1990RangerinSK
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- Saskatchewan, Canada
- Vehicle Year
- 1990
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Engine Type
- 2.9 V6
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
I'm sure somebody will correct me, but my understanding is this:I thought it was
1983 - 1992 Gen 1
1993 - 2011 Gen 2
2011 - Current - Gen 3
1983-1988 - Gen1
1989-1992 - Gen2
1993-1997 - Gen3
1998-2011 - Gen4.
Wikipedia seems to think that it's:
1983-1992 - Gen1 (Refreshed in 1989)
1993-1997 - Gen2
1998-2012 (There was a 2012 model year?) - Gen3
2019- future - Gen4
Part of the problem is that there is no standard in the industry to define what constitutes a new generation vs a refresh.
Ford's Escort is even muddier. There were two minor body changes between 1981 and 1990 (Generations 1, 2, 3 - or just Gen1), then 1991 - 1996 is Gen2 (or 4), and 1997 - 1999 (2002 for zx2) would be Gen3 (or 5).
Then there's the Aerostar (was it 1 generation or 3? Changes in 1989 and 1992) and the Tempo (also 1 generation or 3? Changes in 1988 and 1992), and the Focus (is it in it's fourth generation in North America or third? Changes in 2005, 2008 and 2012).
Honda, you can tell for sure by the 5th and 6th digits of the VIN (for the Fit, Gen1 is GD, Gen2 is GE, and Gen3 is GK, I think. Gen1 in the USA was 2007-2008, Gen2 2009-2013 (Canada got a 2014 model), Gen3 2015-present).
Ok, I've rambled on enough. Are we confused, yet?
Are we confused yet?