2027 Ranger?

[HighDesertRanger]

After my salesman kinda gave up trying to find a 2026 Lariat that met my specs, I went with the new order route. I said "I guess I can wait until January since I still am driving a low-miles, paid off, good running truck anyway..."
He said "You WILL NOT have to wait that long. 2 months max..." Great vague type answer.
So, I guess it's December, not January. ; )

I've seen Job 1 quoted as starting Jan 3, 2027 so I would be surprised if you get your new truck before February. Salespeople are usually some of the least informed when it comes to production details.

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[DakotaSize]

saleman lied to you order banks are open but production doesn't start til Jan 2027.

Doesn't matter much. Once I got used to the idea of there being little stock out there in 2026 Lariats, I can easily wait til after most of winter is past.
I don't think he lied exactly... Just didn't know and tried sweet talk. ; )

 

[DakotaSize]

I've seen Job 1 quoted as starting Jan 3, 2027 so I would be surprised if you get your new truck before February. Salespeople are usually some of the least informed when it comes to production details.

My experience from the inside tells me you are correct. They really don't have anymore information at hand than anyone else. Sometimes tier 1 suppliers know as much or more than the parent company (engineers, program management, etc)

 

[alloyz250]

Doesn't matter much. Once I got used to the idea of there being little stock out there in 2026 Lariats, I can easily wait til after most of winter is past.
I don't think he lied exactly... Just didn't know and tried sweet talk. ; )

Also there is the MOST IMPORTANT issue of allocations, if the dealer has any. I waited 15 months because my dealer didn't have an allocation. the salesman didn't lie per say, he just didn't tell me the dealer had no allocations.

 

[DakotaSize]

Also there is the MOST IMPORTANT issue of allocations, if the dealer has any. I waited 15 months because my dealer didn't have an allocation. the salesman didn't lie per say, he just didn't tell me the dealer had no allocations.

I will double check with my guy. He has no reason to hold back with me because I was willing to go 2026 or 27. He would have just kept me in the search for the 26 instead of letting me switch to buying a 27... I think. Still will call Monday ; )

 

[got3fords]

Who wants one?

 

[stemplar]

I expect we'll see direct and port injection pretty quick with this engine. Maybe even for 2027. I haven't heard anything either way from Ford officially. But I don't think Ford ever even made an announcement about the 2.3 getting dual injection, it just showed up one day unannounced. Considering this is becoming THE Ford engine I bet it won't take long.

I do hope you’re right about the 3.0 getting port injection, but as for the 2.3 that port injection came with the new MPC generation of engine, not just the old gen with port injection added. Same as the 2.7 in 2018 so the precedent seems to be to add port injection either to new engines or new generations of existing engines. Hopefully the 3.0 we see in the (non-raptor) rangers will be a new generation since it’s got a completely different tune and who knows what else.

 

[Texasota]

I do hope you’re right about the 3.0 getting port injection, but as for the 2.3 that port injection came with the new MPC generation of engine, not just the old gen with port injection added. Same as the 2.7 in 2018 so the precedent seems to be to add port injection either to new engines or new generations of existing engines. Hopefully the 3.0 we see in the (non-raptor) rangers will be a new generation since it’s got a completely different tune and who knows what else.

It seems possible. This is from a reliable source:

The reason for the change was that the 2.7 wasn’t going to clear some emission compliance requirement of some sort. They’ve been working on this change since 2023.

 

[NOT_RAPTOR]

Who wants one?

I want that bed ladder/rail system most of all. It slides out if you need it to. It looks amazing.

 

[Clemson]

Who wants one?

I would like to have a super cab version like the Aussie Wildtrack

 

[Clemson]

Aussie Wildtrack

 

[Texasota]

The next generation Ranger currently under development in Australia is likely to cater more to the fleet market than current Ranger. That means there will probably be super cab and regular cab versions with longer bed options.

 

[emjay24l]

I don't know the credibilty of the guy in this video but I found what he had to say interesting.

 

[Texasota]

I don't know the credibilty of the guy in this video but I found what he had to say interesting.

Much of what he says is consistent with what trusted sources have shared over on BOF. I shared that information last June here and it sure ruffled a lot of feathers.

 

[emjay24l]

Much of what he says is consistent with what trusted sources have shared over on BOF. I shared that information last June here and it sure ruffled a lot of feathers.

IMO, I think Ford would sell a lot more Rangers in the NA market if it was untethered from the global version. I think the current Ranger is a great mid sized truck but it needs to be unshackled from the dimensions, styling and overall build of the international version. What sells world wide doesn't necessarily sell here due to the uniqueness of what Americans want in a pickup. One thing that I think would sell a lot more Rangers is to offer a 6 foot bed option. and give it a couple inches more rear seat room.

Edit:
I also think that rebadging it as the F-100 is a brilliant idea. The Ranger name in NA makes many think of the last NA Ranger which wasn't very capable small to mid size truck. I will probably get pummeled for that last remark. It was a great work truck and this is why, IMO, that it got pigeon holed for so long.

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