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By TERRY MARTIN<br />

FORD displayed an Australian-designed<br />

show truck at the Thailand International<br />

Motor Expo in Bangkok late last year,<br />

demonstrating the design direction the Blue<br />

Oval brand is taking for the next-generation<br />

<strong>Ranger</strong> one-tonne ute.<br />

Due for release in 2010 – although the<br />

current economic conditions could see that<br />

pushed back – the next-generation <strong>Ranger</strong> is<br />

being designed and engineered in Australia on<br />

a new global platform codenamed T6, and this<br />

is the first indication of what the vehicle will<br />

look like.<br />

The sporting intentions are obvious,<br />

which is a significant move considering the<br />

unremarkable sales of the current version<br />

and the emergence of high-performance light<br />

trucks Down Under – not to mention the<br />

question mark hanging over the medium- to<br />

long-term future of Falcon-based utilities.<br />

Ford <strong>Ranger</strong> Max //<br />

The Max Factor<br />

Tough new concept is more than<br />

just a cosmetic make-over<br />

Compare, Select and Save<br />

Questions over the Falcon Ute have arisen<br />

in recent times after Ford Motor Co placed its<br />

global rear-wheel drive development program<br />

on hold and revealed that it was considering a<br />

front-wheel drive future for the Falcon.<br />

Such a move could mean the end of the<br />

popular and iconic Falcon-based utes as we<br />

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