Ford’s tough new Ford Ranger pickup goes on a Flyboard® adventure with Franky Zapata, inventor of Flyboard and the founder of Zapata Racing. Franky likes to perform his amazing water stunts after rocking up at the coast in the Ford Ranger Wildtrak pickup – perfect for getting to hard-to-reach places, and to shift a hefty bit of kit.
“It is for the tough and passionate, just like the Flyboard sport,” says Zapata, speaking of his experience with the Ford Ranger.
The new Ford Ranger offers customers improved fuel efficiency, a bold new design and cutting-edge technology. It builds on the success of its predecessor, which, led by the flagship Wildtrak model, overtook its rivals to become Europe’s No. 1 selling pickup in 2015 with 27,300 vehicles sold, a year-on-year increase of 27 per cent.
Wildtrak – the ultimate Ranger
The Ranger Wildtrak marks its status as the ultimate Ranger with a new metallic Pride Orange finish, helping it stand out from the crowd. Other exclusive design elements on the new Wildtrak include rectangular fog lamps, a unique sports hoop, machined 18-inch alloy wheels and bold Wildtrak graphics, together helping to communicate a fearless sense of adventure.
Inside, orange is used as an accent colour to add a sense of sportiness to the strikingly modern, car-like interior. A strong horizontal beam spanning from driver to passenger door emphasises the cabin’s width and houses an instrument cluster with dual colour digital displays, and an 8-inch touchscreen. A soft-touch instrument panel top with an orange accent stitch imparts a premium feel to the cockpit, while the rings around the air vents feature a distinctive shadow chrome finish.
The new Wildtrak also features unique seats – including an eight-way power adjustable driver’s seat – with bold graphical elements and orange stitching, combining toughness, durability and sportiness.
