‘Raptor ultra-light’ Ford Ranger Tremor takes on-roading in its stride

The Blue Oval's spiritual successor for the FX4 has been showing its worth as a daily commuter in spite of its hardware underneath.

While more than a handful of the T6.2 Rangers have passed through our hands since its debut in 2022 either on launch, during the weeklong test drive, or as a long-termer, the arrangement in the Tremor somehow feels different in spite of the Blue Oval having made no fundamental changes to the seats or their design.

Whereas the e-shifter that moves forward automatically when left in Park with the ignition switched-off features on the step-up Wildtrak and Wildtrak X, the Tremor’s modelling on the XLT means a traditional lever juts out of the centre console, complete with the awkward and annoying manual mode buttons on the right.

Another worthwhile nicety has been Ford’s decision to remove all floor carpeting in favour of washable water-resistant vinyl.In effect, this allows the Tremor to be cleaned using the garden hosepipe after a day’s bundu-bashing. At the same time, sudden jolts were equally as well as dampened without an ensuing “wholly” feel as the suspension tries to “realign” itself after what it just experienced.

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