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Revived in the United States for the 2019 model year with many similarities to the overseas Ranger, the mid-sized pickup is currently offered in two flavors. The SuperCab with the six-foot (1.83-meter) box is the least expensive variant available, but the body style to get is the SuperCrew with the five-foot (1.52-meter) bed.
Over in Europe, the single-cabbed Ranger is available as a chassis cab or with a 7.6-foot (2.31-meter) cargo area. Ford currently tests the latter on the streets of Dearborn, which signals a brand-new option for the North American market for model year 2023. However, the chassis cab isn’t likely to happen because there’s no demand for this variant in this part of the world.
Spied with skinny tires wrapped around steelies devoid of hub caps, the work truck also features unpainted side mirrors and white paintwork under the black-and-white vinyl camouflage. The prototype doesn’t have a rear sliding window, spray-in bedliner, or a tonneau cover either, and obviously enough, the headlights are halogen reflectors instead of the better LED projectors.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety doesn’t recommend either headlight setup for the 2021 model year, citing inadequate visibility in curves for the low beams and high beams alike. The overall rating for the Ranger’s headlights, therefore, is marginal instead of acceptable or good.
Underpinned by a brand-new platform that Ford has already rolled out in the Bronco, the brand-new Ranger is likely to soldier on with the 2.3-liter EcoBoost we know and love. The head of commercial vehicles at Ford of Europe has recently confirmed a plug-in hybrid, and the rumor mill suggests the 2.3-liter combined with a transmission-mounted electric motor.
A six-cylinder mill is also available in the Bronco, and U.S. customers are likely to find one in the Ranger’s configurator as well for the 2023 model year.
Spied with skinny tires wrapped around steelies devoid of hub caps, the work truck also features unpainted side mirrors and white paintwork under the black-and-white vinyl camouflage. The prototype doesn’t have a rear sliding window, spray-in bedliner, or a tonneau cover either, and obviously enough, the headlights are halogen reflectors instead of the better LED projectors.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety doesn’t recommend either headlight setup for the 2021 model year, citing inadequate visibility in curves for the low beams and high beams alike. The overall rating for the Ranger’s headlights, therefore, is marginal instead of acceptable or good.
Underpinned by a brand-new platform that Ford has already rolled out in the Bronco, the brand-new Ranger is likely to soldier on with the 2.3-liter EcoBoost we know and love. The head of commercial vehicles at Ford of Europe has recently confirmed a plug-in hybrid, and the rumor mill suggests the 2.3-liter combined with a transmission-mounted electric motor.
A six-cylinder mill is also available in the Bronco, and U.S. customers are likely to find one in the Ranger’s configurator as well for the 2023 model year.
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