Ford Ranger Pursuit

[Jim Oaks]

Top Gear decided to create a rendering of a low slung mid size muscle truck based on the Ford Ranger.

Up front, it features a larger grille, a more aggressive bumper with a bigger intake, and a front splitter. The aluminum hood gets a central heat extractor. Moving to the sides, there are wider blistered fenders and side skirts, as well as enlarged functional vents on the fenders. At the rear, you’ll find a sports-bar-mounted spoiler and body-colored bumpers with cutouts for the dual exhaust tips. Our sports truck comes equipped with 20-inch alloy wheels shod with 275/45 tires.

The truck is powered by a tuned 3.0-liter twin-turbo EcoBoost V6 engine that puts out 434hp and 610Nm of torque via a 10-speed automatic transmission. It comes with an Intelligent 4WD system similar to what you would find on an Explorer ST. This should enable our high-performance Ranger to accelerate from 0-100kph in under 5sec. Top speed is electronically limited to 230kph. The next-gen Ranger’s T6.2 chassis can accommodate electrification, so there’s room for an even hotter 494hp EcoBoost V6 Plug-in hybrid variant.

Underpinning this is a lowered sports-tuned suspension that consists of modified independent double-wishbones up front and a five-link live-axle coil-spring set up in the rear. All corners get larger disc brakes with red calipers.

Since the Ranger was developed in Australia, they decided to call it ‘Pursuit,’ a name once used by the Australian Ford Performance Vehicles version of the Falcon ute.

If Ford would build our Ranger Pursuit, would you consider it?

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

via a 10-speed automatic transmission.

If Ford would build our Ranger Pursuit, would you consider it?

 

[Roert42]

I agree. Way to lay a big a deuce in the bowl of Halloween candy.

 

[sgtsandman]

The mini truck crowd will probably like it. Not to my taste though.

 

[bobbywalter]

Dayum.


Yeah.....that is a whip.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Looks like a maverick with ranger badges.

Would i consider it? No.

 

[Blmpkn]

I'd be happier with a reg cab short bed.. without all the God awful styling of that monstrosity.

 

[Ranger850]

Hell yeah I'd consider it. It basically what I've been asking/wishing for.

 

[Roert42]

I like the body work, would definitely look better in a single cab.

Looks better the current ranger at any rate.

 

[sgtsandman]

I like the body work, would definitely look better in a single cab.

Looks better the current ranger at any rate.

Other that some body panel changes, it does look like not much has changed.

 

[Blmpkn]

Looks better the current ranger at any rate.

Get out -__- lol

 

[Roert42]

Other that some body panel changes, it does look like not much has changed.

Yup. Different front clip and some different swoops on the doors.

 

[Snoranger]

 

[superj]

i think it looks great but i am sport car person. if i could lower my ranger, i would, and put huge sway bars with sticky tires and have a blast at the autocross.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Looks like the old Sport Trac adrenaline.

Doesn't look bad but it doesn't do much I need a truck to do.