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Ford Ranger Doors Slammed More Than 100,000 Times to Ensure They Can Withstand Years of Punishment

by BTM

Tue, 03 September 2024

Ford Ranger Doors Slammed More Than 100,000 Times

“If you use your Ranger for work, family or play, then you’ll know the hard life lived by the door of your vehicle,” says Tim Griffiths, test engineer of Ford Australia. That’s why Ford slams the front and rear doors on its Ranger more than 100,000 times to simulate a decade of hard use in the hands of customers.

“The door slam test is as demanding as anything the rest of the vehicle experiences during development; we open and close the front and rear doors in temperatures ranging from a colder than cold minus 40-degrees Celsius to a piping hot 80-degrees Celsius,” says Griffiths. 

Using two internal and two external automated hydraulic arms, Ford simulates 10 years of use and abuse over the course of a month with testing running day and night. To ensure all closure techniques are covered, from soft to hard, the speed of the door closure is varied.

As if that doesn’t sound rigorous enough, Ford applies a special ‘gritty’ spray to vehicle parts to simulate outback and coastal conditions. “Rest assured, if it opens and shuts, we’ve tested it to Built Ford Tough standards,” concludes Griffiths.

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