AP says
"The only advantage the Ranger has over the F150 is purchase price."
I will have to strongly disagree with that statement. A lot of people buy a full-size pickup for the wrong reasons. Having rarely using them to tow, or using a small payload. A handyman gets far better use out of something smaller. Newer trucks are getting more and more difficult to load, as the boxes are so damn high. Jil just wrote an article about her 95 1/2 ton Ram is about the size of a midsize Tacoma. In the new Ram, she can't even reach the glovebox, not very practical. Oh wait, it can tow 10,000lbs. Bigger is not always better. Trucks need to get back to their roots. Make them closer to how they were 10 years ago, but with new engines that we have today, 4 cylinder in a compact should be sufficient, V6 in a midsize, V6 as a volume seller in fullsize, with optional V8 for the rare people that use the truck to their potential. Most of this is we can blame on Texas. I would like a Ranger, but no crew cab for baby seat, I would spend the extra money on the Tacoma. Then people say, for that price why not the F-150. Put an F-150 and Tacoma side by size. F-150 is too big, too high, even the new V6 isn't as good as the V-6 is in the Tacoma, and the interior in the Tacoma is pretty sharp.