2012 Ford Ranger for North America..yes a new Ranger, after 49 years...
05-12-09 | 02:33 PM
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2012 Ford Ranger for North America..yes a new Ranger, after 49 years...
Originally Posted by bzcat
So says pickuptrucks.com as they found an engineering mule wearing the current non-US Ranger body driving around in D Town. As previously reported, the new Ranger platform (T6) is being engineered down under in Australia (the current T5 Ranger is also a Ford Australia product, not related to any Mazda). The T6 is part of Ford's $1 billion investment in Australia last year and it will finally give us a new Ranger in the Western hemisphere.
Will it be imported or build in Minneapolis? Who knows... but the Ecoboost 1.6 base engine (which will also be in US-spec Fiesta and Focus) sounds promising. I wonder if there will be a "20 year" anniversary edition of the current US-spec Ranger when it finally goes out of production in 2011 (the current Ranger was introduced in 1992 as a 1993 model so technically the 2012 model year Ranger would be the 20th year).
http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2....html
Will it be imported or build in Minneapolis? Who knows... but the Ecoboost 1.6 base engine (which will also be in US-spec Fiesta and Focus) sounds promising. I wonder if there will be a "20 year" anniversary edition of the current US-spec Ranger when it finally goes out of production in 2011 (the current Ranger was introduced in 1992 as a 1993 model so technically the 2012 model year Ranger would be the 20th year).
http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2....html
05-12-09 | 08:54 PM
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Here's a pic from the article from Autoblog.
AUTOBLOG:
Is this the next-generation Ford Ranger? And if so, will we get it?
Ford's recent strategy of combining all of its vehicles from around the world on a single set of platforms may finally bring a new Ranger small pickup truck to the United States once the current model loses its long-running lease on life after the 2011 model year. Spy shooters from the other side of the world have snapped off a series of photos of Ford engineers out testing what appears to be the Blue Oval's next-gen small truck platform in both right- and left-hand-drive configurations.
The new platform is apparently codenamed T6 and it is being developed in Australia. Here in the States, the next Ranger (if we get one) is likely to be offered with a 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine fortified with Ford's EcoBoost technology. Expect around 175 horsepower and 180 lb-ft of torque from the turbocharged and direct injected mill. Unfortunately, we're not likely to see Ford's 3.0-liter Duratorq TDCi four-cylinder turbodiesel engine in the U.S., though we'd love to have access to its 280 lb-ft of twist. Ah well, can't win 'em all.
AUTOBLOG:
Is this the next-generation Ford Ranger? And if so, will we get it?
Ford's recent strategy of combining all of its vehicles from around the world on a single set of platforms may finally bring a new Ranger small pickup truck to the United States once the current model loses its long-running lease on life after the 2011 model year. Spy shooters from the other side of the world have snapped off a series of photos of Ford engineers out testing what appears to be the Blue Oval's next-gen small truck platform in both right- and left-hand-drive configurations.
The new platform is apparently codenamed T6 and it is being developed in Australia. Here in the States, the next Ranger (if we get one) is likely to be offered with a 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine fortified with Ford's EcoBoost technology. Expect around 175 horsepower and 180 lb-ft of torque from the turbocharged and direct injected mill. Unfortunately, we're not likely to see Ford's 3.0-liter Duratorq TDCi four-cylinder turbodiesel engine in the U.S., though we'd love to have access to its 280 lb-ft of twist. Ah well, can't win 'em all.
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