Carsales Staff•18 Feb 2014
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SPY PICS: Ford Everest snowed in
Ranger-based SUV snapped during cold-weather testing in EuropeThe Aussie developed Ford Everest has been caught testing in Europe by the spy photographers at Automedia.
Clad in the half-and-half Ranger/Territory body panels seen in Australia previously, the mule is getting around in Europe wearing EU rego plates.
As we've reported in the past, the seven-seater is expected to be a more formidable off-roader than the Territory, and will feature the same drivetrain options under the bonnet as the Ranger LCV on which the Everest is based. A coil-sprung live axle at the rear will raise the level of refinement and on-road dynamics, but not to the same degree as the Territory's independent system.
Rear-seat (and third-row seat) accommodation will benefit from what appears to be a 100mm wheelbase stretch, betrayed by the section of cabin spliced between the Territory rear and the Ranger front. Word has it that the Everest will go on sale in Australia late this year or early 2015, but the new model will not supplant the Territory, which will soldier on for at least another year.
The car anticipated to replace the Territory when Ford's local manufacturing ends in 2016 is the Edge – a new model being built in Canada for 60 global markets. Ford Australia is yet to confirm whether the Edge will come to Australia (although it seems statistically likely Australia will be one of those 60 markets), and the local arm of the Blue Oval is certainly not ready to confirm whether the Edge will be renamed Territory, when/if it goes on sale in Australia.
– with Automedia
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