BY ROBBIE WALLIS | 23rd Aug 2018
IN OCTOBER 2015, Ford threw its hat in the ute-based SUV ring with the arrival of the Everest, a seven-seat large SUV based on the same platform as the hot-selling PXII Ranger pick-up.
Fast forward to 2018 and Ford has given the Everest its first refresh since going on sale, after three years of steady sales growth.
Considering feedback from customers, Ford has aimed to improve the comfort and refinement of the Everest to help it better compete against the more passenger-oriented offerings in the large SUV segment like the Mazda CX-9, Toyota Kluger and Kia Sorento.
The result is an offering that proves a better proposition for families – not just off-road enthusiasts and grey nomads – and one that begins to close the gap between ute-based SUVs and traditional monocoque wagons.