The Ford Ranger PHEV dual-cab ute is undoubtedly an impressive bit of kit, but was its arrival too little, too late?

Ford Ranger Wildtrak PHEV: The Summary

At Drive, we make no secret of the fact that we’re huge fans of the Ford Ranger platform – and the Everest SUV, for that matter. It’s won copious awards with us for good reason.

But those awards were for the cars with purely internal combustion engines. Fitting a 2.3-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine – and an 11.8kW battery mated to a 75kW motor – changes things.

In short, it’s made the Ranger even more refined in terms of passenger noise and comfort. It also performs remarkably like the diesel-powered versions of the Ranger.

However, the obvious misstep is the pricing in relation to its rivals. In comparison, the Ford

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