Ute beauts are big in Bangkok reveal - Stuff.co.nz
At the traditional media day prior to the public opening of this year's Bangkok Motor Show, hundreds of journalists flocked to one end of the giant show venue to witness the reveal not of some sensational new car - but a facelifted ute. Granted, the Ford Ranger is an important vehicle that is the fourth-biggest selling ute in Thailand, but it was just a facelift all the same. Journalists representing the Asean nations even applauded as a Ranger was driven down a steep metal ramp from the building's rafters and parked on a large stage. And the journalists lapped it up when Brett Wheatley, Shanghai-based vice-president of marketing, sales and service with Ford Asia-Pacific, said the facelift has made a tough and capable truck even better. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's a given that Ranger is a world-class truck - that's why it cleaned out the ubiqutous Toyota Hilux in New Zealand last year to become our country's most popular ute - but the truth of the matter is that the facelift is relatively minor. READ ALSO: Ranger wins, but Hilux goes down fighting. All these changes will no doubt mean the Ranger will be a better ute when the facelifted model arrives in New Zealand during the third quarter of this year. Here and there – news via the Stuff website that Ranger was New Zealand's most popular ute in 2014 was part of the audio-visual presentation during the. Source: www.stuff.co.nz
