Yes, I looked into the tune first thing as soon as I got the truck. I thought the same thing actually. But then I found out that there are three 2.7 Turbo engines- the lowly L2R, L3B low tune (Turbo Plus) and L3B high tune (Turbo Max). If you have an L3B engine with the low output tune you...
I thought about that- it's more expensive and I have a Bronco with the 2.7 in it. The 2.7 is not that efficient. I rather the fuel efficiency when not towing for my work commute with the ability to tow 5500 on occasion.
I am curious on this and will be watching as I was considering a Ranger to replace my 2023 Colorado that has the non turbomax weaker 2.7L engine. I came close to buying a new Ranger but bought the used Colorado instead as it was 6K cheaper. I didn't know the difference between turbo and...
I have the 2.7 in my Bronco and if I had to do it over I'd get the 2.7 again. Lots of torque down low and decent power on tap any time. I get decent MPG too driving with a light foot- over 22 MPG. I recently installed dual MBRP CAT back exhaust and it sounds real good (for a V6). Reading...
We love our Bronco but the issue is it's towing ability is very limited as you said. So I was looking for a 4 door pick up that would tow a small camper and Ranger was my first choice. But price and that Colorado being so much cheaper I went with the Colorado- totally unaware of the 2...
Thanks for sharing. I test drove a brand new Ranger XL 3 months ago to replace my tiny Miata as my daily driver. It was good but for 35K it was pricey. Then I had to add a $600 bed liner on top of that. (My wife and I like base vehicles- tend to like bare bones to be specific- we like...