Been a Ford guy since I was 16 and after a Lemon / bad dealer experience I went to a RAM 1500 Longhorn. Great truck btw, but I always wanted to get back into a Ford. Last week I jumped and picked up a 2024 F250 Lariat 7.3L.
I’m certain it will be plenty fast for me as an HEV, but not sure about a +/- 4,000-pound vehicle with only 100 HP electric motor. It may be fine to drive a few miles from home to get groceries, etc. Hard to say until tested.
Yes sorry, sloppy copying on my part but I’m willing to wait and see how
the actual drive tests go with regards to performance against BYD Shark 6.
I have a feeling that even with a depleted battery, the PHEV Ranger may still
perform well over the quarter mile due to it acting like a hybrid that only needs
a small battery to keep working properly.
I dunno, our motoring journalists look to be declaring the PHEV Ranger a failure
completely on the derated EB power and torque figures, maybe they eat their words..
Definitely a lot to unpack but unfortunately the Aussie press and
local Ford Forums members are openly critical of the power levels.
I’m opens to being wrong.
While the PHEV Ranger has a much smaller battery than the
Chinese PHEV/EREVs, I am aware that balanced features of
the entire package is probably worth more to actual buyers.
Ranger still has much better off-roading ability compared to
the Chinese competitors and I’m thinking that even when the battery is almost depleted, it will still perform as expected due
regen braking where the Chinese pickups tend to close down
electric power when battery level falls below 25%. and that
could be a massive difference that only shows up when those
owners are I; the middle of nowhere with no way to recharge.
Agree completely, which is why I asked assuming that going from 277 total HP to only 100 electric HP could be a letdown, and if so, providing even more ICE-based power will make difference even more noticeable to driver. The last thing anyone wants is for a PHEV vehicle to feel so sluggish on EV-only power that they don’t end using the plug-in capability and drive mostly as an HEV.
There are obviously two sides to this argument, but long-term solution is for PHEVs to have nearly as much power when operating as an EV so performance doesn’t suffer. The Toyota Prius PHEV for example has much more electric-motor power, and is lighter than a Ranger, yet 0-60 times go from 6.5 for hybrid to 11.7 seconds for electric-only operation. That’s adequate but drivers today wouldn’t want to accelerate much slower than that. Don’t know how much slower a heavier vehicle (Ranger or Mustang sedan) would be if powered by only 100 electric HP. Looking forward to seeing Ranger PHEV comprehensive test data.
If anything I’d expect the Mustang to use a system similar to what the Corsair used or uses-a separate motor(s) to drive the front wheels.
AWD would be a major requirement for a sedan Mustang that would be more of a daily driver than say the coupe which would be normally a second or third car.
Looks so sweet - love the red interior! I have two 1969s - one is Royal Maroon with a 428SCJ - don't know which axle it originally came with, however it's a C6 auto that I am converting over to a four speed top loader. The other has a 351C-4V in it (not original).