setup.

13:02 And another cool thing is they've actually filled this damper

13:04 with a Teflon infused oil.

13:07 So it means that it has 50% less friction

13:09 than the previous generation Ranger Raptor.

13:11 So there you go, fun fact.

13:13 At the back of the car,

13:14 you still have a Watts linkage with a coil spring.

13:18 There's also four wheel disc brakes,

13:19 again, like the new Ranger

13:21 and also like the previous generation Ranger Raptor.

13:23 The brakes are the same,

13:24 but Ford has gone to a lot of effort

13:26 to adjust the calibration of the braking system

13:28 to ensure that it performs better off-road.

13:30 And look, I think that it always did actually perform

13:33 pretty well off-road.

13:33 They've just gone to that little bit of extra effort.

13:36 In terms of your off-road equipment,

13:37 I mentioned earlier that you have the low range

13:39 and high range in that two-speed transfer case.

13:41 Ford has now also added a front differential lock.

13:44 So this has a front diff lock and a rear diff lock.

13:46 They're both electronically controlled.

13:48 It's not like an air locker setup or anything like that.

13:50 So this is really quite a powerhouse

13:53 in terms of all the equipment they've added to it.

13:55 And it is absolutely unmatched in this segment.

13:58 Like there is nothing that comes even close to this.

14:00 So I'm genuinely excited to drive this.

14:03 I cannot wait to get behind the wheel.

14:04 Now, what do I think about all this?

14:06 Look, I reckon Ford has put their balls on the line.

14:08 Ford Performance appears to actually mean something.

14:11 If you look at TRD, for example,

14:14 I mean, they make sticker packs.

14:15 Same with Rally Art with Mitsubishi.

14:17 We really haven't seen anything interesting

14:19 coming out of those brands

14:20 in terms of those racing divisions.

14:23 Yes, we have seen some cool GR stuff coming through,

14:25 but if you have a look at stuff like the 300 Series LandCruiser,

14:28 the GR Sport is probably the worst of the range to pick

14:31 when it comes to handling.

14:32 Ford, on the other hand, with the Ford Performance,

14:34 really has gone to town fitting an exceptional engine

14:36 to this vehicle, state-of-the-art suspension,

14:39 and they've tuned it for proper fast driving.

14:41 I don't think they shy away from the fact

14:43 that you could literally enter this

14:44 into something like the Fink Desert Race

14:45 and it would just go absolutely bananas.

14:48 According to Ford, they have a 10 kilometre test circuit

14:50 in South Australia.

14:51 It's like an off-road test circuit.

14:54 This, compared to the previous generation of the Ranger,

14:56 is a minute quicker around that 10 kilometre lap,

14:59 which is just unheard of when it comes

15:01 to a next generation of a car.

15:03 So that's really cool stuff.

15:05 Look, it's gonna be expensive, I'm not gonna lie.

15:06 I think that this is probably going to be pushing 100

15:09 or even over $100,000 with on-road costs,

15:12 and that's probably gonna mean that it has a limited appeal

15:15 in terms of who's buying it,

15:16 but ultimately, I think it is worth that kind of money

15:19 when you look at what they've added to it.

15:20 And it also shows you that the technology

15:22 that they developed for this will eventually filter down

15:24 into other Ranger models.

15:25 We'll probably see special editions

15:27 and the kind of thing that we have seen

15:28 in the current gen Ranger.

15:29 I'm also excited for what this means for the States.

15:32 I have a feeling this is going to come to the States

15:34 now and join the Bronco Raptor.

15:36 Makes perfect sense to me.

15:37 They've finally put a petrol engine in it,

15:39 and it means that it will perfectly suit

15:41 the American market.

15:42 So if you are in the States,

15:43 you are going to have a lot of fun with this.

15:46 You'll probably already have a lot of fun

15:47 with your F150 Raptor,

15:48 but this is really just going to add to it.

15:50 Now, I know what you're wondering,

15:51 what is Paul wearing?

15:52 It says Ford on it.

15:54 This means I have actually seen

15:55 the Ford Ranger Raptor this morning.

15:57 We're still waiting for the footage to come through,

15:59 but by the time this goes live,

16:01 that walk around video of me with the actual car

16:04 will be live and you can click up here to watch that.

16:06 So let me know your thoughts

16:07 about the all new Ford Ranger Raptor.

16:10 Are you as impressed as I am with this?

16:12 Do you like the design?

16:12 Do you think they've done enough with it?

16:14 Would you prefer to see a different engine,

16:15 maybe a supercharged V8 or something like that?

16:17 Let me know in the comment section below.

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