The Ford Ranger Raptor Will Arrive In January With Just Four Cylinders
It looks like we have a reveal date for the Ford Ranger Raptor; the sensibly-sized pickup that distils some of the fearsome engineering and attitude from the massive F-150 Raptor.
Ford has positioned the upgraded Ranger as a middle ground between that and the larger trucks that would either be unsuitable or too unprofitable to import to certain markets, like Europe and Australia.
If motoring.com.au is right, the battle-hardened Raptor will be launched on 7 February in Bangkok, Thailand. That’s also when the full tech spec will be revealed, but it won’t get the six-cylinder EcoBoost petrol engine in Europe, if it comes here, or Down Under, where it definitely is going.
The 2.0-litre diesel under the bonnet will be one of Ford’s latest and most highly tuned. It’s expected that the old five-pot diesel’s 197bhp and 347lb ft are the output benchmarks to beat.
As the flagship, the Raptor will feature a multi-link rear suspension setup derived from the Everest SUV. There are coil springs, a vastly wider track, more ground clearance and four disc brakes inside chunky 285/70 R17 BF Goodrich all-terrain tyres.
Its bodywork will be more muscular. The front bumper will be a more aggressive item and the grille will match. Staying at the front, LED headlights are reportedly a standard item.
It’s not cheap, though. In Australia the grapevine is saying that AUD$80,000 (£46,129, $61,743) is the start point before any options; around $20,000 more expensive than a regular Ranger.
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Its a mini me of the Ford F-150 raptor
So it will be available everywhere where Ford sells the regular Ranger? I hope so.
Obviously, here in the Dominican Republic we get every single pick up, the Mazda Clone, the Ranger, Both the Hilux and the Tacoma, Full Size Model of every single truck Manufacturer from bottom to the top range, and most of the midsize market here is Diesel, which is not something that can be said about the midsize market in the US
Yeah, if you could double that, that would be great.
4 Cylinders, so a Focus Engine with larger strokes
Basically a Transit engine then
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I wanna see a comparo between the Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 duramax diesel and this. Should be a good fight
I’m American. I want one. When the ranger came out we were buying them the most. I swear if America doesn’t get this ffs.
North America is going to get the Ranger in 2019 along with a new Bronco
They NEED to bring this to the US like come ON already!!
Why does this get downvotes, honestly?
When I read the title saying it was going to have a 4 cylinder I was really hoping that they would put the engine from the Focus RS/Mustang EcoBoost in it. Imagine my disappointment when I read it was getting a diesel
Wow and i thought the normal raptor sounded wimpy with a six