Absolute Atrocity. I just threw up.
Unibody?
I agree with the unibody. Frames are more stable and tougher, and easier to work on IMHO.
However, unibodys are very good and reliable until they're wrecked. In which case, shit will never line up how you want it, and suspension will be off post crash. Also, I don't want my whole Ranger to be a crumple zone.
FUGLY!!!! Looks like a Ford Edge/pickup....Ahhhhhhhhh FUGLY!!!
I do agree that it bears a lot of resemblance to the Edge. Kind of ugly from the first pic that was posted. (I have since changed my mind after reading an article and seen other pics though.)
You can bet that when the Ranger returns and is sold in the US, it'll come back as some POS unibody crossover abortion. It probably won't be a real truck again.......maybe a smaller Ridgeline wannabe.
Yup, Ridgeline was what I was thinking during my first post.
BUT...do we all condemn Jeep Cherokees and their unibody? They are still very popular, and pretty capable offroad. Cherokees ding form crawl rash, but do they really get
that FUBARed?
OK, it looks pseudo F-150-ish.
RSH, I think it looks good from this angle.
...abandoning the small truck market here really is a mistake. It's not always about fuel economy. Physical size matters to some buyers as well.
The Toyota Hilux has always done well, and used to be nearly indestrucible (think Top Gear episode). Hilux & Ranger are very close, and Hiluxs are used worldwide with great success.
Ford is giving the world a slightly bigger truck on purpose, without the world realizing it.
So here we are, complaining about the very thing we have been asking for the last three years? What were we to expect? That they were going to continue on with the same thing with a face lift and new fenders? A new motor? After 13 years of nothing but that, a major overhaul was the only option. I think what we would have all like to have seen is a more raptor-ized version? In my opinion, this looks pretty damned sharp. Yes the ranger's we all love are tough trucks, but I don't see where the hate is coming from, i see this as a natural progression, no different than whats happening to the f150, f350, so on and so forth, more streamlining, bigger looks ect. I'm not starting an argument, but what did we really expect?. Kinda hard to not start an argument when asking so many questions hey? But really, not trying to start sh!t.
Croot
Ditto. Natural progression. The F- fullsizes, to the Econoline series, and the taurus & compacts.
If we want to continue with our Ranger marque, we need to embrace this new face of Ford. You can tell a Dodge in your rear view mirror. Same goes for Ford, and keeping things homogeneous.
hmmmm...i actually kind of like it. PLus the fact it has an option for a 3.2L turbo diesel and crew cab....i'd drive it. And i like the 6 speed also. If that ever came out in the US and i was looking into a new pickup i would definately look into this.
DUDE! Bring that effin' diesel here! And the
6 SPEED! It's about time! Great power & drive options. But, if no diesel, I would like to keep a large V6 option.
There's no "need" for a V8 in our trucks, guys. They still need to sell their F-150's.
So what happens when the first person joins on here with one of those THINGS? Are we all gonna be nice to them or is this "truck" gonna be denied access like the new explorer? not sayin that should happen...just askin a question.
Looks like a Ranger to me. About as Ranger as you can keep it with the new lineup.
Again, my first post sounds hypocritical. I have since read up & seen other pictures of it now. I have changed my opinion.
Pete