The Ranger FX4 with a 2.7 is almost the ideal reasonably-sized and powered truck. If they would offer a 6' bed it would be close enough to perfect to quote an old Alabama song.
Ours handled and responded like a race car in the mountains around Asheville, NC last month.
Because they aren't driving around resting their head on it, Mr. Reading Comprehension. The angle of the headrest is so forward designed that's forcing them to sit with their heads tilted forward at an unnatural and uncomfortable angle to avoid the damn thing.
They do which is why I asked Diamondback to find out if they eventually will offer the Switchback model for the 24-25 which what I really want. (Honestly, I can't discern much difference in the way the three models close on the tailgate.)
They emailed me back the following:
"Hello Michael...
I first ordered a Tyger soft cover for $240 which satisfied me well enough for 8 years on our 2016 Colorado. But after installing the new one on the Ranger I could tell water was going to pour in from multiple places. So, I returned it and decided I'd bite the bullet and buy a nice HD folding...
I'm 5'11" and 195. I've got a 60yo man belly, but my ass and hips are certainly not wide nor fat. Hell, I barely have an ass anymore, but it's big enough to detect the large hole in the bottom cushion down near the seat back. But it's the narrow and high bolsters that aggravate my hips. Like...
I appreciate ass diversity, but there are a lot of complaints here and other places online regarding how uncomfortable the seats can be, especially the XLT seats.
Apparently the designers used a 13 year old boy as the ass model to design the seats in the Ranger. I'm a normal size guy of average dimensions, and I cannot imagine how anyone finds these seats tolerable more than a few minutes.
Aside from all the inexpensive seat cushions or stuffing inside...