Pickup trucks and tuning don't normally go
hand-in-hand outside North America, but once in a while, European
customizers offer aftermarket upgrades that can make your workhorse more
off-road worthy.
Here is the latest European-market Ford
Ranger, which was taken through a healthy training program by MR Car Design,
and it came out looking all beefed up, with wider bumpers, 30 mm spacer discs
mounted on all four corners, and a lift kit that raises ground height by 50 mm.
Another 20 mm of ground clearance are provided by the
285/60 tires, which surround new 9x18-inch rims. The truck also benefits from a
matte black powder-coated bed, black vinyl or coated chrome parts, and improved
engine sound via what the company calls, a sound-booster, without going into
specifics.
Rounding up the list of aftermarket parts is a
software optimization program, which is said to take output to 240 PS and 560 Nm of torque. The German tuner doesn’t say what engine is compatible with
this upgrade, but we're probably looking at the 3.2-liter TDCi diesel, which is
good for 197 HP and 470 Nm of torque, without any mods.
