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I decided to write this post after seeing many comments from people complaining about the look of the 2019 Ford Ranger.
The Ford Ranger was always an afterthought of Ford. Ford imported the Mazda Courier after the success of the Toyota and Datsun trucks. They used the Courier until they could develop their own compact truck.
The 1st generation (see above) of the Ford Ranger took styling cues from the F-150, and probably had the closest 'style' of any of the Rangers produced.
Which brings us to the upcoming 2019 Ford Ranger.
I saw the Ranger at the debut in Detroit. It's a great looking truck in person. I'll admit, it does have a 'Toyota' feel to its look:
But, the Ranger is back, and it's definitely an overall improvement from the 2011 model. But then, Ford used the same basic truck design and interior since 1994.
While the truck may be 'new' to North America, it's actually an old design. Ford has been using this same Australian designed Ford Ranger T6 since 2011.
So what do you think? Should Ford try to give the Ford Ranger more of an F-150 look?
Maybe like this fiberglass kit, but normal width?
I guess we'll just have to embrace it.
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