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http://www.caradvice.com.au/558226/...or-v6-this-is-the-ute-youve-been-waiting-for/
UPDATE 08/2017: Scroll down to post #4
UPDATE 08/2017: Scroll down to post #4
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That link is from Australia...............
It is the T6 International Ranger, which has been available there and pretty much the rest of the world, EXCEPT North America, since 2011
You can read up on the T6 here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Ranger_(T6)
There are rumors that the T6 Ranger is going to be built and sold in North America, when I can test drive one I will believe it
It is the T6 International Ranger, which has been available there and pretty much the rest of the world, EXCEPT North America, since 2011
You can read up on the T6 here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Ranger_(T6)
There are rumors that the T6 Ranger is going to be built and sold in North America, when I can test drive one I will believe it
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Ron, I'm aware of all that. Just thought I would post the link because we might get a lot of the same equipment on the Ranger that is coming to North America as a 2019 model. Other than the fact that Ford has actually said we are getting it and where it will be built most of what we read right now is just speculation. But, hey, that's part of the fun in anticipating any new model.
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Automobilemag.com reported seeing the 'Raptor' Ranger again on 08/14/2017.
This looks like a Michigan manufacturers plate:
If you look at the photos below, you'll notice the there is a F-150 in that Coco's parking lot. And they basically all look like american manufactured vehicles.
The test vehicle is rolling on 285/70/17's which equate to 32.7 inch tires/
According to the article:
The Ford Ranger has historically been a truck that Ford has built in response to what other manufacturers were doing. If Chevy is selling Colorado ZR-2's than their's a very good chance that Ford is going to offer something to compete with it. I could care less what they call it, as long as it performs offroad.
This looks like a Michigan manufacturers plate:
If you look at the photos below, you'll notice the there is a F-150 in that Coco's parking lot. And they basically all look like american manufactured vehicles.
The test vehicle is rolling on 285/70/17's which equate to 32.7 inch tires/
According to the article:
The Ford Ranger has historically been a truck that Ford has built in response to what other manufacturers were doing. If Chevy is selling Colorado ZR-2's than their's a very good chance that Ford is going to offer something to compete with it. I could care less what they call it, as long as it performs offroad.
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Everybody else is trying to figure out what size it is and I am like "are those lockouts?" 
I don't think they are but it would sure be cool if they were...
I don't think they are but it would sure be cool if they were...
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Everybody else is trying to figure out what size it is and I am like "are those lockouts?"
I don't think they are but it would sure be cool if they were...
Great observation. I looked at wheel, but didn't pay any attention to the hub (but then, I've never had a truck without lockouts). It does resemble the knob for lockouts.
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Looks like the pic is of a rear tire but Ford did pseudo dummy lockouts on the rear of previous Rangers too.
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Ya I think it's just the wheel. The front and rear looks the same.
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Bought this truck a year ago in Laredo Texas at a used car dealer is a 2012 Mazda bt-50 wildtrak with a 3.9 inline Turbo diesel 4x4 Ford engine sometimes you get lucky they come up from Mexico and turn around and sell them
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do vehicles from Mexico meet the USA safety/EPA requirements?
it used to be military guys bringing vehicles back had to get them "federalized" to meet US standards. glass, bumpers, safety, emissions etc.
back on topic, some Bronco spy pics show the same wheels.
it used to be military guys bringing vehicles back had to get them "federalized" to meet US standards. glass, bumpers, safety, emissions etc.
back on topic, some Bronco spy pics show the same wheels.
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Bought this truck a year ago in Laredo Texas at a used car dealer is a 2012 Mazda bt-50 wildtrak with a 3.9 inline Turbo diesel 4x4 Ford engine sometimes you get lucky they come up from Mexico and turn around and sell them
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You sure that's not a 3.2L? The Ranger we can't buy yet is available with a 3.2L inline 5 cyl turbo diesel...
do vehicles from Mexico meet the USA safety/EPA requirements?
Depends on vehicle - thanks to NAFTA, most Dodge Rams are built in Mexico, so for them the answer is yes.
For the BT-50; as it was never sold in USA (or Canada), there isn't any DOT approval on file, so, no they don't.
Now, anything over 25 years old (USA), 15 years (Canada) can be imported without safety/EPA approvals. Insurance can be tricky though (Was looking into importing a Ranger Crewcab as they are getting to be 15 years old now).
Which leaves me curious on how Texas-B4000 got it licensed. (I also wonder if it is from Mexico or further south - I regularly work in Guadalajara and never seen one, but colleagues have the Rangers).
Depends on vehicle - thanks to NAFTA, most Dodge Rams are built in Mexico, so for them the answer is yes.
For the BT-50; as it was never sold in USA (or Canada), there isn't any DOT approval on file, so, no they don't.
Now, anything over 25 years old (USA), 15 years (Canada) can be imported without safety/EPA approvals. Insurance can be tricky though (Was looking into importing a Ranger Crewcab as they are getting to be 15 years old now).
Which leaves me curious on how Texas-B4000 got it licensed. (I also wonder if it is from Mexico or further south - I regularly work in Guadalajara and never seen one, but colleagues have the Rangers).
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Realize this thread is a few months old, but I can't imagine what the sticker will be on a potential "Ranger Raptor". Don't know what the street price is on the current Raptors, but what is sticker? Something like 75,000 grand? Flipping ridiculous.
I'm sure it's been said before, but part of the original appeal of the early Rangers was the price.
I'm sure it's been said before, but part of the original appeal of the early Rangers was the price.
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Starting MSRP on the Raptors is around $50,000.
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