It really should come as no surprise that the Ford Ranger took out the light commercial award again this year; it utterly dominated everything else last year to take out the overall 2022 AA DRIVEN NZ COTY title and one of its strongest competitors this year was the VW Amarok. Which is based on the Ford...
The Ranger truly transcends the idea that utes are just workhorses by being as comfortable and refined as a passenger car, as capable off road as an SUV and, in the case of the awesome Raptor variant, as fast and fun as a sports car.
Ford has continued to tweak and refine the Ranger line up since it launched, with the likes of the high-spec Platinum and Wildtrak X models only adding to the breadth and versatility of the best-selling vehicle in New Zealand.