SCALING EVEREST

WE SET OUT TO SEE HOW WELL FORD’S EVEREST WAGON WOULD DO AS A TOURING 4X4… AND WE RECKON IT’S COME UP TRUMPS.

MATT RAUDONIKIS

AFTER the biggest build we’d done to date on our Ford Ranger Sport V6, we decided to take a different direction on the next 4X4 Australia build without straying too far off the path. The guys across the hall at WHEELS Magazine had just declared the Ford Everest their Car of the Year, which was big news as it marked the first time that a body-on-frame, dual-range 4x4 wagon had ever taken this esteemed accolade. This really showed the changing tastes in the Australian new-car market and since then, the Everest has been the top-selling 4x4 wagon in the country. No better reason then, than for us to secure one for ourselves to build into a family tourer. We bought a base-model Everest Ambiente 4x4 and set about looking for…

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4x4 Magazine Australia (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2024

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