Questions about the possible Courier

[85_Ranger4x4]

Bloody thing reminds me of a Subie Brat!

The brat actually looked kinda neat. The car/truck/thing pictured... it is like the bumper is off a different car. It doesn't fit with the headlights/grille at all.

 

[Dirtman]

I think its gonna just end up being a fusion with a pickup bed

 

[rusty ol ranger]

They oughta revive the panther platform and stick a bed on the back and a coyote up front.

That would be a "caruck" i could get behind.

 

[8thTon]

The brat actually looked kinda neat. The car/truck/thing pictured... it is like the bumper is off a different car. It doesn't fit with the headlights/grille at all.

It really is pretty awful looking! Still, the concept doesn't have to look as dumb as that.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

It really is pretty awful looking! Still, the concept doesn't have to look as dumb as that.

Concepts usually look dumber than the production vehicle...

 

[Ramcharger90]

I think its gonna just end up being a fusion with a pickup bed

If they make it Rwd I would consider


Dropping a coyote in it....

 

[sgtsandman]

Would it be sales worthy:

if it was roughly the same size as the older Ranger?

Had a Max payload of 1200 lbs
Tows 2,700 to 3,500 lbs

Came in front wheel drive with an all wheel drive option with no transfer case

Unibody construction

Single - extended - crew cab

Gas or strong hybrid

15 or 16 inch rims max

Thoughts?

Honda broke the ground and did the leg work with the Ridgeline. I think there would be a market for people don't need a body on frame or 4WD low. I'm sure there are plenty of Urban and Suburbanites the would buy it. People who never see anything worse than a gravel road generally really don't need either of those things that define a classic truck.

 

[97RangerXLT]

I think Ford would do better with an Escape/ Transit based truck for the Courier... and have optional awd. Fleetwise, that would be a win. fairly cheap if you go the "S" trim level, and my guess is that they could price it under 15k. Not all fleets need totally enclosed trucks like the transit/ escape, and that gives the option of hauling a refrigerator or a small load of mulch. As listed above, a perfect suburbanite multipurpose vehicle.

AJ

 

[1990RangerinSK]

They oughta revive the panther platform and stick a bed on the back and a coyote up front.

That would be a "caruck" i could get behind.

Oh, you'd be behind it, alright! Especially with your 2.9!

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Oh, you'd be behind it, alright! Especially with your 2.9!

Id still be ahead of the 3.0 behind me.

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

Oh, you'd be behind it, alright! Especially with your 2.9!

Just for that

I'm going to chain up to a 3.0 and pull the crank out of it.

Nobody takes pot shots at The Don.