• Trail Turn Assist will be available on select Ranger variants in 2023
  
  
•  When making a tight turn off-road, Trail Turn Assist can reduce the turning circle by up to 25%
  
  
• Works in four-wheel drive high (4H) or four-wheel drive low (4L) by braking the inside rear wheel while allowing drive through the other wheels

MELBOURNE, Australia, March 24, 2023 – The Ford Ranger is about to make taking tight turns off-road much easier thanks to Ford’s innovative Trail Turn Assist¹.

Available on certain Ranger variants in 2023, Trail Turn Assist can be engaged at the press of a button to help reduce Ranger’s turning circle by applying the brakes to the inside rear wheel at low-speed, high-steering angle manoeuvres.

“If you’ve ever had to turn back on a track because the corner was too tight to manoeuvre around then you’ll love Trail Turn Assist,” said David Grice, chief platform engineer, Ford Ranger.

“It’s a simple system but incredibly effective,” adds Grice. “By applying the brakes on the inside rear wheel and keeping the rest of the wheels turning, you’re effectively creating an anchor which the vehicle can pivot around.”

Tight turns made easy

Trail Turn Assist helps owners negotiate tight bends on narrow tracks by applying the brake on the inside rear wheel, reducing the turning radius by up to 25 percent. It’s designed to be used on loose surfaces at speeds under 19km/h and can be used when the truck is engaged in either 4H or 4L and the rear differential is unlocked.

“Having been involved in durability testing of this system on some of the tightest and toughest tracks we could find, it proved itself time and again,” said Tim Postgate, vehicle integration engineer, Ranger.

“Some of the turns we tried were so tight the support crew really struggled but when using Trail Turn Assist, Ranger made it look easy. It’s just another tool in the kit that makes Ranger so capable and fun off-road.”

Notes

^{1 Trail Turn Assist should only be used off-road on loose or slippery terrain in four-wheel drive (high) or four-wheel drive (low) with the rear differential lock disengaged.}