Ford have released a new video with the Ranger chief engineer, John Willems discussing the testing regime being undertaken for the highly anticipated next generation ute.

To date, the testing being undertaken on the new model, which Ford promises to be the most toughest, most versatile, and capable Ranger ever has clocked up over 1.8 million km’s.

Next Gen Ranger undergoing off-road testing…

Of this, over 10,000km have been driven testing in Desert conditions, and 650,000km have been in rugged off-road environments at maximum payload.

The vehicles have also be subject to extreme weather and temperature testing around the globe given the vehicle will be sold all around the world.

Ranger undergoing extreme cold testing

We’d love to know – what are you hoping to see in the next Gen Ranger?

You can check out the video below.