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Written by Tom Ford
America demands smaller trucks? Really? Well, Ford certainly thinks so, because it"s just about to start building the all-new mid-size" Ranger in Michigan to process demand for smaller, more fuel efficient pick ups in the US. It"s not quite the same as the one we recognise in Europe, though: where domestic Rangers are diesel-only - with a six-speed auto/manual box - new American Rangers are equipped with a 2.3-litre four-pot EcoBoost turbo and ten-speed auto. Which is basically a re-tuned Focus RS motor. Ford reckons it gives the outputs of a V6 with the efficiency of a four - and that ten-speed will no doubt help. It"ll get plenty of kit, too, to try and keep it ahead of what is a very popular market segment and the trim lines run pretty much like the big-brother F-150: an 8-inch touchscreen, electric everything, Ford"s SYNC 3 multimedia with Alexa digital spying machine, a 4G modem and plenty of charging points so you never run out of charge while attending to the Gram.
Date written: 14 Jan 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 10546
America demands smaller trucks? Really? Well, Ford certainly thinks so, because it"s just about to start building the all-new mid-size" Ranger in Michigan to process demand for smaller, more fuel efficient pick ups in the US. It"s not quite the same as the one we recognise in Europe, though: where domestic Rangers are diesel-only - with a six-speed auto/manual box - new American Rangers are equipped with a 2.3-litre four-pot EcoBoost turbo and ten-speed auto. Which is basically a re-tuned Focus RS motor. Ford reckons it gives the outputs of a V6 with the efficiency of a four - and that ten-speed will no doubt help. It"ll get plenty of kit, too, to try and keep it ahead of what is a very popular market segment and the trim lines run pretty much like the big-brother F-150: an 8-inch touchscreen, electric everything, Ford"s SYNC 3 multimedia with Alexa digital spying machine, a 4G modem and plenty of charging points so you never run out of charge while attending to the Gram.
Date written: 14 Jan 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 10546
