Next Ford Ranger Set to Debut November 24

Matthew Guy
by Matthew Guy

For anyone looking forward to a new iteration of the Ford Ranger (*raises hand*), it seems like November 24 would be a good day to mark on your calendar. In a teaser video released today on YouTube, the Blue Oval announced they’ll be showing what they’re calling a ‘global’ midsize pickup truck on that day.

It will be broadcast by the crew at Ford Europe, and the teaser was voiced by an Aussie. Sounds pretty global to us.

Of course, we’ve been down this road before, with the Ranger Raptor appearing in other markets but refusing to play on this side of the pond, not to mention the fact that the existing Ranger was shilled in other countries long before it showed up stateside. The same goes for Nissan, who for years had a so-called ‘global’ pickup they sold just about everywhere else except for, well, here. These memories put us on high alert.

Nevertheless, the company promises this Ranger will be sold in 180 markets, surely one of which will have 50 Stars & 13 Stripes on its national flag. The glimpses of pickup shown in the teaser above show familiar design cues, including the stylized fender vents which appear on the F-150 and Super Duty, plus a c-shaped light signature that is currently part and parcel of the Ford truck lineup in this country.

There’s no word on powertrain at this point, though it’s worth noting that Ranger currently doesn’t offer a V6 between its front fenders in America. Shadetree types tend to opine that the existing 2.7L EcoBoost found in the F-150 will fit the engine bay of a Ranger without a tremendous amount of difficulty, and you gotta think that the company which literally invented the assembly line can figure out how to stuff a few more horses under the hood of its tweener pickup. The same goes for Fox shocks and other Raptor equipment. Here’s hoping, at least.

Spy shots taken by eagle-eyed photogs have captured development mules that seem to retain proportions similar to the current truck. Expect a continued offering of both SuperCab and SuperCrew body styles, since both of them seem to sell in numbers sufficient to warrant their continuation – not to mention most of its competitors do the same. Mirroring engine choices in the Bronco would be a smart move, but stranger things have happened at the Glass House either in the name of profits or politics. If the Bronco’s 7-speed manual was ported to the new Ranger, it would fulfill the dreams of many Blue Oval fans.

Whatever’s in the hopper, all will be revealed on November 24 on the Ford Europe YouTube channel.

[image: Ford]

Matthew Guy
Matthew Guy

Matthew buys, sells, fixes, & races cars. As a human index of auto & auction knowledge, he is fond of making money and offering loud opinions.

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  • Weltron Weltron on Nov 01, 2021

    But yet, they have the current Ranger and the new Maverick, which seems to have strong interest and sales so far. If you look on the used market, old Rangers, S10s and first gen Colorados seem to be holding their value strangely well, even pre COVID. Hyundai has a little truck too. Something tells me that not every buyer wants and F150.

  • ToolGuy ToolGuy on Nov 01, 2021

    Pretty sure I watched the whole video, but I have no idea what Ford was trying to tell me.

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    • Brn Brn on Nov 03, 2021

      One of the worst teaser videos I've seen in a while. My hope is that the new Ranger will give us some deep discounts on the current Ranger.

  • CanadaCraig You can just imagine how quickly the tires are going to wear out on a 5,800 lbs AWD 2024 Dodge Charger.
  • Luke42 I tried FSD for a month in December 2022 on my Model Y and wasn’t impressed.The building-blocks were amazing but sum of the all of those amazing parts was about as useful as Honda Sensing in terms of reducing the driver’s workload.I have a list of fixes I need to see in Autopilot before I blow another $200 renting FSD. But I will try it for free for a month.I would love it if FSD v12 lived up to the hype and my mind were changed. But I have no reason to believe I might be wrong at this point, based on the reviews I’ve read so far. [shrug]. I’m sure I’ll have more to say about it once I get to test it.
  • FormerFF We bought three new and one used car last year, so we won't be visiting any showrooms this year unless a meteor hits one of them. Sorry to hear that Mini has terminated the manual transmission, a Mini could be a fun car to drive with a stick.It appears that 2025 is going to see a significant decrease in the number of models that can be had with a stick. The used car we bought is a Mk 7 GTI with a six speed manual, and my younger daughter and I are enjoying it quite a lot. We'll be hanging on to it for many years.
  • Oberkanone Where is the value here? Magna is assembling the vehicles. The IP is not novel. Just buy the IP at bankruptcy stage for next to nothing.
  • Jalop1991 what, no Turbo trim?
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