Guys, I wanted to keep y'all informed on this.....

Ford just put the word out on the street that they need some new tooling for a truck, but not an F-series. It's for the new Ranger!!! My boss and I were talking about this earlier this morning and it is confirmed that Ford is indeed looking for quotes for a new assembly line (or at least some new parts to the old one) for a 2009-2010 Ranger!!!!!!

I don't know where it will be built, I don't know anthing about the motors, but I do know for a fact that there will be a new ranger!

~Chris

 

i wonder what it will look like....

 

yeah i think someone else posted that also and i have read that they will be making it a 4 four crew cab too

 

Thats awesome. About time they started doing something to try and get back on top of the light truck market.

 

woot woot!

 

probably similar to a pterodactyl is my guess, but I'm trippin' ***** right now




















































just kidding

 

I don't know but I am excited as hell to see it. I have also heard about a 4 door model, but that I can not confirm...

If there is a 4 door diesel or even 4 door with a V8, sign me up now, I want the first one...lol.

 

if they have a 4door diesel ill be getting that over the mustang i want...

 

i don't think they will build a 4 door U.S. version because of the Sport Trac......that would be too much competition......

i sure hope the new Rangers don't have an IRS.....that would suck for lifting...

 

if they have a 4 door diesel (even though i dont think they will make a 4 door Ranger in the U.S.) i will for sure have 1....i will use it to pull my Ranger now to shows

 

I'll stick with the 4 door ext cab but if it gets a 2.5L Powerstroke I may have to plunge myself further into debt!

-TJ

 

Yeah even if they just made the extended cab a little bigger that would be good, but Diesel or V8 and I will own one.

Maurice, I don't think they will put IRS on the ranger, there isn't a truck out there with it, and I don't think there will be...

 

2009 - 2010 is probably when I'd be looking for a new vehicle. If this Ranger comes 4 door w/ good legroom in the back, I would consider it over the Sports Trac. Diesel and all those other goodies would be a bonus.

 

thing is though, they are all about on road ride quality......and we all have to face it sometime that the IRS is the best on road ride quality available....

 

Keep us posted with any new developments, please.

 

Sweet, by then my Ranger will be paid off for a year... maybe I should save up that extra money for a new one.

 

last i heard it was a 3.0L

 

i think the Powerstroke they are using in Rangers overseas are the 2.5L 4 banger......but an increase of the displacement would mean more power

 

^^^ Ranger with stacks...

 

I don't care what size it is, I want a Powerstroke in my Ranger! Because if I get a diesel there will deffinately be a lot of this:

-TJ

 

lol wrong...

motor Power Stroke 3.0L

per Brazil Ford website.



yum

 

hell yeah and blowing black smoke!

 

hopefully there will still be a 4cyl. gas would prohibably $5-$6 dollor range by then. if it looks like a baby F150 i'd get one. I have no interest in a diesel since diesel is kinda hard to find around me for some unknown reason. plus the fact that I have no patience for one. if it looks good i'll prohibably get one, since my truck will be 8-9 years old at that time, good timing for a new truck.

I would'nt be surprised if they killed of the sport trac in fsvor of a 4dr Ranger. The current sport trac does'nt seem to sell very well.

 

bad ****!
i will have 1 when they come out (if they come to the U.S.)!

 

meh... unless the bed goes bigger, i won't be getting another ranger. diesel would be nice though, but that wont be enough to keep me in another ranger