I just checked and its a 3.08. So good for mileage, but no so much to feel the engine's power.
There’s your power problem. If you drive in a fairly flat area, a 3.73:1 axle swap or regear will make a big difference. If you live in a fairly hilly area, 4.10:1 would be a better fit.
I live in the Appalachian Mountain chain, very old and worn but still mountains. Even before I started doing things to my 2011 with the 4.0 SOHC, I found the 3.73:1 gearing it comes with to be a bit weak. Taller tires and other add ons later, it sometimes is no longer up to the task.
The 1998 Ranger with a 2.5 Lima engine came with 3.45:1 gearing and couldn’t get out of it’s own way. That drastically changed when I threw a 4.10:1 axle under it and the mpg never changed from what it was getting before. Now, it wasn’t going to win any races, mind you. I mean, it had a 2.5 Lima four banger in it. But it did have decent response and acceleration after the regear.
Lastly, as food for thought, the 3.45 and higher gearing might make better mpg on paper and might actually be true if you do a lot of Interstate driving but does not seem to translate well for mixed and city driving. As noted above, switching from the 3.45:1 to 4.10:1 gave identical mpg. With the higher gearing, the engine was over worked. With the lower gearing, the engine is reving higher. I’m expecting that I will get similar results with 2011 when I regear it.