new Ford Ranger Raptop 2023

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Sochi

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Finally will be avail in Canada and USA.
I was dead set to get Tacoma (soon-ish) but this looks so good, can't wait to see pricing if i can afford it..
Anyone else waiting for this new toy?


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All-New Ford Ranger Raptor is Unveiled and Confirmed for Canada

Ford today unveiled the off-road oriented, performance-focused variant of its next-generation Ranger midsize pickup, which made its global debut last November. Great news: Ford CEO Jim Farley has confirmed that the latest Ranger Raptor will be available in North America, unlike its predecessor...
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The Raptor version won't be cheap. Start of production is next year sometime (along with the rest of the Ranger lineup - it's a full-model redesign). Will the regular Ranger do ... do you really need the Raptor version?

There's going to be more powertrain options available (current one is 4 cylinder only) and there's going to be more body-style variations and wheelbase lengths.

The Raptor version gets the Bronco's coil-spring rear suspension. The regular models use plain ordinary leaf springs.
 
Brian P said:
The Raptor version won't be cheap. Start of production is next year sometime (along with the rest of the Ranger lineup - it's a full-model redesign). Will the regular Ranger do ... do you really need the Raptor version?

There's going to be more powertrain options available (current one is 4 cylinder only) and there's going to be more body-style variations and wheelbase lengths.

The Raptor version gets the Bronco's coil-spring rear suspension. The regular models use plain ordinary leaf springs.
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yeah, I kind of want some ridiculously cool car after series of boring cars I had recently :) I think this one should have turbo with enough HP to have fun plus it would already have most of the upgrades I hope to do on any truck i'd buy...
Toyota TRD Pro is not cheap either and pretty boring.. Those are my thoughts so far...
 
Sochi said:
Toyota TRD Pro is not cheap either and pretty boring..
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In its defense, the Taco TRD Pro is more focused on boosting the truck's off-road capabilities. It has the same engine as the base, just upgraded suspension components. If you're never going to go off-roading with it, it's kind of a waste.

You don't really need 300 hp on the trails.
 
don't need the raptor but this is on my short list for next truck if I stay ICE.
The rear coils means a great improvement on ride quality over the standard and every other midsize (maybe even the ridgeline).

Newer seems to always be better.
 
Lightcycle said:
In its defense, the Taco TRD Pro is more focused on boosting the truck's off-road capabilities. It has the same engine as the base, just upgraded suspension components. If you're never going to go off-roading with it, it's kind of a waste.

You don't really need 300 hp on the trails.
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Totally true and I do hope to explore some off-roading on 4x4 - so many Tacoma fan-boys channels on Tube, very infections. So as I hear all the time how Taco is "underpowered" which could be resolved in the new Gen which is due 2024ish - long wait.
As per Raptop - it's just got that cool factor regardless where you drive it (so as fully moded and lifted Taco).
 
If fuel costs are any consideration, these high-performance variations are not the direction you want to go. The regular Bronco is thirsty enough. The Raptor version (? - I've forgotten what it's actually going to be called - I know only the "Warthog" designation that was used pre-production for all the tooling) is not going to be better! It's big, it's wide, it pushes lots of air out of the way, it's heavy, it has heavy oversized tires, it's calibrated for performance rather than economy.

The regular Ranger 2.3 Ecoboost powertrain does not need premium fuel. But then you don't get all the fancy Baja off-road-racing bells and whistles - it's just a regular truck.
 
Sochi said:
yeah, I kind of want some ridiculously cool car after series of boring cars I had recently :) I think this one should have turbo with enough HP to have fun plus it would already have most of the upgrades I hope to do on any truck i'd buy...
Toyota TRD Pro is not cheap either and pretty boring.. Those are my thoughts so far...
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Having run an overpowered pickup, I can say the novelty wears off pretty quick, as it's just endless wheelspin. Pull away from a light? Wheelspin. Stop on an uphill? Wheelspin. It's raining? Wheelspin. Snow? Forget it. RWD and no weight over the RW's is not a good performance recipe.

They're too high and softly sprung to corner, too. Unless you lower and stiffen springs, but then why not get a car?

I dig vehicles that are actually built to go off-road, but these are really only suited to being desert sleds, and there's not much of that around here...
 
Priller said:
Having run an overpowered pickup, I can say the novelty wears off pretty quick, as it's just endless wheelspin. Pull away from a light? Wheelspin. Stop on an uphill? Wheelspin. It's raining? Wheelspin. Snow? Forget it. RWD and no weight over the RW's is not a good performance recipe.

They're too high and softly sprung to corner, too. Unless you lower and stiffen springs, but then why not get a car?

I dig vehicles that are actually built to go off-road, but these are really only suited to being desert sleds, and there's not much of that around here...
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Power is nice for towing.

And bragging rights.
 
Lightcycle said:
Torque is nice for towing.
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FTFY

As for bragging rights, fair enough, though in the case of pickups, the Pirelli maxim applies: power without control is nothing.
 
Lightcycle said:
Pretty sure the average Raptor owner shares none of your concerns about control...
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There's an F-150 variant in my neighbourghood, and it gets polished more than it gets driven, I think. It's certainly never muddy, and the mudder tires are very square.
 
Lightcycle said:
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You don't really need 300 hp on the trails.
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That's true for a motorcycle, comes in hand with a truck. I have 2 Mopar trucks with 4.7 (little hemis), one puts out 235/295 hp/torque, the other 310/335 hp/torque. There's a big difference when those trucks start to work, particularly if the trails are hilly.

HP is like cash, more is always better.
 
Guys, you are killing me here (too much power?!?!) - who knew here are so many reasonable ppl here LOL
TheStraightPipes to resque! My boy Jacob loves his big Raptor, and all Raptors:





 
Priller said:
There's an F-150 variant in my neighbourghood, and it gets polished more than it gets driven, I think. It's certainly never muddy, and the mudder tires are very square.
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There’s 3 F150 Raptors in my neighborhood and they all get treated like regular pickups. There’s also a guy with a Ram TRX which he also treats like a typical pickup. Mind you, his summer vehicles are a Lambo, Challenger Hellcat and a fugly stretched and turbo’d Busa.
 
Priller said:
There's an F-150 variant in my neighbourghood, and it gets polished more than it gets driven, I think. It's certainly never muddy, and the mudder tires are very square.
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I use one as a work truck, half of its 60,000kms have been off pavement. Stupid expensive but have climbed a snow drift covered mountain in one. Big studded tires help. And chains if it too deep.
 
I was mildly disappointed when the Ranger turned out to be almost the size of a standard truck and the same cost. I still think the world has a market for a smaller truck , maybe the maverick fills that spot.

I was into a Ford dealer last month , the Bronco Sport has a 3cyl turbo as stock and the premium trimline gets you a 4cyl turbo! 250hp of ground shaking 4cyl. turbo.... chip kit gets you 300hp for additional 1k , but then you are committed to premium gas....
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