Troller T4

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The Troller T4 is a four-wheel drive/rear-wheel drive vehicle that was made by Troller.{{in lang|pt}} [https://www.t4clube.com.br/post/2016/10/22/comprei-meu-troller-e-agora Comprei meu Troller, e agora? (October 22, 2016)] It was only available as a two-door car with a fiberglass body and steel chassis, with a design inspired by the Jeep. It has standard 4WD, a 5-speed manual transmission and Dana axles. The engine is a 3.0 L turbo Diesel built by MWM and was introduced in 2004.{{in lang|pt}} [http://www.jipemania.com/newsd/0309/troller-2004.htm Troller 2004 com Várias Novidades - Jipemania (September 1, 2003)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061215205257/http://jipemania.com/newsd/0309/troller-2004.htm|date=December 15, 2006}}{{in lang|pt}} [http://www.alpini.com.br/sisnot_integra.asp?id=3316 Troller recebe novo motor 3,0 de 163 cavalos - Portal Alipini] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928034011/http://www.alpini.com.br/sisnot_integra.asp?id=3316|date=2007-09-28}} (August 29, 2005)]

In 2007, Ford Motor Company purchased the company for {{BRLConvert|400|m|year=2007|ref=}};{{Cite web|date=2021-10-11|title=Fora de linha, últimos Troller T4 são vendidos por até R$ 280.000|url=https://quatrorodas.abril.com.br/noticias/fora-de-linha-ultimos-troller-t4-sao-vendidos-por-ate-r-280-000/|access-date=2022-02-09|website=Quatro Rodas|language=pt-BR}} In 2014, the T4 received a major redesign, was built on a shortened version of Ford's T6 platform for the global Ranger. The version looked more like the modern form of the Jeep Wrangler and early Bronco models.{{cite web|url=http://blog.caranddriver.com/the-bronco-trolls-on-fords-muscular-troller-t4-for-brazil-is-pretty-bitchin/|title=The Bronco Trolls On! Ford's Muscular Troller T4 for Brazil Is Pretty Bitchin'|publisher=|access-date=2015-09-19|archive-date=2018-03-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318024924/https://blog.caranddriver.com/the-bronco-trolls-on-fords-muscular-troller-t4-for-brazil-is-pretty-bitchin/|url-status=dead}}

In January 2021, Ford Brazil ceased its operations; On October, Troller's assembly plant was deactivated. Ford tried to sell the company, initially, but after an extended negotiation with the Ceará government, Ford Motor Company, its branch headquarters, decided to not sell the division.