OREANDA-NEWS. November 18, 2015. The class-defining new Ford Ranger has received the highest safety rating among all pickup trucks tested by the ASEAN New Car Assessment Program (ASEAN NCAP) with the highest evaluation of 15.45 points out of 16. 

“Achieving 5-star ASEAN-NCAP is an important milestone in the new Ranger’s success story as we designed and developed this vehicle to challenge the conventional world of pickup trucks and provide customers with more class-leading safety features than ever," said Mark Kaufman, president, Ford ASEAN.

“Safety is always Ford’s top priority. We are hugely proud of the results we have achieved and today's announcement is further proof that the new Ranger is true to our ‘Built Ford Tough’ heritage with outstanding levels of safety customers expect in this all-important vehicle segment.”

Ford has leveraged its global engineering tools and advanced safety technologies to offer an unmatched level of occupant protection for the new Ranger. From body structure, which includes a side-impact protection beam, to a collapsible steering column. The Ranger also features an Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) and Electronic Brake Force Distribution (EBD), delivering top performance in both active and passive safety.

The tested model was also equipped with dual front airbags, Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Emergency Brake Assist (EBA), Roll Over Mitigation (ROM) and ISOFIX for child seat attachment.

The new Ranger builds on its reputation as the smartest, most capable and powerful pickup truck available, with an array of driver assist technologies that help to make your drive more convenient. These include Front and Rear Park Assist technologies, Hill Launch Assist, Hill Descent Control, Adaptive Load Control and Emergency Brake Assistance. The Ranger Wildtrak variant also includes side and rear curtain airbags for enhanced protection. 

The new Ford Ranger, introduced in ASEAN in 2015, is built at Ford’s AutoAlliance Thailand (AAT) joint venture in Rayong, Thailand.