<![CDATA[Jalopnik: Ranger]]> http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: Ranger]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/ranger http://jalopnik.com/tag/ranger <![CDATA[Ford Ranger production ends this December]]> Those of you hoarding Crown Vics may want to add the beloved-but-elderly Ford Ranger to your stash. According to the UAW, Ranger production ceases this December. We can't wait for the replacement! Oh... wait, that's right. What replacement? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5814437&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Is Ford Building A New Bronco?]]> Yet again, the zombie story of Ford turning the new 2011 Ranger into a global seven-passenger SUV stumbles back into the Internet spotlight. This time, let's spice it up with some rumor-mongering. Maybe it'll be a new Bronco! [Ward'svia AutoBlog] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5670781&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Ford Ranger For America]]> All this talk of the global, non-American 2011 Ford Ranger made us wonder if Ford even bothered to post a photo of the built-for-America 2011 Ford Ranger to their media site. Yup. Here it is. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5664766&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2011 Ford Ranger T6: Do. Want.]]> Others may show you this real 2011 Ford Ranger and complain about us not getting it. Boo-freaking-hoo. This is America. You're saying we can displace myriad native populations but can't get one truck? If you want it, go get it. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5663776&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2011 Ford Ranger: Screw U... S.A.]]> Want to buy a 2011 Ford Ranger? Tough. We're not getting it because it's already 90% the size of an F-150. Then why doesn't Ford just sell F-150s globally? [PickupTrucks] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5642764&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ford: Australia, Truck Yeah!]]> Ford is planning a new body-on-frame SUV... in Australia. Who's developing it? The guy who signed off on the new Explorer. [GoAuto] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5600475&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Did Ford CEO Confirm A "New Ranger" On CNBC?]]> Ford CEO Alan Mulally mentions a "new Ranger" on CNBC today. Like this, please. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5596507&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[We Put Flames On Your Flames So You Can... You Get The Picture]]> Just then, Ronny decided his Ford Ranger's flame paint job might be just a little bit too realistic. [Reddit] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5592769&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Grandpa Always Naps In His Truck Bed La-Z-Boy]]> With the breeze blowing through his remaining hair, the warm sunshine and the gentle jostle of the road, a truck bed is the perfect place for a nap, especially when you've got a recliner. Leave Junior to the flipping-off-the-onlookers duties. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5578636&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Not-Yet-Dead Ford Ranger Outsells Mustang In April]]> The Ford Ranger, one of the oldest vehicles currently in production, is slated for termination. That didn't stop It from outselling Dearborn's recently facelifted Mustang and these nine other vehicles last month. The Ranger's last major update? 2001. Wow. [PickupTrucks.com] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5530744&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ford Ka, New Ranger Pickup Won't Come To U.S.]]> Ford's decided smaller may not always be better. CEO Alan Mulally told Automotive News this weekend they won't be selling the Ka minicar or the next-gen-for-the-global-marketplace 2012 Ford Ranger pickup here in the U.S. [AutoNews] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5400206&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Civic Station Wagon Leading After Day One At The Laissez Les Crapheaps Roulez LeMons]]> The first day of racing is done, and the mechanical carnage has been horrific; LeMons Perpetrator Nick Pon was heard to utter "Dang, looks like a Taurus grenade done went off in the SHO pits! More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5281812&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2012 Ford Ranger Double Cab: Riiiiicola!]]> The Finns at World Car Fans have spotted what, at first glance, may look like the Thai-built Mazda BT-50. It's actually the 2012 Ford Ranger (or whatever it'll be called) double-cab mule doing some high-weather, Ricola-requiring testing in the Alps. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5280008&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2012 Ford Ranger Spied Again, Now With Details]]> The 2012 Ford Ranger, expected to debut for the 2012 model year, will feature an EcoBoost 1.6-liter turbo four-cylinder engine. PickupTrucks.com spotted this one and have more details for us on the lonely island-of-a-segment. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5259928&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2012 "T6" Ford Ranger Spotted Across Globe]]> Underneath these Mazda B250-bodied mules, shot in Michigan in right-hand-drive and Australia in left-hand-drive configuration, is the "T6" EcoBoost-powered global platform replacement for the 2012 Ford Ranger. Looks like compact trucks ain't dead yet. [PickupTrucks] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5250652&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Engine Of The Day: Ford OHC]]> Ford called the the EAO, or sometimes the OHC… but the rest of us- at least, those of us in North America- know this little workhorse as "The Pinto Engine." More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5165997&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Top 95 Lemons Of The Gator-O-Rama 24 Hours Of LeMons]]> For the first time ever, Detroit iron dominated a 24 Hours Of LeMons event, with American-built machinery taking four of the top five positions (if you consider a California-built Corolla to be American-built, that is). More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5163919&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ford Ranger: The Evolution Of Un-Revolutionary Exterior Design]]> Yesterday, we revealed the 2010 Ford Ranger, now with AdvanceTrac. A minor upgrade. As we see in our year-by-year gallery of second-gen Ranger exterior design evolution, that's the only type of upgrade it's ever received. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5148053&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2010 Ford Ranger: Now With AdvanceTrac And Roll Stability Control]]> The Ford Ranger may be withering on the vine after 13 years without an update, but the 2010 Ford Ranger is set to get some major safety upgrades. Unfortunately, it's not getting much else. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5147588&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ford Ranger Max Concept Inspired By Power Tools]]> At the same time Ford is unveiling a US plan for profitability packed with cars that we don't want, it’s showing off simple, practical, affordable, utilitarian vehicles elsewhere in the world like this Ford Ranger Max concept. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5100885&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Jettachero, Hellfire and Brimstone Await Thine Creator]]> Through me is the way into woeful repair bills; through me is the way to PBR; through me is the way among the mulleted people. Insanity moved my lofty maker: the divine welder, the supreme junkyard scavenger and the primal wielder of roof spoilers. Before me were a Jetta and a Ranger created, joined together through fortunate folly, and I, the Jettachero, eternal last. Abandon all hope, ye who enter here. (Apologies to Dante Alighieri, and thanks for the tip Al) [Photobucket] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=398565&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ford Ranger WildTrak Captures The True Spirit Of Le Mans]]> Despite the long and drawn-out death rattle of the North American Ford Ranger, the Ranger name lives on with more success in the UK as a Mazda B-series-based pickup. The extreme version of this vehicle is the Ranger WildTrak, which offered every feature they could think to put on a truck including an off road package, rails on every surface, titanium body cladding and a revised version of the 3.0-Liter Duratorq TDCi engine good for 156 horsepower and approximately 280 lb.-ft. of torque. There was only one thing missing: blue paint with white stripes. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=379969&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Faint Praise Sells Trucks: 1984 Ford Ranger]]> Based on a survey of owner-reported problems during the first three months of ownership, the '84 Ranger had "quality unbeaten by any major small-truck maker!" Not only that, it had the widest cab of any small truck. But at least the Ranger was small back then! More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=354678&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Craziest Ford Ranger Commercial You Will Ever See]]> More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=339822&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Ford Ranger Goes Bye Bye in 2009]]> The folks over at AutoNews revealed that the Ranger will make it as far as the 2009 model year before shuffling off the mortal coil. Fans of the small truck may be sad to see it go, but after 15 years without a serious model upgrade there just wasn't a lot of motivation in continuing the Ranger. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=325103&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[President Bush: "Someday You're Going To Be Able To... Drive 40 Miles On Battery"]]> Talking about energy policy yesterday in the middle of a cornfield, because why the hell not, President Bush said something that caught our attention:
"Someday you're going to be able to get in your car, particularly if you're a big-city person, and drive 40 miles on a battery. And by the way, the car doesn't have to look like a golf cart. It could be a pickup truck."
What's striking about this is, ignoring the golf cart variety vehicles and long-crushed GM models, there's the Toyota RAV4-EV and Ford Ranger EV, which had ranges of 116 and 65 miles, respectively, and are still on the road. Sure, he's probably referring to the unreleased Saturn Vue Plug-In Hybrid, but we feel it our responsibility to point out the rare occasions when this administration says something misleading.– Matt Hardigree More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=239104&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Next Year's Model: '07 Rangers in Production Already]]> Ford's 2007 allotment of Rangers is already rolling off the lines at the St. Paul plant, which means one of two things: either the Blue Ovals are predicting banner sales for a compact pickup that became irrelevant sometime during the Clinton administration, or they wanna build the five trucks they'll need and then mothball the plant ASAP. The facility's scheduled for a 2008 closure, but working men are worried that the early start to Ranger production means Billy and the boys are planning to shutter it even sooner. [Thanks to Scott for the tip.] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=172577&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Passage to Bangkok: Ford Launches New Ranger Pickup in Thailand]]> Thailand has something like the second largest market in the world for pickup trucks (though it's probably still somewhere behind that of Newton County, Texas). It's also the culinary home of Pad Thai (i.e., linguini with shrimp and peanuts) and is the regional production hub for Ford's one-ton pickup trucks exported to Europe, South America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the Middle East and ASEAN countries (Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines). If you were wondering, that's why (minus the linguini) Ford will introduce its new Ranger pickup at the Bankok International Motor Show on March 22. In appearance, the 2007 Ranger is more closely aligned with Ford's full-sized F-150 pickup than is the current version, and the new model will come with a choice of new, common-rail 3.0L and 2.5L DURATORQ TDCi diesels. At the show, Ford will also roll out its latest 4 Trac concept (below), which is an ultra-stylized version of the standard Ranger, neither of which is slated to come to the states this go 'round. More »
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