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aroundincircles wrote:
https://www.motortrend.com/news/2022-2023-ford-courier-compact-pickup-truck-details/?fbclid=IwAR2Y_jNj9C72L-jyf2NfxYpcOKNeC2fD7WSY1hTDEcS3_HxqedoAjh3J74k
The new ranger is too big for me, so depending on price, and drive train + fuel economy, I might be interested.
I know it's FWD based, but if it has a PTU/RDM like the Current Jeep Cherokee, which basically puts a low gear in the gear box and rear drive, so you get low range without having to have a separate transfer case.
If I can fit at least a 31" tire, get 25mpg, and have it be at the $25k mark MSRP for 4wd. I would be very interested.
Toyota has done the same thing with the Tacoma which is still smaller than the Toyota Hilux which everyone makes the assertion is the U.S. based Tacoma and it's not, as has Chevy/GMC with the Colorado & Canyon in replacement of the S-10 and S-15 P/U.
FWD Pickup truck seems rather useless considering even as large as you say the New Ranger is "too big" many complain about the 5ft beds.. imagine how useless a FWD Truck on a "Unibody" would be with a bed that's pretty much looking like what the New Courier kinda is. It's basically a late 80's Ford Escort/Mercury Linx, maybe even a Ford EXP with the hatch removed and a truck bed fashioned in it vs the Mazda B2000 its compared to in the article. AWD Drive train let alone the use of low gears seems more like a fantasy than something Ford would really give its customer base especially considering the market. As a 93' and 94' Ranger owner, my truck does often seem like the old pre-1995 Toyota P/U before it took on the Tacoma name plate and minuscule in comparison to the New Ranger.
But I am far larger than a 95' NSX... lol
With Ford chasing the paper that Toyota Tacoma's bring in, basically you can put a Tacoma TRD Pro easily into the $49-51k sticker price. The New Ranger is apparently not leaving any money on the table, meaning they're charging $40k for a Lariat 4x4 trim.
As a FWD, it may get close to that 25mpg or even better, but seeing Rav4's now with 2.5" Lift kits and able to add 31" BFG At3 tires does affect that 28-34mpg.., and a RAV4 in AWD starts at about $28,500 after Destination and has a better cost of ownership to it than most Ford's unfortunately to Fords credit.
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