Edstock Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 http://www.worldcarfans.com/news.cfm/count...ger-launched-au Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swenson88 Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 http://www.worldcarfans.com/news.cfm/count...ger-launched-au Ewww. If Ford is going to give us a new Ranger at some point, please don't let it look like that. That's like a 20 year step backwards in design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Ewww. If Ford is going to give us a new Ranger at some point, please don't let it look like that. That's like a 20 year step backwards in design. Yeah, they'd have to slap a Super Duty grille on it to bring it up to Ford-spec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildosvt Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 The cab reminds me of the older Tacoma. But beings it has a Toyo like design it MUST be of high quality! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSFan00 Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 Great post, lousy picture. That is a horrid nose shot. This would be killer in the NA market. Notice the emphasis on more complete combustion for the diesels; I don't think the emphasis is merely for power or Australian specs, but they are engineering cleaner engines with a goal to export them (and derivatives) eventually; New high-torque, fuel-efficient engines The new Ranger line-up will be powered by two new twin-cam turbo-diesel engines featuring common-rail direct fuel injection for effortless high-torque pulling power. The new 16-valve 2.5-litre and 3.0-litre four-cylinder Duratorq engines are quiet and offer greater performance, improved fuel economy and lower emissions. A variable geometry turbocharger has significantly reduced turbo lag, broadens the torque curve and promotes smoother and faster acceleration. Hauling or towing loads is a breeze with the new 2.5-litre engine, which delivers maximum power of 105kW at 3500rpm and an impressive 330Nm of torque at 1800rpm. When compared with the previous Courier model's 2.5-litre diesel, torque is up 22% at 200 fewer revs and fuel economy has improved 14.4% in the new 2.5-litre engine. Even more impressive is the 3.0-litre engine, which produces a thumping 380Nm of torque at 1800rpm and 115kW of power at 3200rpm. Mr Gorman said the common-rail direct-injection system and other engine technology were tuned for significant gains in both performance and fuel efficiency. “The engines are monitored by a 32-bit microprocessor that constantly adjusts all systems to ensure the optimal fuel-air mixture. Power and economy are enhanced by creating the most efficient swirl patterns within each cylinder through use of a swirl control valve. "This ensures more complete combustion at all engine speeds, leading to greatly improved fuel economy and a substantial reduction in emissions,” he said. Mr Gorman said the new 3.0-litre turbo-diesel powerplant could be matched to either a five-speed manual or an optional five-speed automatic transmission. An added appeal of the new 3.0-litre turbo-diesel manual transmission model is the ability to tow up to 3.0 tonnes (when fitted with a genuine Ford towpack and load leveling kit), up from 1800kg on Courier. Here's another sign of the coming globalized vehicles; It was a tough decision to change a name that has been part of the Ford Australia family since 1978, but the research was overwhelming. "The light commercial vehicle sector has changed dramatically in recent years, with customers wanting more from their truck than just a reliable work vehicle. "Today's light truck owner wants the best of both worlds – a dependable, genuine truck for the industrious worker and a great family vehicle with the quality, comfort, safety and modern conveniences they demand. Ranger researched well as a brand name that exemplified all these attributes. "The Ranger brand is used by Ford around the world and, with an all-new vehicle for 2007, we saw this as the ideal time to introduce a new light truck with a bold new name for the Australian light commercial market," Mr Gorman said. New Ranger features a more aggressive and bolder look, a modern car-like interior, two new common-rail turbo-diesel engines featuring direct injection, improved ride and handling and significantly higher towing capacity. “We developed Ranger to be rugged and tough for the most challenging truck applications,” Mr Gorman said. “We listened to the market and focused our improvements on Ranger’s classic rugged exterior, its refined and comfortable interior, exceptional diesel performance, great driving feel and fantastic ability both on and off-road." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPBroncoBoy Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Is that motor making it state side, If so that would be sick. If they made it looked better this thing should be damn near perfect. I'd sell my tacoma and buy it in a heartbeat. I'd like the diesel to have some sound though, I wouldn't want it to sound like gasser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LincolnFan Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Thats one heck of a diesel. I wonder if Aussie will export this vehicle to Saudi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPBroncoBoy Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Is it me or does Ford Australia get all the good fords??? Last time I checked they had some neat looking performance falcons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swenson88 Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Yeah, the engine sounds great, but the styling of this Ranger is just plain bad. It's definitely not an improvement over what we already have, so you might as well just put that engine into the current Ranger. Ford needs a stylish small pickup, not one as bland as this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerXLTFan Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Fucking diesels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BORG Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 The body design is serviceable, but fairly generic. I don't think the truck overall is terribly appealing and could never be lifted wholesale for the US market. The Ranger, after a few tweaks in 2006, is surprising attractive. Ford has really squeezed a lot out of the design, but the problem with the NA Ranger is not the design but the limitations of the current architecture. It's not a competitive vehicle and Ford can't afford to sell products entirely on cheapness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPBroncoBoy Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Fucking diesels And the point of that comment would be??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerXLTFan Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 And the point of that comment would be??? I hate loud, clanky, smelly diesels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-150 Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 I hate loud, clanky, smelly diesels. I guess you haven't been reading up on newer diesels. The days of Wabbits and 350 diesels spweing black soot are gone. The 2007 diesels found in most Euro cars are quiet clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPBroncoBoy Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 I hate loud, clanky, smelly diesels. No one ever said you had to get a diesel with it, and like J-150 they're much cleaner and quieter 07 emission standards requires a massive reduction in particulate emissions among other things. With nearly all light diesels I think that characteristic "diesel chatter" is gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Yeah, the engine sounds great, but the styling of this Ranger is just plain bad. It's definitely not an improvement over what we already have, so you might as well just put that engine into the current Ranger. Ford needs a stylish small pickup, not one as bland as this. That truck was designed by Mazda. It's replacement is being designed by Ford Australia, not Mazda so that's a step in the right direction. It will be sold in over 80 countries so no doubt the USA will get a big ass front end as the styling's the easy bit. Getting the rest of the engineering right is what they're doing now. I'm sure it will have better brakes than those crappy F-150s y'all drool over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerXLTFan Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 My knowledge of consumer level diesels is whenever i am camping and trying to sleep and all you hear for hours are idiots and their dodges clanking away for hours on end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSFan00 Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 That truck was designed by Mazda.It's replacement is being designed by Ford Australia, not Mazda so that's a step in the right direction. It will be sold in over 80 countries so no doubt the USA will get a big ass front end as the styling's the easy bit. Getting the rest of the engineering right is what they're doing now. I'm sure it will have better brakes than those crappy F-150s y'all drool over. I thought this is a brand new model? Putting a different-styled front end top on it would be easy enough; do you know in fact that Ford Au is designing the next new one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 I thought this is a brand new model? Putting a different-styled front end top on it would be easy enough; do you know in fact that Ford Au is designing the next new one? No, this Thai Ranger is a midlife refresh of the Mazda BT-50 Truck. The all new vehicle is called T6 Light Truck project but it's still a couple of years away. It was all over this web site and Ford's own, FOA has hired 276 engineers for the task. I have it on good authority that FOA are styling the front to look more like a Super duty. Here's the link http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=23353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSFan00 Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Thx for the info jpd. I don't follow international product news as much as I should. Being in Texas, I consider Michigan another country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Thx for the info jpd. I don't follow international product news as much as I should. Being in Texas, I consider Michigan another country. You're welcome. I'll post when we hear more news later this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LincolnFan Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 The BT50 is now being sold in Saudi. I wonder if we will see the Ranger. We still have the same old same old Ranger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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