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All the manufacturers use a paint scheme like that while testing new models.......it distracts your eye so you really can't tell what they look like.......I assume they do this in case they make any pre-production changes, or just to keep us in suspense until the official unveiling.....
All the manufacturers use a paint scheme like that while testing new models.......it distracts your eye so you really can't tell what they look like.......I assume they do this in case they make any pre-production changes, or just to keep us in suspense until the official unveiling.....
I think he was joking, I certainly was.
If this were anything more than a powertrain mule, it would have about 30 pounds of masking material concealing the body lines.
They did the same thing for the Expedition; slapped the rear end of a current-generation Expedition onto the cab of an F150, and covered it with the same concealer skin without hiding body lines. Why they didn't just plop the Expedition engine in an F150 for testing, I have no idea.
I could've swore I saw the exact truck today near Ann Arbor, Michigan. I was going in the opposite direction so I was only able to catch a glimpse.
If that's so, then they haven't gotten very far with a road-ready US-spec prototype yet. This is the first real vehicle that I am following from announcement to release, so I don't have a general idea of how long it would take for each of these steps to take place.
I just noticed that with the new Ranger update overseas, everything except for the front clip is at least remotely similar in styling to the F150 and Super Duty here (Door line along bottom of rear window curves upward at the back like the new cab, tail lights look similar to the Super Duty). It definitely seems like the only major sheetmetal change will be the swapping-in of a new F-Series styled front clip for us, leaving the more car-like front end for Europe.
The tailgate also has "Ranger" stamped into the back, just like the F150 and Super Duty have their respective names there for 2018.