Topic: Ford in talks to revive Ranger for North America

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[JohnnyMac]

This would be the 5th midsize truck not the 4th, you missed the Nissan Frontier, which will probably be redone in the next year or two.

Bring this over only if you can offer a good diesel engine option.  Otherwise it's rather pointless in my books.

[Northernridge]

Interesting that the basis of an article to bring a vehicle to NA is union negotiations.

[PJungnitsch]

Way to go Ford!. The more choice the better in this segment, much more sensible size for city driving.

[Blueprint]

I for one miss the simple, inexpensive mobile-toolbox that was the previous Ford Ranger, often priced below 14k$ in basic trim. There were tons of these around here and they were right-sized and right-priced for many fleet operators.

[Fobroader]

I for one miss the simple, inexpensive mobile-toolbox that was the previous Ford Ranger, often priced below 14k$ in basic trim. There were tons of these around here and they were right-sized and right-priced for many fleet operators.

That with a basic 4 banger, 4x4, a manual, vinyl floor and a 7-8' box and air conditioning would make a perfect round the house truck.  I do not need power/heated/massaging console covers on my pickups

[Great_Big_Abyss]

I for one miss the simple, inexpensive mobile-toolbox that was the previous Ford Ranger, often priced below 14k$ in basic trim. There were tons of these around here and they were right-sized and right-priced for many fleet operators.

That with a basic 4 banger, 4x4, a manual, vinyl floor and a 7-8' box and air conditioning would make a perfect round the house truck.  I do not need power/heated/massaging console covers on my pickups

I'll add to that requirement a decent quadcab with rear seats that can take childseats.  I LOVED my Ranger and the equipment (or lack thereof) that it had.  What ultimately made me get rid of it was its utter uselessness as a family vehicle. 

[Fobroader]

I for one miss the simple, inexpensive mobile-toolbox that was the previous Ford Ranger, often priced below 14k$ in basic trim. There were tons of these around here and they were right-sized and right-priced for many fleet operators.

That with a basic 4 banger, 4x4, a manual, vinyl floor and a 7-8' box and air conditioning would make a perfect round the house truck.  I do not need power/heated/massaging console covers on my pickups

I'll add to that requirement a decent quadcab with rear seats that can take childseats.  I LOVED my Ranger and the equipment (or lack thereof) that it had.  What ultimately made me get rid of it was its utter uselessness as a family vehicle.

These small trucks are useless as family vehicles anyways, for that, you need a 1/2 ton. For this purpose I would happily take an extended cab to throw some groceries or tools I did not want to get wet. This would get a set of studded Goodyear Duratracs and be my bad weather/building/landscaping supply/dump run vehicle.

[Northernridge]

You guys are dreaming. In terms of simplicity the best we can hope for are basic work truck editions. This is the era of feature wars in auto making and no place more so than trucks.

[chrischasescars]

This would be the 5th midsize truck not the 4th, you missed the Nissan Frontier, which will probably be redone in the next year or two.

Bring this over only if you can offer a good diesel engine option.  Otherwise it's rather pointless in my books.

You're right! Thanks for pointing that out!

[Fobroader]

You guys are dreaming. In terms of simplicity the best we can hope for are basic work truck editions. This is the era of feature wars in auto making and no place more so than trucks.

Oh I know, but these compact trucks are not fighting in the same arena I don't think. There are far less urban cowboys that drive these, a lot of the compact trucks I've seen are actually used as trucks not as a tool to make everyone at the accounting firm think that True Grit was written about your life 

[EV Dan]

It is smaller than Colorado:
https://youtu.be/0B0BUrx-8aw?t=3m5s