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Ford Ranger vs GWM UTE

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Ford Ranger
Ford Ranger

$36,880 - $90,440

2024 price

GWM UTE
GWM UTE

$32,990 - $52,990

2024 price

Summary

2024 Ford Ranger
2024 GWM UTE
Safety Rating

Engine Type
BI Turbo Diesel 4, 2.0L

Diesel Turbo 4, 2.0L
Fuel Type
Diesel

Diesel
Fuel Efficiency
0.0L/100km (combined)

9.4L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Firm ride
  • Fiddly e-shifter
  • Operation of off-road driver-assist tech can be confusing

  • Not as refined as it should be
  • Jittery ride on irregular surfaces
  • Overly busy transmission
2024 Ford Ranger Summary

The Ford Ranger has been in a back-and-forth top-selling tussle with the Toyota HiLux for a few years now In Australia.

The Ranger line-up is already an extensive one but Ford has now added the limited-edition Tremor to its ute ranks.

Only 1150 Tremors are being sold in Australia and the vehicle is only available as a 2.0-litre twin-turbo four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine in 4WD dual-cab guise, with a 10-speed automatic, and full-time 4WD – it and the Wildtrak X are the only non-V6 Ranger variants to get this more advanced four-wheel-drive system.

The Tremor also gets heavy-duty off-road suspension and steering tune, more ground clearance than a standard Ranger, as well as 17-inch alloy wheels, General Grabber AT3 all-terrain tyres, and off-road driver-assist tech including Rock Crawl mode and Trail Turn Assist.

The Tremor costs a little more than a Ranger Wildtrak but less than the Wildtrak X, so is it a worthwhile rival to such as the HiLux Rogue or Nissan Navara Warrior, or perhaps even a viable alternative to its stablemate the Raptor?

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2024 GWM UTE Summary

The Cannon XSR is GWM’s new top-shelf ute variant.

This dual-cab 4WD ute is intended as an off-road-focussed vehicle and has visual and mechanical upgrades over the rest of the Cannon stable, including part-time 4WD (not the full-time 4WD on GWM’s lower-spec Cannons), a front differential lock (in addition to the existing rear diff lock), raised air intake (aka a snorkel) and Cooper Discoverer AT3 all-terrain tyres.

It’s priced from $52,990 drive-away, so costs about $7500 more than you’d pay for the standard Cannon X on which this special edition ute is based. But it still undercuts similarly-equipped top-spec Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux utes by about $20,000.

So, with twin lockers, a snorkel, underbody protection and all-terrain tyres, is the GWM XSR worth the extra cash?

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