Family Ford in familiar Territory

GETAWAY: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED WITH EASE

- Jaco van der Merwe

Many of the cars we sample are big enough for families and their luggage to hit the open road in, yet we very rarely get to do that ourselves. Ford realised this and came up with a great way to address the issue. Every now and then the Blue Oval gives us a car to test drive for a week, with the added privilege of arranging a weekend getaway for the family. These trips have included a weekend at Sun City in a Ford Ranger, a stay at a guest farm in the Drakensberg in a Ford Tourneo and taking a Ford Ecosport for an epic weekend at a game lodge in Limpopo. After finally re-entering the mid-sized SUV space left vacant by the ill-fated Kuga with the Ford Territory, the Blue Oval was keen to showcase its potential as a fam Hycar So after the obligatory launch drives, a trip to Nampo Harvest and the customary week-long tests were done and dusted, it was time to gather the family and embark on a weekend getaway. As we could only escape Jozi after dark on the Friday night, our only request was for the destination not to be hours away. We were certain the Ford Territory will make a line companion in setting sail for Durban or Mbombela. But the reality is that work and school commitments simply do not afford families that kind of time for weekend getaways. A quaint little guest farm in Magaliesburg was the ideal destination for our Ford Territory weekend in flagship Titanium spec. The hour's drive there are done on some good roads, less good roads and a fair chunk of gravel tracks. A perfect mixture of the type of condition