Ford PH to Launch Ranger Raptor, Updated Ranger this September

Ford Ranger Raptor
With no hint of subtlety whatsoever--save for actually mentioning the product in BIG, BOLD LETTERS, that is--it looks like Ford Philippines will be launching the updated Ford Ranger and, perhaps more importantly, the highly-anticipated Ford Ranger Raptor very soon--a couple of weeks from now, to be exact, specifically on September 21. We say this because the American carmaker's local office recently sent to the media an invitation to an event, saying that "the wait is finally over. Discover tough in its truest form" as it "uncages a powerful duo that you’d surely want to conquer your next adventure with." While the invitation doesn't specifically say what this "powerful duo" is, it did have this image on it:

Ford Ranger Raptor

As you can see, it's clearly a Ford Ranger Raptor so shame on the media outlets who want readers to believe that they're calling "predicting" its launch when even a blindfolded blind man with cataracts can clearly see that it's a Ranger Raptor.

Ford Ranger

As for what the other half of the said "duo" is, we assume it's the updated Ford Ranger which was launched in Thailand--where it is manufactured and assembled, incidentally--in July. It's worth noting that the updated Ranger gets more than just the usual facelift and some new features. That's because while Ford has retained the 158 hp, 2.2-liter engine for the lower-spec variants, it has ditched the 197 hp, 3.2-liter mill of the Ranger Wildtrak and in its place is either--at least for the Thai market--a 2.2-liter turbo that's good for 178 hp and 420 Nm of torque or the same 2.0-liter bi-turbo in the Ranger Raptor that puts out 210 hp and 500 Nm of torque, both of which are paired to a 10-speed automatic transmission. Ford Philippines began accepting reservations for the Ford Ranger Raptor on August 2 so if you're one of the first customers to place one on that day, then you don't have to wait too long to get your hands on it.  

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