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THE Black Diamond doesn’t have the same 3 0-litre V6 as the Bronco Raptor, but it does come with the option of a more-thancapable 2 7-litre EcoBoost V6 that also has twin turbos. As standard, they come with a 2 3-litre EcoBoost inline four-cylinder which makes around 220kW and 440Nm on premium fuel, but if you chip in an extra US$1895 (AU$2700 approx.) you get the V6 which makes an extra 22kW and 122Nm

For manual gearbox lovers, the sad news is the seven-speed manual is only available with the four-cylinder engine. Once you step up to the V6, the only gearbox option is the 10-speed auto; but to be honest, with so many cupholders and buttons to press, having to manually shift gears just adds to the driving effort in a car which is already pretty easy to drive

There is an option to go for full- or parttime 4x4, but the car I had was part-time The Black Diamond comes with a 4.46:1 ratio locking rear diff, but for an additional US$5290 (AU$7500 approx.) you can go to a 4 7:1, but it means you have to option for full-time 4x4. To be honest, it felt very good and I doubt that, unless you were planning on going full SEMA spec with a set of 40-inch crawlers, you’d need to change it