MoneywebDRIVE: Further
Featureon up the Ford Road
Ford Everest
It’s a pet Moneyweb theory that
part of the Ranger’s huge appeal
in South Africa is that it enjoys an
appearance which is quite American in its boldness and solidity.
If that is indeed the case, then
expect the Everest to gobble
up a huge chunk of the SUV
market, dominated for so many
18
years by Japanese products.
It has a body-on-frame design –
like the king-pin in the SUV market, Toyota’s Fortuner – which
Ford says gives it the required
torsional strength to tackle challenging terrains. The Everest is
due for launch here at the end
of September.