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Old 04-01-2024, 04:12 PM   #3
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Default Re: Next Gen Ranger to be Made and Sold in China with a Couple of Mods

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I've always thought the Ranger Platinum should have been a rear coil sprung model. Interesting about using a ZF 8 speed, as if it's based on price like some of the posts in the article infer could it be a China-built ZF unit is cheaper than an imported Ford built 10 speeder? And if Ford Oz did the R&D on this model, I'd love to hear their thoughts on the driving difference between the Ford 10sp and ZF 8sp. :
The Chinese made ZFHP8 probably costs way less than ‘murrican 10R, probably less glitchy?
I wonder if Chinese 8HP also has an affordable hybrid version with motor instead of torque converter
(Pretty sure that’s the case)
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