Quote:
Originally Posted by jpd80
What Ford didn't expect was the major backlash to Ranger Raptor, the regular Ranger
buyers gladly accepted the new more efficient two litre diesel. There's still a big market
there that Ford can capitalise on with larger more powerful engines, Gen two T6 brings
a lot of changes and seems to be now accepting that Aussie buyers like capacity, those
six cylinder engines... that's a big win and why I have a lot of confidence that Ford has
turned a corner, not that we will see it until new products arrive.
|
The "backlash" was a load of garbage though, as they had to increase Raptor production due to demand. Buyers had no issue, just internet tossers who wouldn't buy one anyway. Not to say a bigger petrol engine wouldn't have been better, even the engineers were saying it deserved one, just that buyers weren't bothered by it, and if it was a fuel guzzler they probably wouldn't have bought it anyway. Toyota proved petrol V6's and V8's in big off roaders is a dead end here, by dropping Hilux V6 and Landcruiser petrol V8. As the manufacturers keep saying, and sales figures prove, is that we are a diesel market here when it comes to large SUV's/utes.
I think Amarok V6's high take up rate would have got some attention too.