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Old 11-10-2020, 09:03 PM   #1
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Default Ranger Raptor filmed testing in the US

TFL caught it testing in the US.
Funny to read their comments re the Ecoboost and V8


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rCIxlKxlQo
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Old 11-10-2020, 09:47 PM   #2
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TFL caught it testing in the US.
Funny to read their comments re the Ecoboost and V8


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rCIxlKxlQo
They reckon Ford might introduce the 2.0 diesel in the Ranger to match the competition.
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Old 12-10-2020, 11:21 AM   #3
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much of the 10R transmission calibration work is now done in the US so this doesn't really prove or disprove anything
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Old 12-10-2020, 12:49 PM   #4
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Its clearly a RHD Ranger Raptor, so nothing directly to do with US programs,
we’ve seen this movie before where global Rangers go to America to do all
kinds of reliability testing, maybe a 3.0 TCDI V6 on board?
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They reckon Ford might introduce the 2.0 diesel in the Ranger to match the competition.
I highly doubt it. If anything, it will be the 3.0. But I don’t think the US Ranger will get a diesel.
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all will be revealed in good time.....

I promise you won't be disappointed.
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all will be revealed in good time.....

I promise you won't be disappointed.

By "in good time", do you mean equivalent to the
a) time between haircuts long,
b) half a scheduled service interval of a Transit Custom
c) fours times as long as a Hilux ute service interval
d) you cannot remember and you're checking your phone records.
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Ford have a fleet of ROW Rangers in the US. It's nothing new. Various testing is done over there.

ROW is rest of world ie. not North America.
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By "in good time", do you mean equivalent to the
a) time between haircuts long,
b) half a scheduled service interval of a Transit Custom
c) fours times as long as a Hilux ute service interval
d) you cannot remember and you're checking your phone records.
approximately one fifth of the time it took me to restore my mk1 escort, give or take a couple of lockdowns
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I promise you won't be disappointed.

I reckon we will, because North America will get the engine option we want.


And we will get 2.0 litres of fire breathing diesel grunt.
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Ford have a fleet of ROW Rangers in the US. It's nothing new. Various testing is done over there.

ROW is rest of world ie. not North America.
They knew that RR was ROW RHD and yet spun a story from it because they assumed wrong.
Or was it just click bait for their website.......
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Shelby Raptor
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I reckon we will, because North America will get the engine option we want.


And we will get 2.0 litres of fire breathing diesel grunt.
so what do you want? the V8 is never coming. there is certainly a desire within the company, but every time people look at it the business case doesn't work. Unless you want a $100k Ranger? Look at the prices the mod companies are suggesting for a RHD Bronco.

there are plenty of other engine options available for a Ranger Raptor other than the 2.0 diesel
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so what do you want? the V8 is never coming. l
Covid saw to that :(
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so what do you want? the V8 is never coming. there is certainly a desire within the company, but every time people look at it the business case doesn't work. Unless you want a $100k Ranger? Look at the prices the mod companies are suggesting for a RHD Bronco.

there are plenty of other engine options available for a Ranger Raptor other than the 2.0 diesel
I wonder how many high end buyers would be put off by a $115k Ranger, the continuing
delivery of high $$$ Mustang specials is proof that giving people what they want works.
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I wonder how many high end buyers would be put off by a $115k Ranger, the continuing
delivery of high $$$ Mustang specials is proof that giving people what they want works.
If your getting to $115K Rangers surely with factory input F-150's become viable.
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If your getting to $115K Rangers surely with factory input F-150's become viable.
Not if there's zero interest in the disruption of building RHD versions for a small remote market,
it may be better to cede that to a local conversion outfit and maybe the same for a special Ranger.
If the engine bay is reconfigured for a V engine then maybe an engine swap is half way home...
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Not if there's zero interest in the disruption of building RHD versions for a small remote market,
it may be better to cede that to a local conversion outfit and maybe the same for a special Ranger.
If the engine bay is reconfigured for a V engine then maybe an engine swap is half way home...
Actually by factory support I meant Ford US providing a local converter here cars at "wholesale dealership" rate rather then having to source from a US /Canada dealership and paying a retail level discount.
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so what do you want? the V8 is never coming. there is certainly a desire within the company, but every time people look at it the business case doesn't work. Unless you want a $100k Ranger? Look at the prices the mod companies are suggesting for a RHD Bronco.

there are plenty of other engine options available for a Ranger Raptor other than the 2.0 diesel
Dont want a v8. Just a better engine that can be considered a performance engine for 75K.
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Actually by factory support I meant Ford US providing a local converter here cars at "wholesale dealership" rate rather then having to source from a US /Canada dealership and paying a retail level discount.
They've shown zero interest in doing that and actually blocked discounts to local converters.
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Dont want a v8. Just a better engine that can be considered a performance engine for 75K.
But here's the thing,
Ford knows that RR buyers who are paying $75k now will definitely pay more for a bigger engine,
so I'm guessing that a 3.0 Powerstroke for ~$80k will be the response and welcomed by many.
If Ford offered a near 50% power increase over the 2.0 diesel, that would be a big deal.
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But here's the thing,
Ford knows that RR buyers who are paying $75k now will definitely pay more for a bigger engine,
so I'm guessing that a 3.0 Powerstroke for ~$80k will be the response and welcomed by many.
If Ford offered a near 50% power increase over the 2.0 diesel, that would be a big deal.
Please no more bigger engines for the Ranger, it's bad enough now battling with the hero's in the normal ones!
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They've shown zero interest in doing that and actually blocked discounts to local converters.
Why did Ford US block it if they show no interest in importing officially or did Ford Oz block it?
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Why did Ford US block it if they show no interest in importing officially or did Ford Oz block it?
Ford Aus but in fairness though maybe there's more to the story than Ford just being mean.
Maybe importers were trying to game the discount system and pocket savings for themselves.
Like, they'd never do that.......

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Ford Aus but in fairness though maybe there's more to the story than Ford just being mean.
Maybe importers were trying to game the discount system and pocket savings for themselves.
Like, they'd never do that.......
All the more reason to get involved themselves....and throw a few Lincoln Aviators in there.. I'll have mine with Ecoboost/hybrid....
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They did. It seriously got the the point where a non-engine Raptor was specced to be built in Thailand, and then shipped over here to have the V8 fitted. It was planned to be built in Plant2. Unfortunately exchange rates happened and the program got canned.
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I'd heard from somebody in Ford that were built in Oz, one V8 and one V6 diesel. V8 was supposed to be supercharged and badged Shelby Raptor.

But rumours are just that until it's seen the light of day!
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V8 Ranger Raptor- Shut up and take my money!
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I am guessing that the biggest problem is that it is only our market that would want a V8 Raptor - (Other than the USA) and no other countries would want it.

That said, I am assuming we will see some kind of V6 Petrol Ecoboost model which is probably just as unappealing to other countries as the V8 would have been.

So why not just put the V8 in and be done with it.
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I'm pretty certain I read somewhere fairly recently that they are chucking the Ecoboost V6 in.
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