Is This Maybe The New 09 Ford Ranger?

[human5]

I like the first one. Although, it looks like a Frontier. Really rugged looking too.

The second one looks like a Tacoma and pretty weak looking.

 

[mkpecor]

i hate new shit cant work on them it sucks

 

[Broaner]

Aerodynamics isn't for speed, its for mileage. The car companies have to produce cars with better and better mpg nowadays and the only way to do that as we still use our 100 year old internal combustion engine technology is to make things flow better.

Aero is not the only way to improve fuel econ. Below 45mph you could basically be driving a cube and it wouldn't get any worse mileage than a vehicle with a Cd of .3. Reducing weight is one of the best ways to increase econ. Granted on a 4x4 that is a bit more difficult. But the manufacturers are stuck between a rock and a hard place. The American consumer being the rock. The consumer wants all the stupid little features and still get better fuel econ. Individually these features seem insignificant but they all add up to a lot of weight.

Hybrids aren't the answer to our problems either. It think of hybrids as bandaids.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Aero is not the only way to improve fuel econ. Below 45mph you could basically be driving a cube and it wouldn't get any worse mileage than a vehicle with a Cd of .3. Reducing weight is one of the best ways to increase econ. Granted on a 4x4 that is a bit more difficult. But the manufacturers are stuck between a rock and a hard place. The American consumer being the rock. The consumer wants all the stupid little features and still get better fuel econ. Individually these features seem insignificant but they all add up to a lot of weight.

Hybrids aren't the answer to our problems either. It think of hybrids as bandaids.

Trucks need to be able to take some abuse, and their basic shape and size is dictated by their duties, neither have really changed a whole lot since trucks were first built. So the weight thing and aerodynamics can be tweaked with a little bit, but as long as they are going to be worked will never really go away.

Band Aids are not all bad either, they help seal up leaks until a better fix comes along and the bleeding stops, kind of like what they are doing now with the fuel situation.

 

[Broaner]

Don't get me wrong. I want trucks to have the beefiest running gear and thickest body panels practical but interior accessories and features that are standard on these trucks now add an incredible amount of weight. I wish every car produced today could be had with crank windows, manual locks and no A/C. But that isn't the case so I'll have to keep to my older stuff.

The main reason I hate on hybrids is because anybody with half a brain can go out and get a mint as hell 10+ year old four door civic with a 5Spd and no power options for less than $6k. It'll cost a helluva lot less, will still carry the same amount of junk or people and will still get 35+mpg if properly running. Apply new engine technology with the curb weights of cars 10+ years ago and everybody on the road would see 40+mpg no problem. All that without the feds forking out our income tax in the form of tax rebates to the tree huggers that decided to spend nearly 40g's on a Prius. The only manufacturer that comes close to fullfilling this is Kia and nobody with half a sack on him will drive 'em because they're too fruity. Toss some none gay styling on one of those and I'd be at the dealership tomorrow to get myself a daily.

Dammit! Now I'm all worked up.

 

[reno]

Here's the Rangers offered in Australia < < clicky

They seem to offer them in more flavors over there.

Wow, wonder if this is a stolen truck, it is from that link,
https://www.fordusedcars.com.au/vehicle_details.jsp?rec_id=17181547
I took the VIN, and checked it,this is what came up. Chk digit 9 invalid.



Vehicle Identification Number:
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M 2
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Description Position Raw Data Decoded Data
Region: 1 M Asia
Country: 1-2 MN Thailand
Manufacturer: 2-3 NA Unknown
Model Specific: 4-8 USFE9 Unknown
Check Digit: 9 0 Invalid
Year: 10 7 2007
Assembly Plant: 11 W W
Serial Number: 12-17 693331 693331

 

[rangerjr]

i like the first

 

[cobrasplash]

i like the first on as well. Aero on a pickup is pointless there made for pulling and hauling. areo doesnt' due much till ya hit 70+ and by 80 ya start losing mpg. weight and overall size is what kill's mpg on pickups. aero plays a big part in high speed and handleing. that's how the 69-70 daytona and superbird were able to hit well over 200+ and stay on the track.

 

[injun_ben]

Id give anything to have one of those diesel rangers that the aussies can get....dang emission laws......

 

[Twizzler09]

I prefer the first one of the two rangers pictured there... the second one looks like a mash-up of the Gen III Rangers and the modern ones.... and it didn't go so well....

 

[Broaner]

areo doesnt' due much till ya hit 70+ and by 80 ya start losing mpg.

Believing this is totally... um, naive to put it nicely. Generally 29mph is the accepted most effecient speed for most vehicles. Aero plays a very slight part in this but other associated frictional losses are responsible for the remaining enefficiency.

Being that I live in Madison I'm exposed to the tree hugging lefties on a regular basis. So much so that they have sactioned fuel econ competitions on city streets. They all drive their hybrids or homemade contraptions at roughly 29mph no matter the speed limit.

 

[exbass94]

So much so that they have sactioned fuel econ competitions on city streets. They all drive their hybrids or homemade contraptions at roughly 29mph no matter the speed limit.

Soo....they all needlessly drive around burning gas just to prove how good for the environment they are?

 

[MAranger]

Here's the Rangers offered in Australia < < clicky

They seem to offer them in more flavors over there.

I saw this same model on vaction in the Czech Republic, really retty good looking, but its unibody IIRC

Just noticed manual T-case, nice to see

 

[Danger FX4 Ranger]

Here's the Rangers offered in Australia < < clicky

They seem to offer them in more flavors over there.

Looks too much like the Chevy Colorado, although, I would still drive it before I drove the Nissan Frontier looking pile in the first picture, or the Tacoma resembling turd in the second picture. Damn Japs.

 

[Danger FX4 Ranger]

http://www.ford.com.au/servlet/Cont...87&pagename=FOA/DFYPage/Default1024&c=DFYPage
"4X4 shift-on-the-fly with electronic remote front wheel hub lock"? It also has "Passenger side sliding lunch tray".