Great video, but I disagree on the Raptor not being a suitable platform for overloading. It all depends on how the vehicle will be: kitted out, how many people, how long of a trip, etc. My Raptor has performed really well already on an overloading trip to the Kgalagadi for 3600km for my wife and I. Overlanding means we pack as light as possible. We aren't staying in a single camp for very long. Overlanding for us is about the adventure and actual trip. We also don't tow on our trips
As you say, a lot will depend on kit, how many people, how long the trip is etc. The new Raptor has a payload of 670kg and we will struggle to make that. Here is a rough list of some of the things that will make up the payload: People 150kg, Canopy 60kg, Rooftop tent 80kg, Additional fuel (we have a long-range tank) 60kg, Second battery 30kg, Drawer system 70kg, Water 50kg. Additional spare wheel 30kg, Fridge 30kg. This is about 560kg, so with a 670kg payload that leaves 110kg for everything else, including food, drinks, clothes, firewood, camera gear etc. which for us will be very tight. If you are able to travel light then the Raptor will be excellent. Perhaps the upcoming Wildtrak X may turn out to be the best compromise.
We usually end up close to full payload. If there is weight left my wife packs more firewood and I pack more water... Here is a rough list of some of the things that will make up our payload: People 150kg, Canopy 60kg, Rooftop tent 80kg, Additional fuel (we have a long-range tank) 60kg, Second battery 30kg, Drawer system 70kg, Water 50kg, Additional spare wheel 30kg, Fridge 30kg. This is about 560kg, so with a 965kg payload we have about 405kg for everything else, including food, drinks, clothes, firewood, camera gear, some tools etc. We end up using most of that.
Thank you! We got our dashboard cover directly from Takla. Their covers are vehicle specific, for example the Wildtrak and XLT covers are different, because the dash is slightly different.
Does the tyre pressure warning activate when you deflate tyres to 180 for gravel road travel. Especially when you can do 100 on a nicely surfaced gravel road?
Once you have deflated the tyres you set the new pressure as target pressure by holding down a button. However, there is a lower limit beyond which this does not work well - what happens at very low pressures is that the warning activates the moment the tyre pressure changes (even if the change is an increase due to the tyres heating up). I can't remember what the pressure is where this starts to be a problem. I think 180 still works fine, but e.g. 120kpa does not. So at low pressures you just "accept" the warning by pressing OK and then it does not repeat unless you have switched off the vehicle. The warning light remains lit though. The downside of this is that at low pressure (e.g. 120kpa) you cannot rely on the system to warn you if the pressure drops further. So what I do in sand is to keep the tyre pressure readings on screen and just glance at it occasionally. On my previous vehicle I had an aftermarket system (where you put on special valve caps) but that had the irritating habit of giving MANY false warnings, so the Ford one is better but not perfect.
OK, thanks. I'll see if I can work that in somewhere. I'm just a bit busy editing the videos of our recent 61 day trip through Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana. And then I want to do a review of our rooftop tent...
@@rossevans1774OK, I used the definition as on Wikipedia, which includes any vehicle with an open cargo bay and actually shows a double cab as an example. But thanks for pointing out that that is inaccurate.
@@overlandersa I am unable to find the definition of the Ute, it appears to have been removed. This definition was very specific, it referred to a 1-piece body, 2doors etc. As I have mentioned this specification was kept from 1934 until 2017 when production was ended. An interesting read, refer you to what Henry Ford called the 'Kangaroo chaser'. Today in Australia all manufacturers and dealerships knowing the history and popularity of the Ute, for marketing purposes use the name Ute to describe crew-cabs, dual-cabs, pickups, bakkies and any number of vehicles as Utes, none of which meet the true specifications of the Ute. I like many in Australia am still the proud owner of an authentic Ute, a (2013) model Holden (GM) Ute.
My advice from everything I have read about maintenance in general, do not follow that extended 15000 km suggestion, oil is cheaper than an engine or a turbo.
I guess, but I would think that manufacturers are quite conservative in their service intervals with a sufficient safety margin. Also, if you are on a service plan, it becomes more difficult to insist on shorter service intervals. We have been following manufacturer service recommendations (which in the case of a Mini was determined by the onboard computer which once had an interval of something like 21000km) and have personally never had an issue. I have recently returned from a 61 day overlanding trip during which we drove 12500km and it would have been very inconvenient to have had to service the vehicle in a foreign country half way through.
Great video. Very thorough and objective review based on your experience of the vehicle which makes it credible. I used to think that the FordPass App was gimmicky, until I found some pretty useful functions for it. The Remote Start feature has come in handy during winter. Once the car is out of the garage, it allows me to start it remotely, and pre-heat the car before the school run, while it is securely locked, without the need for the key to be inside the vehicle. The remote unlock feature, also came in handy when my 3yr olds were playing in the car while it had been washed and they pressed central locking from within, essentially locking themselves with the key inside the vehicle. I just unlocked the vehicle from the phone App, instead of a frantic hunt for the spare key.
Thanks for the compliment! I assume you live in a cold climate? In that case I can see a use for remote start. In the Western Cape where I live the climate is so mild that I've not (yet) come across someone that pre-heat their car.
Very entertaining and more importantly informative as I may be in the market soon. As a matter of interest did you consider the Amarok too, and if yes what were your reasons for retaining the Ranger. Obviously the dealer network or lack of it would be 1 reason.
I did consider the Amarok, but more so with the previous generation. I do not consider the price premium to be justified and the Ford in the current generation appears to have the edge ergonomically, e.g. the Amarok does not have the side step and relies more on the touch screen.
