Ford launched its current Everest last year and chose the Kruger National Park as a setting. It felt right at home in the wilderness, with bold aesthetics to intimidate the most fearsome of safari creatures.
In high-grade Platinum specification, this new Everest made an impression as a product with premium aspirations, beyond the usual ladder-frame sport-utility vehicle realm. The pricing reflected that and more than one media critic raised an eyebrow when Ford said it was going for the likes of the Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, instead of the Fortuner.
We are quite familiar with the Everest, having tested it extensively since launch. Our colleagues from Business Day Motor News even have one in their long-term test garage.Last week we got acquainted with the Wildtrak, resplendent in the signature shade of vibrant orange. At the front, it sports a model-specific grille and bumper design, both sporting liquid-like metallic accents in a hue dubbed “bolder grey” which is complemented by a bash plate.
By default, the Everest Wildtrak is fitted with Ford’s 3.0-litre, turbocharged-diesel V6 motor, with four-wheel drive. It packs 184kW/600Nm shifted smoothly via a 10-speed automatic. Each time we experience this motor, be it in a Ranger, current Volkswagen Amarok, or this Everest, the creamy delivery and refinement factor of the unit impresses.
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