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4x4 fans will have a field day with this one, but not all of them should start packing provisions just yet.
An eagle-eyed Carsguide.com.au reader has spotted what appears to be a new Ford Ranger-based SUV out for a spin near Melbourne, Australia. The thing about it is, such a vehicle doesn’t exist.
At least not officially.
Although the Ranger model line was discontinued in the U.S. back in 2012, an all-new version is still sold overseas. The body-on-frame small pickup is built in Asia, South America and Africa.
The white four-door hatch seen in the photos is fitted with some false body panels and a taped-over Ford oval badge, but its face is all Ranger. It’s even a left-hand-drive model, not indigenous to Australia, where people drive on the left side of the road.
