Tuesday, 19 November 2013 14:28

Ute polls high in safety

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THE FORD Ranger was the most popular new ute last month, says Ford. It sold 497 Rangers, beating its nearest competitor by 84 vehicles.

 

“Kiwis are finding the Ranger to be the ultimate multi-tasker, serving as a capable workhorse… and a comfortable and safe vehicle for the family on evenings, the weekend or holiday road trips,” says Corey Holter, managing director Ford New Zealand. 

“It’s important a vehicle is safe; and there is no safer ute than the Ford Ranger. In fact, of the top five utes in New Zealand, it’s the only one to have a 5 Star Euro NCAP and 5 Star ANCAP safety rating across the entire New Zealand range, including the segment’s most popular variant, the double cab.”

 Designed and engineered in Australia, the Ford Ranger has won car and 4WD of the year awards and was the first ute to be awarded a 5 Star Euro NCAP safety rating, followed by a 5 Star ANCAP safety rating.

Safety features include reinforced passenger cell using high-strength steel, dynamic stability control (DSC), traction control system, hill descent control, hill launch assist, trailer sway control and adaptive load control, roll-over mitigation, airbags, three-point seatbelts for all seats with Beltminder technology, seatbelt pre-tensioners with load limiters and  ABS anti-lock brakes with gravel logic control.

www.ford.co.nz

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