2023 Ford Ranger Raptor V6 first look! Exhaust sound, interior, plus pricing!

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We've finally had a chance to see and hear the all-new Ford Ranger Raptor in person. It's the all-new twin-turbocharged petrol V6 version and we had the chance to get up close and personal with it at a Ford test facility in regional South Australia. Let us know what you think about it!  2022 Ford Ranger Raptor detailed walkaround: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSMOBVTWc3A 2022 Ford Ranger detailed walkaround: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9inNQx0EIg 2022 Ford Everest detailed walkaround: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTNQ_wz-b3I  2022 Ford Ranger, everything you need to know: https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/2022-ford-ranger-everything-you-need-to-know 2022 Ford Ranger pricing: https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/2022-ford-ranger-raptor-pricing-announced  More Ford content: https://www.carexpert.com.au More Ford Ranger content: https://www.carexpert.com.au/ford/ranger  Skip Ahead: Intro: 00:00 Old v new 3:03 The sound 4:04 The passenger lap 5:02 Other tidbits 7:35 Outro 10:48  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. So as you can see we've finally had a chance to check out the new Ford Ranger Raptor.

00:07 Ford invited us to an event where we could have a look at a prototype version of the car

00:12 and also one of the development vehicles as well. We now know the pricing too, it's just been revealed

00:16 $85,490 plus on-road costs. It's actually cheaper than I thought it was going to be. So I thought

00:23 it'd be closer to that $100,000 mark, so that's pretty impressive. Now I can't talk about drive

00:28 impressions but what I can talk about is our hot laps in Ford's development vehicles. So I'll run

00:33 you through that in just a second. We'll also run through some of the cool features that we got to

00:37 see on the new Ranger Raptor and play with ourselves. So let's get stuck straight into it.

00:42 So what were we doing? Well we're at this joint here, it's called Love Day and Love Day is a

00:49 four-wheel drive park in regional South Australia. Ford uses Love Day and also an off-road club in

00:56 Alice Springs which is in Central Australia to develop the Ranger Raptor and they first came to

01:01 Love Day last year sometime. So it's been a while now that they've actually been working on this

01:06 vehicle and fine-tuning it. The reason they use these facilities is because they test the car to

01:12 their absolute limits. So the terrain here at Love Day is a mix of sand, so you're getting that dune

01:18 element, you've got exposed rock, you've got gravel, it really is a great mix of terrain that tests

01:24 the Ranger Raptor and its Baja credentials because they really want this to be kind of a trophy truck

01:29 of the dual cab pickup world. And as you can imagine this being in the middle of nowhere

01:33 there isn't really a great deal to see but this four-wheel drive park is amazing. Now Ford uses a

01:39 seven kilometre stretch of road within the four-wheel drive park where they do their calibration

01:43 and their final testing. What Ford was doing here in particular when we were there is tuning the

01:48 Ranger Raptor for the US market because it's going to go on sale there. They wanted to make sure that

01:52 this car met the expectations of what customers over there currently have with things like F-150

01:57 Raptors, so it was important for them to get that tuning element right and they thought they'd invite

02:01 some media along to experience this and get a better understanding of how it works. So that

02:06 gives you a bit of context of what we were doing there. The cars that we had a chance to look at

02:10 and sit in and play with, these were camouflaged cars, they had roll cages, literally the entire

02:15 interior was ripped out and they fitted a roll cage and race seats to create a safe environment

02:21 for the test drivers. These guys were doing things like tuning suspension and also the steering to

02:25 make sure that it was going to be suitable for the US market. So a lot of effort was going into making

02:30 sure these last minute adjustments were going to make it into production. In addition to that they

02:34 had a few TT vehicles, these were the the tooling test vehicles and these basically come down the

02:39 production line and they're kind of representative of what the final product will look like but

02:44 kind of not really. They're like the first test run before they go okay this is all great,

02:49 let's start production. So that gives you a bit of context on what we were doing there and the

02:53 cars we had a chance to experience. Let's have a look at the old versus new comparison so you can

02:59 see them side by side and see for yourself the exact differences between them. Righto, let's

03:04 kick things off with old versus new. What are the differences visually between the old Raptor and

03:09 the new Raptor? So you'll notice when they're parked next to each other here that side by side

03:14 they kind of look similar in terms of width and that's because the previous generation of the

03:18 Ranger Raptor sat on a wider track than the standard Ranger but the new generation Ranger

03:24 actually adopted that wider track and so that sort of carries over. But it's more the top of

03:28 the car where you can see the differences. With the old car it kind of was wide at the bottom and

03:32 then tapered in at the top whereas with the new car it sits significantly wider at the top and it

03:37 looks far meatier on the road. I think part of that is to do with those c-clamp headlights, they sit

03:42 right on the edge of the body and it means that it very much emphasizes the width of the car and

03:46 from front on this looks exactly like a mini F-150 Raptor and I think that's what I love about it. It

03:52 has that F-150 Raptor vibe without having the enormous body that you need to try and fit on

03:57 Australian roads. So side by side they look different enough to tell that this is the old

04:02 one and this is the new one. Now what about the sound? I think the sound is the biggest change

04:06 here. The old one was a two litre diesel, this new one is a three litre turbocharged V6 petrol.

04:12 You couldn't get any more different in terms of the way they sound when they're sitting stationary.

04:16 Have a listen to this clip, this is the Ranger Raptor V6 revving while it's warm and I think

04:21 it has a soft limiter of some sort but it gives you a good idea of exactly what this is going

04:25 to sound like out on the road.

04:41 How good is that? So yeah it is linked to the drive modes. As you move between those drive

04:46 modes it gets progressively louder to Baja mode where it is its absolute loudest and you're going

04:52 to be able to hear this coming from a mile away. It really has a deep sonorous note to it and it

04:56 sounds unlike any other dual cab ute in this segment. So I mentioned earlier that we can't

05:03 talk about drive impressions but what I can talk about is my passenger lap in the development car.

05:10 So this circuit that they use at Love Day, it's about seven kilometres long and it's basically

05:15 attacked at 10 tenths and that's the whole reason this car has a roll cage. We sit in the car with a

05:20 fire retardant suit, a Hans device. If this car does roll and there's every chance it will with

05:26 the speed that they're doing through here, not saying the drivers aren't talented but

05:29 they have all of the precautions in place just in case anything like this happens.

05:33 And the whole reason they drive as hard as they do here, one of the cars had like 15,000

05:38 kilometres on the clock and its entire life was spent at this facility and the Alice Springs

05:44 facility. So it was doing flat chat for 15,000 kilometres which is absolutely remarkable and

05:50 the tyres at the end of our hot lap, you can see on the screen here now that they were absolutely

05:55 chewed to pieces. So it really gives you an idea of the terrain that they drive over during this

06:00 hot lap. It really tests the car to its absolute limit so that when a customer does hop into it,

06:06 they can kind of do whatever they want without damaging the vehicle. So

06:09 the sound. The sound while it's moving is pretty awesome. So you can hear lots of it inside the

06:15 cabin. They do plumb sound into the cabin but it's matched to what you're hearing outside.

06:20 So they basically have a sound file that matches the sound profile from the exhaust

06:24 and that's plumbed into the car. This car with no sound deadening meant that a lot of that noise

06:29 was naturally coming into the cabin and it sounded absolutely insane. In Baja mode the Raptor has

06:35 an anti-lag feature so it means that when the driver lets off the throttle,

06:38 keeps feeding the turbochargers, there's no lag when you get back onto the throttle.

06:43 And that much was evident from the passenger seat. When we'd come out of a corner and the

06:47 driver would get back onto the throttle, it would just pin you straight back in the seat.

06:50 This type of terrain, there is no traction. It's a mix of sand, gravel and then rocky gravel as

06:56 well. Big exposed rocks. In that type of terrain, even with all-wheel drive, you do struggle with

07:01 traction. This on the other hand just ripped through it without any problems at all. It feels

07:05 like a very well-sorted four-wheel drive system and one that they've spent a whole lot of time

07:10 tuning. So yeah, being able to go out in the development cars was great and it really just

07:14 gives us a different perspective of what this is going to be like when we finally get our chance

07:18 to take it out on the road and have a proper burn in it. Oh hey, by the way, because this video is

07:22 only so long, there is so much more information on the Ranger in terms of specs, pricing,

07:26 stock, all that sort of stuff. So if you do want to see more details on the Ranger,

07:30 the Ranger Raptor and the Everest, head to our website. I've got the links in the description

07:34 below. Let's talk about some of the other interesting things I noticed in these cars

07:37 when we were sort of poking around in them. This thing here is fascinating. So it's basically the

07:43 12-volt outlet in the tray. We don't know exactly what we'll get for Australia just yet, but we do

07:48 know that in the F-150 for example, they've been able to fit things like a 7-kilowatt power outlet

07:53 in the tray where the vehicle can act as a generator for those power outlets. So this

07:58 looks like the same plate size, which means they should be interchangeable. So it'd be really cool

08:02 to see if Ford actually developed something that slots right into there and you can use this at a

08:06 work site as a big power accessory if you do need to. So we'll be keeping an eye on that.

08:12 I do love the fact that with the drive modes, when you do change between them,

08:15 the screen changes in the background. So you get these different animations as you flick through

08:20 the drive modes. And you can see that Ford's gone to a lot of effort in presenting the tech in this

08:25 car and making sure that it is an exciting proposition for customers. So all the drive

08:29 modes that are visible there on the display come and change as you move through that drive mode

08:34 selector. In addition to the drive modes with the display changing the background there, when you

08:38 switch between the different four-wheel drive modes, you also get a visual change. So when you

08:42 enable the front or rear diff locks, you'll see that light up and then you have a screen in the

08:46 center of the car that allows you to press them on the fly as you go. So it means that being able

08:51 to select these drive modes is a pretty straightforward process. And then with the four-wheel

08:55 drive modes, if you do want further customization, you simply just press a few buttons and away it

08:59 goes. When you do change to low range, it will pop up on the screen telling you to put it into

09:03 neutral, but it is a pretty idiot-proof system. And the fact that it's all represented there ahead

09:08 of the driver, I think is a really great setup. In addition to that, if you are into four-wheel

09:11 driving, there is a camera there that looks out the front of the car and those guidelines move

09:16 with the steering wheel as well as the steering moves. So this is particularly handy if you're

09:20 doing a whole lot of off-roading where you can't see over the front of the car, being able to have

09:23 a camera that faces all the way down gives you visibility over a hump. So while you should still

09:28 be walking that terrain, this at least gives you an indication of where you need to place the tires

09:33 as you come over some of those blind crests. So this four-wheel drive equipment is going to be

09:37 great for novices and also great for experts who know exactly what they're doing. They really have

09:42 catered for both of those types of drivers. Now, a couple of interesting things I'll point out as

09:46 well. When you have a look at the paddle shifters, they've kept that metallic finish. So when you do

09:50 clink them with your fingers, you can hear that they are metallic. They're cold to the touch.

09:55 It's a small thing, but I think it's good that they have focused on that and made sure they

09:59 delivered that perception of quality to the driver. The other interesting thing as well is

10:04 Ford during the development of the car, noticed that with the exhaust, which was going to be

10:08 painted black in these cars, when they drove it over this terrain at Love Day, it was chipping

10:12 away at the black paint. So instead of keeping it black, they've actually changed it to a stainless

10:16 steel finish. And it means that you won't get that damage that you get when it is a painted surface.

10:21 So all of the testing that they're doing actually does make a difference in the long run. One other

10:26 thing worth pointing out is while the rest of the Ranger range allows you to have a second battery

10:31 under the bonnet, including Everest as well, with the Raptor, you're not going to be able to do that.

10:35 So there's an air box in the way of where the second battery goes in standard Ranger. That

10:39 means if you do want a second battery in your Raptor, it's going to have to go in the tray

10:42 instead of being nestled under the front there somewhere. So something worth just keeping in

10:47 mind. Okay, so let's wrap this up. What do I think about the new Ranger Raptor? Look,

10:53 I think Ford has done an incredible job with this. We will get a chance to properly drive the car,

10:58 and I'll be able to give you an in-depth review with actual driving impressions as well down the

11:03 track. But in my mind, this is untouchable in the dual cab ute market at the moment.

11:09 There is nothing that even comes close to offering what Ford has done here with Ranger Raptor.

11:13 And if you have a look at something like F-150 Raptor, it is a much bigger vehicle, and

11:18 it's just nowhere near as nimble as something like a Ranger Raptor. So this could be the ultimate

11:23 like daily and then rally vehicle and then off-road vehicle. It really just ticks all of

11:28 these boxes that we weren't expecting. And the tech inside it is just so impressive that again,

11:34 the rest of the competitors are just nowhere near Ford in terms of where they need to be with this.

11:38 So I'm excited for this. I'm excited to drive it. And let me know in the comments section below,

11:43 have you ordered one? Which color did you go for? Had a chance to see Code Orange in person,

11:48 and it's a pretty full-on color. So let me know if you have ordered Code Orange. And now that we

11:52 know the pricing as well, do you think it's too expensive? Do you think it's too cheap?

11:56 Let me know what you think about this because I think this is really going to shake up that

12:00 dual cab ute segment. So I'm well and truly excited for it, and I'm trying to convince my

12:05 wife that I need one of these in my life. So I will keep you posted on how that discussion goes.

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