ford ranger diesels!

[chico4554]

in my local paper there was a article about the new vw vanagon that is only available in europe. It weighed 6500 lbs.and was powered by a inline 5 diesel with 300 ft.lbs. and 170 or so hp. It got 30 mpg. A 2.5 inline 4 cyl in a 4000 lb. ranger should get well over 30. If it doesnt then the engineers are terrible. I guess we will see if they make it or break it.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

170 hp in 6500 lb vehicle? That thing would be a dog...

 

[chico4554]

said it went 0-60 in around 10 sec. Not very fast but light years better then the old vanagons. Dont forget the 300 lb.ft. of torque...

 

[tony314]

I'd love to have a diesel for my 02 ranger.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

said it went 0-60 in around 10 sec. Not very fast but light years better then the old vanagons. Dont forget the 300 lb.ft. of torque...

It is more than half a ton heavier than my F-150, has slightly less torque and almost 100 fewer ponies. Milage is nice, but so is keeping up with traffic and not taking forever and a day to get up to speed.

 

[TayCo 7s]

i think that with the economy and the gas situation, we will see more mid size and less full size trucks .
look at chevy their bankrupt or close to it focusing on their v8s and stuff never looking at the reality...
soo i think we will get more ford rangers with diesel and whole bunch more cool stuff hybrid or w.e

 

[tony314]

Ford is watching how GM and others and hurting themselves and the buyers and learning from that. Hence why I love Ford!

 

[Beanmachine7000]

It is more than half a ton heavier than my F-150, has slightly less torque and almost 100 fewer ponies. Milage is nice, but so is keeping up with traffic and not taking forever and a day to get up to speed.

You also have to think about driving conditions in other countries... There are probably far fewer times you have to get on the interstate and do 70-75mph... So the 170 hp is probably no big deal...

 

[tempforce]

if ford brought a diesel ranger to market, that got more than my current 35-38 mpg.
i would give my '83' diesel ranger to my son.
and buy a new one.
ford may make a mistake, by not bringing out the diesel, before cancelling the ranger.
a diesel ranger is what we need and want.
cc

 

[sniper141]

My uncle had one just like that for his construction company. Then again, diesels are everywhere in England.

They're not just in England, they are all over Europe. I have lived in Belgium for the last 3 years and every fricken motor out there is Diesel! It is hard to not find one. Those Rangers are quite sharp as matter of fact, I have driven one in the Ford dealership just 20 minutes from my house! Smooth, quiet, and quick!! I have thought for some time that America needs to get on the ball when it come to Diesels and matching up with Europe, they have been doing it for ages!!! Great gas milage as well, blows any gasoline engine outta tha water!

 

[darkspork]

It is more than half a ton heavier than my F-150, has slightly less torque and almost 100 fewer ponies. Milage is nice, but so is keeping up with traffic and not taking forever and a day to get up to speed.

The user you quoted said 0-60 in 10 seconds and (I never timed it) but I believe it takes the 4.0 Ranger 8 seconds. I'll take a 2 second hit for the extra torque and gas mileage. Comparing a Ranger to an F150 seems silly to me; different trucks with different purposes.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

The user you quoted said 0-60 in 10 seconds and (I never timed it) but I believe it takes the 4.0 Ranger 8 seconds. I'll take a 2 second hit for the extra torque and gas mileage. Comparing a Ranger to an F150 seems silly to me; different trucks with different purposes.

The van was said to be heavier than a F-150 (let alone a Ranger), the only reason I brought the F-150 up. The one I found on the website is only a tad heavier than my loaded to the hilt Ranger with two big guys in it with a full tank of gas (About 3700 and some change).

It has about the same hp as a OHV 4.0, 70 more lb-ft of torque... whoopie.

According to VW's website, the best they can must is a tad over 12 sec 0-60, and depending on options they can certainly do worse.

http://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/transporter/performance-figures/

 

[Will]

We all need to slow down anyway. My favorite thing to drive was my 68' VW bus. I would just get into a stone groove my man and slide on down the road. People didn't tailgate me because even an impatient idiot can see there is no point to getting 4" away from the bumped of a '68 VW bus and honking.

My schoolbus is 4X heavier than an F150 and only has 185hp. I don't get all impatient when I drive it. It's more about the skill--getting the drive train floating so you can pull it out of gear without even a tiny shake, getting the revs just right so it snicks back in--toeing the pedal--it's a stone groove.

 

[Buckeyeman]

Finally someone is bringing a compact diesel pick-up to the U.S. market. Maybe others will take notice and join in. Pretty good warranty too.

http://www.mahindrana.com/index.html

 

[willied]

Finally someone is bringing a compact diesel pick-up to the U.S. market. Maybe others will take notice and join in. Pretty good warranty too.

http://www.mahindrana.com/index.html

Oh, and look how cool it looks!

What the hell were they intoxicated with when they designed that?