The new Ford Ranger Stormtrak has arrived, and what better way to put it through its paces than to head into the interior of the Eastern Cape on dirt?
It’s available in Lucid Red, Sea Grey, Frozen White and Blue Lightning and when we arrived in Gqeberha and saw them for the first time, the colours were really striking, especially in blue.
The load bed has a drop-in bedliner protecting it from damage and a 12 volt socket for powering accessories like a camping fridge. Heading out on the N2 towards Storms River Mouth for the evening the drive was like an old friend; trusty and easy to live with, the 2.0-litre twin turbo diesel with 157kW and 500Nm cruising along comfortably at the national speed limit in tenth gear.
Immediately you could see the area was desperate for rain, the bakkies kicking up dust as we wound our way up tight, steep rocky inclines with no rails and a 100 metre sheer drop to the right. By now the convoy was properly covered in dust but the cabin was still virtually spotless, testimony to the build quality at the plant in Silverton, Pretoria.
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