Ford Ranger pickup: ‘A truck that’s been built to last’ | Martin Love

Ford's all-conquering Ranger is an impressive beast. But is time running out for vehicles like this?

Ford Ranger
Price from 22,914
0-62mph 10.9 seconds
Top speed 109mph
MPG 43.5
CO2 178g/km
Eco score 2/5

Depending on who you talk to, the motoring industry is either riding the most exciting technological wave since Henry Ford first industrialised automotive manufacturing more than a century ago, or we are beginning a long, slow slide that will eventually see our streets buzzing with zombie robo-taxis. But, like Brexit, no one really knows the why or the when, let alone the if or the how. Whatever you think, hope or fear, change is definitely coming and the switch to ultra-low and zero-emission transport is gathering pace.