2024 ranger xl stx versus 2019 wrangler sport s 4 door

[superj]

Which is faster?

My wife likes to point out that her wrangler is faster than my ranger. And she is actually not wrong. Her jeep is fast.

It feels fast and smokes trucks and cars off the line when they try and beat us up the ramp because they think its just a wrangler and want to cut us off instead of merging properly. Its not even a 392 wrangler, just a regular ol silver 4 door with a soft top.

So, the specs:

2019 jeep wrangler sport s
4 door
2.0 turbo with e-torq hybrid system
270 hp / 295lbtq
8 speed automatic trans
Stock gears and tires
Soft top
After market front and rear steel bumpers
After market front steel skid plate
After market steel side steps

2024 ford ranger
4 door
2.3 turbo with procal tuner
322hp / 359lbtq
10 speed automatic transmission
Stock gears and tires

So i weighed both vehicles with full tanks and the same scale. I know the scale gets certified but i don't know how often it gets checked.

I am in the vehicle and i weigh 220 so minus that from each value shown.

Jeep: 4700

Ranger: 4540

Now here is the part i had trouble with. I downloaded an app in the jeep and it worked great. I took a screenshot and went back to the house to swap vehicles. I drove the ranger around to warm the engine and trans and the phone screen shut off. When i turned it back on, the app wouldn't statt the timer for 0-60 runs. It would track speed, but not times. So i downloaded like 6 more apps and couldnt get then to work either. I finally got one to download that worked so the ranger 0-60 time is recorded using a different app.

And another variation between the two vehicles that i cannot control right now. The wrangler has a hard mounted phone holder, the bullet point phone mount system where the ranger does not. I was having to out the phon in the center console and hold it in place with my right hand while accelerating. The phone stayed in place but who knows if there is some movement that effects our measurements?

So here is the screenshots of the 0-60 times. I ran mulitple times to get the feel of each vehicle before starting the timer and did each vehicle in the exact same place.

Jeep: 6.8 seconds

Ranger: 6.3 seconds

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[T-Rev]

I picked up the same model Jeep when Hertz went bankrupt in June 2020 for $31K out the door with 18K miles. It stickered for $40K.
MONRONEY

The used car market was bonkers, and I sold it to Vroom for $39K in 11/2021. It's the only car I've ever made money off of.

I agree the 2.0t with e-torq is surprisingly quick and I caught a lot of people off guard. Coming from a motorsports background, the cornering was pretty lively too. Other than the cabin noise and flat windshield that liked to catch rocks, I was very happy with it.

 

[superj]

Yeah, the cabin noise is a bummer, for sure, but my wife loves it. Its her third or fourth wrangler. When we met in 98, she told me she always wanted a wrangler. She didnt have a driver's license because she is eppileptic though so after lots of time and different medications, she finally was able to meet the state requirements to get a license. After a long while i was able to find a nice 93 sahara that i could afford doing construction so she could have her dream car. Now, its lead to this, ha ha ha. The 93 and way later a 2wd 4 door 07 wrangler and now this 19 wrangler.

And what an improvement the 19 is over the 07.

But, same for my 24 ranger over my 04 ranger. Inhavent driven my 04 ranger in over a week now and i almost had it where i wanted it as a daily. Who knows whats going to happen now? Maybe it will go in the garage and just get slowly fixed up for those vintage car cruises?

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