Ford Ranger: EVERY off-road feature tested, 2H, 4H, 4L & diff lock

Wondering what kind of off-road tech is on the new Ford Ranger? Wonder no more! Paul Maric tests out every single 4WD feature in the new Ford Ranger to see if it's any good. We used the 2023 Ford Ranger Sport for this test.

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Intro: 00:00
Exterior 0:34
Interior Controls 1:53
Mogul 2WD 4:11
Mogul 4WD 6:16
Hill climb 7:30
Rocks 9:34
Water crossing 10:47
Verdict 12:33

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[hamzaumar]

Paul i have one request when your ford ranger comes plz make video of it plz ....you are doing great work you explain all things about cars in sach a good way that every one understands. Without using complicated jorgon terminologies used by others .love you take care good bless you...

[alexistavas]

Hi paul, dmax owner here. Sometimes you don’t really need to rely on all those off road aids, but if you master and get familiar with your own vehicle and driver experience as well, off roading will be that easy.

[WebbyOnCars]

Impressive to see how well it performed on the standard road tyres.

[WillMcSpadden]

The fact you can use the E locker in 2wd is absolute GOLD!!! when I had my 08 FJ Cruiser E locker could only be used in 4Lo. 😊

[k_plax]

Nice review as always. Next Ranger review, could you add some load to it? I know most rangers loaded will have a suspension upgrade but in stock its supposed to carry a few hundred kg payload. Would be curious to see how it goes offroad with a bit of payload.

[mlevatic]

Excellent review. Such a great looking Ute. It looks so powerful on the road. Love the colour too.

[RDRT]

Great review Paul. Pick up this exact model and colour Monday will be caked in mud as soon as it goes down my driveway 👍👍

[Deatomizer]

Nice review. A great ute that should set the bar for the others :)

[AdrianKurian]

Ford has been nailing their truck/SUV lineup recently

[TheMDJ]

Nicely filmed and edited Paul! Great review, the new Ranger looks good.

[chrispbacon]

Great truck, looks good on the road and makes the old ranger look dated… cheers for the review! 👍🏻

[texnorthman]

2:20 - pet hate of mine but 4H does not split torque 50/50, common misunderstanding. 4H (locked central diff) just locks the front and rear axles to the same speed. Torque is "split" by where you have the most grip. In other words if you have the front tires on tarmac and the rear on mud almost all the torque will be transferred through the front axle. Wheel speed is still the same though - don't confuse torque for wheel speed. The only device that splits torque 50/50 is an open diff.

[Rokspaaider]

looking forward to see the same test done with the raptor ( it has front diff lock as well doesn't it?)

[jhonalfredolalia]

such a great review planning to have one.😊

[NACHANCAIRNS]

Hey Paul - are you doing a raptor review from the media event a couple of weeks ago?

[ianfrost]

Thanks Paul 👍
Sad that the majority don't understand what the buttons do and more so what they actually do!

[markymark]

Hi Paul, thanks for the video, can you do a video on the auto parking feature in the WT

[cheat]

Hello Paul 🖐🏻 Can u make video explain more about 4A? How does it work

[DieselDave]

Looks like you had highway air pressure in the tyres as well? Great vid as always. Thanks Paul. Cheers, dd

[trickster]

Your four wheel drive knowledge is coming along nicely, although you are still missing some key points in your reveals. ie, with low-range selected and manual operation of the gears, what is the highest gear the software will allow you to start off in from a stand still? There are situations like mud, where it is desirable to get fast wheel speed to clear the tyres, and this is achieved by starting in a gear higher than low first. eg, low third? Another area of importance for off-road driving is the need to reverse back down a steep hill that you have just failed to climb. Does the car "run away" in reverse gear? What is the gearing like for reverse? Also, at what revolutions does the torque convertor lock-up ?