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polarbear

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Pay close attention to the Ranger Max concept truck. I'm told the real thing will be very closely aligned to it. Global T6 architecture (not the current Thai-built Ranger), should hit showrooms MY 2013. Reason for the delay was a change in strategy. With the exception of the Tacoma, mid-sized pickups actually don't sell that well (Look at the Dakota and the Colorado), so Ford pulled the F100 project and is going with a smaller design. Should be approximately the same size as the current Ranger.

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O'Rattlecan

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They can still call it the F100 for crying out loud! Unless it's a total SUV with a bed rather than a truck.... Then a 'name' type of name would be more appropriate.

Ryan
 

polarbear

just growing older not up
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They can still call it the F100 for crying out loud! Unless it's a total SUV with a bed rather than a truck.... Then a 'name' type of name would be more appropriate.

Ryan

Actually, the Ranger has quite a bit of brand equity- that'll most likely be the name. That info came from someone close to the project, BTW.
 

john112deere

caffeine junkie
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Just as long as they don't spoil the magic formula-

Affordable, dead reliable, and tough as nails. It's taken years to build up the reputation the Rangers have on the last two, but it'll only take a year or two to kill it. And based on the people I know, people on a budget are a very big fraction of the people who buy compact trucks...so coming in at a reasonable number for a reasonably-well-equipped truck will be important, too.

Smaller is better, too, I think- I test-drove a 2010 Tacoma a few weeks back- the useful space isn't that much better than a Ranger, but it feels enormous in parking lots, in comparision. (Admittedly, new-car lots are always nerve-wracking places to be behind the wheel of a vehicle you've never driven before...)
 

LEB Ben

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Reminds me of Tacoma...but would definitely be cool to get a little diesel in that thing.
 

O'Rattlecan

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Yeah I was about to say 'Tacoma' as well after looking at it.

I must say, I'm not fond of the 'pointy eyebrow' look of modern headlights on ALL automakers, especially toyota. I like more rigid crisp lines and curves. Is it me or are all mid-sized sedans beginning to look the same (especially in the Japanese market)?

Ryan
 

LEB Ben

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Is it me or are all mid-sized sedans beginning to look the same (especially in the Japanese market)?

Ryan


Agreed on that. When I'm out hunting, I'm usually 3-500 yards from a road, and to pass the time I try identifying what car is going down the road. And for those 4-5 hours, there were countless times I had no clue what was passing because they all looked the same.
 

5.0Flareside

GingaNinja
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Agreed on that. When I'm out hunting, I'm usually 3-500 yards from a road, and to pass the time I try identifying what car is going down the road. And for those 4-5 hours, there were countless times I had no clue what was passing because they all looked the same.

the easiest way to tell is by the body lines and the taillights. i can get 99 percent of the cars right.
 

5.0

FTF'er
I'll take one with a diesel, 5.13 gears stuffed in a locked D60 type axle, and sitting on 38's. Thanks.
 

LEB Ben

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the easiest way to tell is by the body lines and the taillights. i can get 99 percent of the cars right.


I think that holds true most of the time...but keep in mind, I was 3-500 yards away from those cars...so I didn't exactly get the best view.
 

dixie_boysles

Joshua 24:15
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i HATE that truck!
 

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