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175 hp is more than any Ranger engine aside from the 4.0 SOHC has had... and being a 1.3L it is probably the base engine.I want more than the 175 hp too. That little will only likely make it feel abut as lethargic as my F150 does now. That's the reason I've dumped money into mods on my last two trucks... Not that my last Ranger needed it, stock it would have run circles around a F150 with a 4.6L, but only have 175 would be a step backwards for a Ranger. I think they should at least give us an option of something near 250 hp to be competitive with Nissan and Toyota.
Judging by Jim's pic, it kinda looks like the std cab, longbox 4x4 may be staging a comeback...
From the looks of the back of the cab the box will contour around it like the F-150's too.