POWER RANGER

LET’S cut straight to the punch. You’re looking at the most powerful Ford Ranger in Australia. By a long, long, long way. While the internet is rife with people pushing their 3.2 Duratorqs to their limits chasing anything north of 200 rear-wheel horsepower, Michael has obliterated that with an eye-watering 750hp at the rear wheels. Let’s get one thing clear right from the start: the original 3.2L five-cylinder turbo-diesel that came standard in Michael’s 2013 PX1 Ranger (yeah, she’s a first-gen) is a distant memory. In its place is now the holy grail of Aussie motoring: a 4.0L six-cylinder ‘Barra’. Aussie-designed and -built, the big six was found in everything from naturally aspirated taxis to high-performance factory turbocharged applications, but none of them were ever as wild as this offering. Taking an…

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4x4 Magazine Australia (Digital) - 1 Issue, November 2023

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