I would settle for a manual tranny and t-case, at least a manual tranny. This is going to be a bronco on the F-100 plateform. It will have a removable top and solid axles front and rear. Body on frame construction and a hose out floor. It's to compete directly with the jeep wrangler and hummer H-3. They gave no details on engine option, but should be the same as the F-100, which would be the V-6 or V-8. The 2012 world ranger will be 4 cylinder based if you want an econco p/u, the rumor on that is a 4 cylinder gas or diesel option and finaly a crewcab, 2wd or 4wd. The manual tanny is fastly disapearing, so don't know what the tranny options will be on any of the new trucks.
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2009 FORD RANGER fx4 off/road, 5-speed manual, torson diff and rancho's!
The article in Motor Trend said that the proposed F100 would have a maximum sized engine a V6 in the 300 HP range with the smallest being a 4 cyl. All of which according to the article having eco-boost. I believe a Dakota sized package would be attractive to many buyers who do not need an F150. I do not need an F150 anymore and with the cost of fuel being so high it only makes sense. I believe that the truck will have to make 25 mpg in order for many to give up the size of the 150. For me the Ranger is too small and the 150 is more than I need, so a well designed mid sized pickup would fill the bill. For interior size something with the about the same size as a Fusion would be good for a screw cab. Just my 2 cents worth.
Why don't they just rework the Ranger and re-badge IT as the F100??
Its gotten so much bigger than the original Ranger in 1983 anyway...like Ford basicly did when the "Ford 500" failed they did a little redesign and put Taurus badges on IT and have never really publicised that!!!!
a good tow package, tool storage, who knows ford trucks kick ass!
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1999 Ford F-150 Reg Cab, Green, 8 ft Box, HD Suspension, 300,000 kms+ tough life Built Ford Tough!
1998 Ford F-150 Ex Cab XL 4.2L 3.55 460,948+kms
(Fergus Truck Show 08)
1994 F-150 XL 300 I6 S/Cab 303,184kms 5 Speed
Video of my truck also a Gallery. Fordman06777, got vids of my truck pulling, and flipping cars youtube
Why don't they just rework the Ranger and re-badge IT as the F100??
Its gotten so much bigger than the original Ranger in 1983 anyway...like Ford basicly did when the "Ford 500" failed they did a little redesign and put Taurus badges on IT and have never really publicised that!!!!
I was wondering why the Taurus looked like the 500.lol.
They want to keep the ranger a compact p/u truck. The 2012 model will be the same size if not a tad smaller than the curent ranger and be 4 cylinder based. It will be aimed at folks who just need a small truck with good mpg, it's sorta staying true to it's roots you might say.
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2009 FORD RANGER fx4 off/road, 5-speed manual, torson diff and rancho's!
It should have three trim levels. Custom, Ranger and Ranger XLT. If they really NEED another(which I highly doubt) it should be the Ranger XLT Lariat.
It should have round headlights, And front and rear side markers.
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Gabe
67 F-100 Ranger Hipo 390 4bbl\3 speed
73 F-100 Custom 302\auto---The best part is....it was FREE!
along with several other trucks and jeeps.
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I decided that if the assembler could get stoned and put these trucks together, I should have no problem fixing them. LOL
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If I had my druthers, the new smaller Ford pickup would have:
A manual transmission option, either 5 or six speed
A small turbodiesel
Short bed without extra cab as standard
A/C and decent tunes
Rubber floormat
30 gallon fuel capacity minimum
Maybe I would get rid of my 84 I6 XL short bed if the above hapened!
I think a truck like this could sell well in the states due to the fact that the market is soft right now.
I don't think so. How many Dakotas do you see on the road? Dodge buyers have had the option for some time now and they prefer to buy crew cab fullsize models like everybody else. When gas was expensive this past year there weren't suddenly lots more Dakotas around. If the F100 were to replace the Ranger worldwide and was available in every format from reg cab 2wd 4cyl to crew cab 4wd V8 with manual or auto trannys and a 4cyl turbo diesel option then OK, but otherwise it's not gonna sell enough to make it viable.. IMO. And if Ford has half a brain collectively the largest model will be no heavier or have a higher payload than the smallest f150 model.
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1990 F150 4x4 XLT X-Cab 5.0, 3.55, Comp 35-349-8, Flowtech LT's to 3" single, FRPP Mass Air Conversion
Under construction: '85 351HO, Dart Iron Eagles, 1.6 RR, Typhoon intake, Crane 444232, 24lb Injectors, TweecerRT, Innovate LC-1 wideband O2
1990 Ranger 2wd, 2.3 Briggs & Stratten, 5-speed, 3.08 gears, and now power steering!!
I agree with the Ranger name being a trim level. I also think it needs a diesel V-6 option and a 6 speed tranny with some stump puller gears to take off with. To heck with an extended cab. The yuppies have destroyed trucks with the 4 door cabs. "The long bed needs to be offered on all models. And a real transfer case with high and low range.
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