Bad news. No new Ranger

[jasonl]

I think a lot of guys are like me. We don't need a truck big enough to park a truck inside of. The sad thing is with an EPA estimated hwy of 19mpg for a 4x4 Ranger, it makes more sense to buy the bigger trucks for most. A small face lift and upgraded power trains, IE. 3.5 v-6 and Eco-boost 2.0 with a better tranny would put this truck in the 27-28mpg hwy range for a 4x4. It is only outsold by the Toyota. In case Ford hasn't heard, Toyota is about to go through a "few" tough years of legal trouble and now would be the time to "pounce" on the market. The extended cab needs, ironically, extended about 3 inches so the seats face forward and widen it about 2-3 inches and it would be perfect. Think Nissan Frontier size with unsurpassed 4x4 fuel economy. When gas goes back to $3 + per gallon it would dominate truck sales. Oh wait Ford thinks people with Rangers will buy Focus or Festiva's when they kill the Ranger. WTF? Give me a break.

 

[Ranger Sport Honduras]

yeah if u have a ranger just cuz u like driving a truck u get a focus, if u carry stuff u get another chit i dont even know the name

 

[r1ch999999]

As much as I hate to admit it the chance of me ever buying a new Ranger is pretty close to zero. I've had 3, and one ST which is really just a 4-door Ranger, and with kids the ST is what I need to own. If something happens and I have to buy another truck chances are I'm going with something old, not something new.

 

[jaymegriffiths]

I love my Ranger, but if its discontinued I'll just have to get a Frontier or Tacoma as my next newer truck. They aren't terrible trucks. If I get another used truck it will be a F250 with the 7.3L PSD, Ranger wasn't necessarily in my plans unless they roll out a diesel. If the European Ranger were brought to the states and the manual transmission is kept I might like it.

one of the managers at a ford dealership in my city said he went to a mtg and they told him rangers were not going to be dropped, due to the uproar when it was announced that rangers were being discontinued.
he said instead of getting rid of them ford is investigating producing diesel and crew cab options for 2013 and that the last year of gen 4 like current will b 2012.
he seemed to know what he was talkin about...

 

[jhammel85]

Check this out....Crew cab spotted!

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/23/...autoblog+(Autoblog)&utm_content=Google+Reader

Its so damn big. I wish they kept it small and efficient.

 

[masterbrenden]

good news i saw this
http://www.trucktrend.com/future/spied/163_news090514_2012_ford_ranger/index.html
i think it may be our new ranger witch is better than not having one at all
i also heard it my get the 3.5l edge motor witch is supposed to pull more hp and torque than the 4.0l we have now
and i also heard they may add a twin turbo option

 

[Jason]

Check this out....Crew cab spotted!

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/23/...autoblog+(Autoblog)&utm_content=Google+Reader

Its so damn big. I wish they kept it small and efficient.

That looks like under all the crap, it's a Ridgeline.

 

[Madracingalley]

WHY WOULD FORD a company based on a man who if they hadn't pushed him, would still be making the model T COMPLETELY change a model that has worked so well for so long. It would COST TOO MUCH To retool everything. I say the smart thing Ford should do is to take the current models they have and just retool them a little bit each year to use new technologies without losing more money than needed. as long as you update the outside each year to keep the media happy. But when you change a model completely thats when you run the risk of having to RECALL

 

[nitrofan1]

good news i saw this
http://www.trucktrend.com/future/spied/163_news090514_2012_ford_ranger/index.html
i think it may be our new ranger witch is better than not having one at all
i also heard it my get the 3.5l edge motor witch is supposed to pull more hp and torque than the 4.0l we have now
and i also heard they may add a twin turbo option

That's the same truck as I started this thread with. It's the global unit. The difference is less vinyl coverings and the body is a hodge podge of different vehicles so you won't be able to see what a finished truck will look like.

Until we have official word from Ford there will be no new Ranger for North America. That's what this thread is about. All the spy photos the last year are of the Global Ranger for everyone else but US!

 

[Buckeyeman]

WHY WOULD FORD a company based on a man who if they hadn't pushed him, would still be making the model T COMPLETELY change a model that has worked so well for so long. It would COST TOO MUCH To retool everything. I say the smart thing Ford should do is to take the current models they have and just retool them a little bit each year to use new technologies without losing more money than needed. as long as you update the outside each year to keep the media happy. But when you change a model completely thats when you run the risk of having to RECALL

Because Alan Mulally isn't a car guy, he's a business man that came over from Boeing. He looks at numbers not what the consumer really wants. If he really cared what the Ranger loyalist wanted he would have given us the diesel engine option.

 

[Jay FX4]

Without Alan Mulally, the entire company would be up the creek.

 

[rangerman84]

yea im just gonna stick to my gen 1 and gen 2 but i wont ever drive a toyota my 84 went more places then these tacomas around here

 

[mari0]

I don't know why if they are developing a new Ranger in other countries, what is so hard about producing the same already designed product in the US? I think the reason the number of new Rangers being sold isn't as high as the foreign midsized trucks is because, Ford hasn't sunk much time or effort into upgrading it. Lets face it from 93 til 99 they looked the same, nothing really changed except the digits in the model year. In 2000 they changed the grill a teenie bit, and since then have done nothing but change the interior a bit and the emblems! I think the Ranger would have potential if they re-designed it totally. It would be a bigger hit if they called it the F100, although personally I like the Ranger name better. I think if they redesigned it to look similar to the new F150s, but a little smaller. Keep the same engine options, except maybe add a diesel or turbo/supercharger option. Add the locker option. Make it in Reg, Extended, Crew Cab, and Crew Cab w/long bed model. Make a sleeker interior. If they just did what they have been doing and changed the few things I mentioned they would cream mid-sized truck sales for sure...you know how many older rangers I see out there...TONS! I see less and less newer ones...I know they are capable of making a bad ass affordable mid sized truck...just if they would invest a little time and money and in about a year or 2 we'd all be able to go purchase us a brand spanking new danger ranger (that would actually kick more ass than ever)

I think truck manufacturers should start making "off road" additions come with 3-6 inch lift kits to be honest...this would increase sales too. If I was incharge of Fords actions I'd implement it for sure ! Sales out the ass!

 

[xentris02]

i honestly think that the body size we have now is perfect always has been.shure change the style of how it looks but the thing they need to redo the most is the powerterrian. they need to produce a more efficient motor and bring back the 3.0(mabey) and also produce a desiel(much needed and would boost sales for sure). what they dont relize is the ranger is the last standing "small" truck the s-10 is gone and the sonoma and all of the other ones are gone. that gives them an advantage.the really need to modernize the ranger but keep it the same size! and add allot of new options(turbo, supper charged, things like this too) like possiable crew cab like the s-10's. things of that nature. ford needs to relize is the ranger is gonna go no where and if it dose leave we wont be buying new cars or f-150's we will contuinue to buy the old rangers that we all so much love and mod to have some fun. ford that means no money for you.

p.s. i would love you even more if you produce a desiel and its just like the rangers we have now

 

[TheOne]

my only gripe about the ranger and why i wouldnt buy one is the rear seat. thats why i loved my 04 dak...REAR BENCH SEAT...sure grown adults cant fit back there but say a kiddie comes along it has room for 3 CAR SEATS!

thats about my biggest gripe with the rangers