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Introducing The 2024 Ford Ranger and Ranger R-A-P-T-O-R (P703N) Debuting May 10, 2023
Typically, I do not discuss Ford developments for reasons (Bronco fiasco), but now that corporate has gone official, I'll say it's my pleasure to introduce you to the redesigned 2024 Ford Ranger and 2024 Ford R-A-P-T-O-R for USA and Canada debuting this Wednesday, on May 10, 2023.
My husband proudly worked on this vehicle for both global and domestic (USDM) USA and Canada, for the past 7 years. It will be sold and marketed in the midsize pickup truck segment, against 2024 Toyota Tacoma, 2024 GM Colorado and Canyon, 2024 Nissan Frontier, and 2024 Jeep Gladiator. I can confirm the August 7, 2023 date to be accurate, but I'm not going to comment on launch date, as I'll only mention it privately.
Typically, I do not discuss Ford developments for reasons (Bronco fiasco)
I'm not sure I follow you on this one, Carmaker. Why do you refer to a Bronco "fiasco"? It has, in fact, been an astounding success in the American market....they are selling faster than the factory can produce them. The number here on D.C.-area roads has exploded in the last year or so, and it seems to be outselling even its brother Bronco Sport.
As for the new Ranger, I'm sure it will be far better than the last one. I reviewed the last one, test-drove it, and was not impressed at all. It was, essentially, a 7-year-old design from Australia, haphazardly-converted to left-hand-drive and American specs.
I'm not sure I follow you on this one, Carmaker. Why do you refer to a Bronco "fiasco"? It has, in fact, been an astounding success in the American market....they are selling faster than the factory can produce them. The number here on D.C.-area roads has exploded in the last year or so, and it seems to be outselling even its brother Bronco Sport.
As for the new Ranger, I'm sure it will be far better than the last one. I reviewed the last one, test-drove it, and was not impressed at all. It was, essentially, a 7-year-old design from Australia, haphazardly-converted to left-hand-drive and American specs.
I guess maybe it can be taken as having double meaning? You misunderstood the context of what I stated, but that's a good thing and maybe correct too.
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I was referring to almost being busted in 2020, for leaking details about the 2021 Bronco and putting my spouse and me in jeopardy. I "leaked" the pre-pandemic reveal date for the 2021 Bronco in January 2020, on a popular forum where discussion of the future Bronco I led much of 2019-2020, because news media kept misleading people with hearsay and many people were going insane from being in the dark. My main source was my partner. It was irresponsible of me. A very senior executive disclosed the reveal date as a trap and I posted it online. They contacted us both and were studying my Carmaker1 account on that forum. They came up with little thankfully as proof and moved on.
After seeing what happened to TFL and some others, I bowed out after being threatened by a co-worker in PM. I stopped commenting on Ford developments online. At JLR, I never had these issues, due to the dysfunctional environment not even having time to pay attention to online discourse. Ford buyers and fanatics are much more vocal, that anything I say will catch corporate attention and prompt uncomfortable internal measures from HR.
As for other Bronco fiascos in regards to the vehicle itself? I do not comment on internal corporate Ford Motor Company politics nor any ongoing FMC issues anymore. I'm finally posting this out of personal excitement, since it's not leaking proprietary information nor exposing intellectual property without granted permission. We are not supposed to act as spokespeople, so while you can talk anything about Ford vehicles as a journalist, I can't. I occasionally use middle people instead to pass around insight, since I am bound by NDAs in a sense per employment. I only do this, if entities like Ford Authority are dispensing misinformation and I don't see an official denial rejecting it as inaccurate.
The P375 was the internal code for the non-USDM Ranger, while USDM Ranger has been designated P375N. It's a stop-gap, which shares quite a bit with the Bronco, but not everything yet. The global 2022 Ranger P703 was the next step in the evolution of T6, while I'll consider our P375N in USA showrooms right now had an all-new frame, which served as the foundation of the new Bronco and every recently redesigned BOF Ford midsize vehicle.
The tophat is seemingly outdated, but the frame was much newer than foreign spec examples. It was interesting to see how much the global effort has been to deliver this vehicle to market, plus my own recent trip to Australia to help prepare F-150 launch.
The all-new 2024 Ford Ranger Raptor®, the most powerful and high-performance, off-road capable Ranger ever, is designed and engineered by Ford Performance to take off-road capability to the next level among midsize trucks
Built to take on challenging dunes, Raptor’s long travel suspension, including a Watts link rear suspension and class-exclusive 2.5-inch FOX™ Live Valve shocks*, gives you everything you need to chase down the horizon
Unique Ranger Raptor 3.0-liter EcoBoost® V6 generates best-in-class 405 horsepower** and 430 pound-feet of torque paired with an advanced four-wheel drive system, a new electronically controlled on-demand two-speed transfer case, and front and rear locking differentials for improved off-road traction
Race-proven in the Baja 1000, Ranger Raptor expands the Raptor family of high-performance vehicles, including F-150 Raptor®, F-150 Raptor R, and Bronco Raptor ®
DEARBORN, Mich., May 10, 2023 – The wait is over; the all-new 2024 Ford Ranger Raptor is coming to North America. Raptor is based on a proven legacy of performance and built with uncompromised suspension design, power, purposeful technology, and rugged styling. Ranger Raptor is fully prepared to take on the most demanding terrain its extreme adventure-seeking customers can find.
Not a fan of Ford Ranger trucks. The look is boring and I am not really a fan of the interior design. Overall should do OK for Ford and the Ford faithful, but it seems like this truck will do better overseas.
All of the recent Ford trucks seem to be a knockout in the body-styling department ....although the interiors in some of the lower-line ones could be improved.
05-06-23, 03:09 PM
Introducing The 2024 Ford Ranger and Ranger R-A-P-T-O-R (P703N) Debuting May 10, 2023
It has, in fact, been an astounding success in the American market....they are selling faster than the factory can produce them. The number here on D.C.-area roads has exploded in the last year or so, and it seems to be outselling even its brother Bronco Sport.
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....although the interiors in some of the lower-line ones could be improved.
