- Visitors can experience the capabilities of the Ford Ranger through on- and off-road obstacles from 16 to 17 November at Kompleks Sukan Likas, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
- A line-up of Ford Ranger vehicles will be on display, the first 20 customers who place a booking at the event will receive a Limited Edition Ford Ranger Raptor bomber jacket
Sime Darby Auto ConneXion (SDAC), the sole distributor for Ford in Malaysia, today announced its participation at the Carlist.my DRIVE: Off-road Edition event which will take place at Kompleks Sukan Likas, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah on 16 to 17 November 2019.
Visitors to the two-day event will get to fully experience the capabilities of the ‘Built Ford Tough’ Ford Ranger through a series of off-road 4×4 obstacles as well as on-road driving courses. A line-up of Ford Ranger vehicles will also be on display and the first 20 customers who place a booking during the event will receive a Limited Edition Ford Ranger Raptor bomber jacket.
The Ford Ranger offers a choice of three diesel powertrains to deliver greater versatility and to match consumer demands for a wider variety of requirements. These include the new generation 2.0L Bi-Turbo and 2.0L Single-Turbo engines, and the Ranger’s proven Duratorq 2.2L.
Available exclusively on the Ranger Raptor and WildTrak 4×4 is the new-generation 2.0L Bi-Turbo diesel engine, coupled with an advanced 10-speed automatic transmission to bring greater torque, improved flexibility and a quieter, more comfortable drive.
Having set the benchmark in the pickup truck segment, the Ford Ranger features many first in-class technologies including Semi-Automatic Parallel Parking (SAPP), Autonomous Emergency Breaking (AEB) system, Easy Lift Tailgate, Forward Collision Warning, Lane Departure Warning & Assist and Adaptive Cruise Control.
The Ranger Raptor – Malaysia’s first and only performance pickup – comes equipped with the cutting-edge Terrain Management System (TMS) with six pre-set driving including Baja, Sport, Rain, Mud/Sand, Rock and Normal mode. This performance based pickup also comes with the race-bred FOX Racing Shox dampers that is calibrated to tackle tough terrains at top speeds.
Ford Ranger is also one of the most awarded vehicles in its segment with the most recent award of ‘Best Pickup Truck’ being crowned to the Ford Ranger Raptor at the 2019 CarSifu Editors’ Choice Awards.
Ranger was also named ‘2019 Malaysia Pick-Up Truck of the Year’ at the Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific Best Practices Awards, ‘Best Pickup Trucks of Malaysia’ 2019 at the Cars of Malaysia Awards, ‘Pickup Truck of the Year’ at the 2019 DSF.my Allianz Vehicle of the Year Awards (VOTY).
Numerous awards in 2018 included ‘Pickup Truck of the Year’ at the 2018 Malaysia Car of the Year (COTY) awards, Gold for ‘Pickup Truck of the Year’ at the Carlist.my People’s Choice Awards & Editors’ Choice Award 2018, and TopGear Chinese Editor’s Choice Pick-up Truck of the Year Awards 2018.
For more information about Ford in Malaysia, visit https://www.sdacford.com.my.
