Article in USA Today

[Buckeyeman]

That alone is why the current Ranger or any of the compact/mid size trucks don't sell more. They are equipped with primitive power trains that get lackluster fuel economy. Imagine if they dropped the 3.7 from the f-150 into the the current Ranger with a supercab 4x4 weighing only about 3,700 lbs. The F-150 gets 16/21 they should be able to achieve 19/24 in a 4x4 Ranger Ext cab. Heck throw the EcoBoost 4cy in the thing and it should see low 20's city High 20's HWY in a 4x4. If Ford kept it as a no frills budget truck with those kind of fuel economy numbers it would double it's sales. The trouble with the current Ranger is it needs to be a little bigger, like Tacoma sized with Fords new engine line up it would be a hit. Imagine a 4x4 truck that gets in the low 20's avg and up to high 20's on HWY. Don't think that would sell when gas is back at $4/gal?

Just give me that 2.2L Duratorq diesel engine mated with a 6-speed manual in my 2010 and I would be happy. I'll be more than happy to pay extra for diesel fuel.

 

[triumphrider-1]

The new Ranger is about the same size as a F-150... so why would the bring it here? We already have it with a different name.

Just an FYI, but the T6 Ranger is about the same size as the US Ranger.

http://www.ford.com.au/servlet/Satellite?c=DFYPage&cid=1248884825901&pagename=wrapper&site=FOA

http://www.ford.com/trucks/ranger/specifications/

 

[trader007]

c-ya rangers....gonna miss them. it is the actual size of them that i like for maneuverability reasons

THIS times a million. most of the time a full size is easy enough to drive, but when you get into cities and parking lots, a ranger is SOOO much easier to position around. so much so that i too dont want a full size just because of how much harder it is to fit into tight places (tight places are everywhere these days).

even the new ranger might be just as long as a f150, but its 6 inches narrower. that will still make a big difference, and really i think its the ideal size for any truck. i still gotta believe the ranger will be reintroduced in america, the gas prices are going to force it to be.

 

[Ozwynn]

The big 3 are stupid, period.






although I am saving for an Eco-boost F150

 

[SolidSnake84]

GM is now currently developing a successor to the Colorado, and is expected to begin production in late 2013. Look it up on Google news.

Ford will not be left as the only company to not have a mid-size truck. They are not that stupid. They will bring over the T6 to compete with GM...

 

[kemo]

GM is now currently developing a successor to the Colorado, and is expected to begin production in late 2013. Look it up on Google news.

Ford will not be left as the only company to not have a mid-size truck. They are not that stupid. They will bring over the T6 to compete with GM...

They will NOT bring the T6... it is too close to the size as the F150. It is 90% of the size of the 150

http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2011/01/spied-again-global-ford-ranger-t6-regular-cab-.html

The global Ranger is about 90 percent of the size of today’s F-150 half-ton, Ford says.

Learn what the "BT-50" is and what the international ranger WAS... the T6 is to be the SECOND GEN of the international ranger.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_BT-50

The Mazda BT-50 (model code J97M) is a 1-ton pickup truck from Mazda. It is a larger version of the predecessor B-Series pickup and is not sold in the Japanese and North American market. Ford has also sold a version of the first generation BT-50 as the Ford Ranger. The second generation Ranger has been designed by Ford Australia, with a Mazda derivative to be sold as the BT-50.