My new 2025 Ranger Lariat 2.7L business fleet truck builds.

[cc1999]

Last Friday bought 2 new 2025 Lariat Rangers with 2.7L v6s for my Business.
I am moving a couple of my Sales guys out of their 2022 XLT F150 crew cabs into these two new Rangers.

Both trucks are pretty close to identical.
One has some steps on it that I am sure will be coming off once we get them back to the shop.

Used the Forum here to track down some good options for rack and bed rail systems for them.
(2) What’s out there for headache racks and bed rails that fit Rangers? | Ranger6G - 2024+ Ranger & Raptor Forum, News, Owners, Community (6th Gen)

I have our F150s setup with these rack systems like seen on this 22 F150 of ours.

Got these Channel-lock rack systems ordered for them yesterday.

This is the rack and rail system I ordered for the Rangers seen here on a Colorado.

Minus the rear cross bar option seen in these Chevy Colorado pics.
We don't need them for latter or hauling long material like that just need cab protection and tiedown flexibility for securing our products in the beds.

Got them ordered yesterday.

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[cc1999]

Also ordered a few things from Ford accessories.

Ordered some splash guards and track systems for the bed tiedown points.

Both trucks are coming with dealer installed spray in liners.

 

[cc1999]

Anyone else find it odd the 360 suround view camera system does not show up on the window stickers.

I first thought none of these truck had a 360 camera system, but went and looked up the content of the Lariats on the ford website. Seems they all have it, and it really strikes me as odd they state the rear-view camera on the window stickers but fail to show the 360-camera system at all.

Really seems odd that is not an important feature they would want to have disclosed on the sticker.

 

[cc1999]

Ordered a pair of the 4D Tech Start Stop Eliminators for these trucks today.

I have one already in my 24 and my 25 model RRs.
I can't stand that auto start stop feature, I find it distracting, dangerous at times and hard on the truck's components.

 

[Onceaneagle]

Anyone else find it odd the 360 suround view camera system does not show up on the window stickers.

I first thought none of these truck had a 360 camera system, but went and looked up the content of the Lariats on the ford website. Seems they all have it, and it really strikes me as odd they state the rear-view camera on the window stickers but fail to show the 360-camera system at all.

Really seems odd that is not an important feature they would want to have disclosed on the sticker.

Strange. 360 Camera is on the window sticker for my 2021 F150 Lariat under Tow Technology Package below the integrated trailer brake control, as optional equipment.

 

[cc1999]

Strange. 360 Camera is on the window sticker for my 2021 F150 Lariat under Tow Technology Package below the integrated trailer brake control, as optional equipment.

Yep, it’s on f150 window stickers, just not on the Ranger stickers.
I originally thought I missed it and the trucks I was looking at buying didn’t have it, eventually I went to build and price to try and find the package needed to get the 360 cam option, and it was standard on the Lariat.

 

[josephp732]

Last Friday bought 2 new 2025 Lariat Rangers with 2.7L v6s for my Business.
I am moving a couple of my Sales guys out of their 2022 XLT F150 crew cabs into these two new Rangers.

Both trucks are pretty close to identical.
One has some steps on it that I am sure will be coming off once we get them back to the shop.

Used the Forum here to track down some good options for rack and bed rail systems for them.
(2) What’s out there for headache racks and bed rails that fit Rangers? | Ranger6G - 2024+ Ranger & Raptor Forum, News, Owners, Community (6th Gen)

I have our F150s setup with these rack systems like seen on this 22 F150 of ours.

Got these Channel-lock rack systems ordered for them yesterday.

This is the rack and rail system I ordered for the Rangers seen here on a Colorado.

Minus the rear cross bar option seen in these Chevy Colorado pics.
We don't need them for latter or hauling long material like that just need cab protection and tiedown flexibility for securing our products in the beds.

Got them ordered yesterday.

Very nice! Hiring????

 

[BML]

Last Friday bought 2 new 2025 Lariat Rangers with 2.7L v6s for my Business.
I am moving a couple of my Sales guys out of their 2022 XLT F150 crew cabs into these two new Rangers.

Both trucks are pretty close to identical.
One has some steps on it that I am sure will be coming off once we get them back to the shop.

Used the Forum here to track down some good options for rack and bed rail systems for them.
(2) What’s out there for headache racks and bed rails that fit Rangers? | Ranger6G - 2024+ Ranger & Raptor Forum, News, Owners, Community (6th Gen)

I have our F150s setup with these rack systems like seen on this 22 F150 of ours.

Got these Channel-lock rack systems ordered for them yesterday.

This is the rack and rail system I ordered for the Rangers seen here on a Colorado.

Minus the rear cross bar option seen in these Chevy Colorado pics.
We don't need them for latter or hauling long material like that just need cab protection and tiedown flexibility for securing our products in the beds.

Got them ordered yesterday.

Nice trucks. Curious what was the driver to purchase Rangers over the F 150? As you are getting the 2.7 (great engine-what I have in my Ranger) I’m guessing you’re not attempting to reduce operating expense

 

[Onceaneagle]

You know, those beautiful White Rangers transporting your employees around is great but the boss should have something distinctive when showing up at the jobsite...like a Hot Pepper Red Raptor.

 

[cc1999]

Nice trucks. Curious what was the driver to purchase Rangers over the F 150? As you are getting the 2.7 (great engine-what I have in my Ranger) I’m guessing you’re not attempting to reduce operating expense

All my F150s have the V8s which I do prefer normal aspirated V8.

The V8 F150s have been decent on fuel too, high teens on pretty much all of them.

Far better than my 3.0L EB in my RR which always surprised me a bit that full size Crew cab 4x4 v8 F150s could manage 3-4 mpg better than my Ranger Raptors. LOL

It is true though we have set out on the same destination's same day same time same routes.
I have more than once witnessed one of my v8 F150s get 18-19mpg while I was barely making 15 Mpg with my Ranger Raptor. LOL

I do expect the Lariats to get 1-3 mpg better then the F150s. 20-21mpg hopefully.
The big difference was really the XLT F150s in my spec is now costing me close to $60K vs the Ranger Lariats I just bought for $48K.

That 12K difference and both F150s and Rangers having solid residual values, has led me to try couple Rangers in the business fleet, will see how it plays out.

I can't stress enough though that had Ford not made the change to the beds of this latest generation ranger to get a full size 4ft pallet to set between the wheel wells, this conversion would not be happening, because I would have had to stick with the F150s.


The Lariat trim was mostly about locating on the lot 2025 models that were where I could get some decent discounts / rebates on them making as cheap as ordering new XLTs with the Safety features I require in my business fleet. I can get those features on XLTs but was not able to find any with all those readily setting on dealer lots.

So, given the choice order 26' model XLT's also letting the trade values continue fall, and give up those yearend discounts and tax incentives or I could chase down a couple Lariats since all Lariats have the full gambit of safety features, I was wanting to maintain on my fleet trucks.

So, Lariats it was this time.

 

[cc1999]

You know, those beautiful White Rangers transporting your employees around is great but the boss should have something distinctive when showing up at the jobsite...like a Hot Pepper Red Raptor.

I am sort of like you Oneceaneagle , only with White trucks.
All my trucks even my personal trucks all have to be white. LOL

 

[HighDesertRanger]

Congrats! Hopefully your guys will really enjoy these trucks. Keep us posted on how they hold up long term.

And I've noticed that Ford's window stickers seem to be having significantly LESS information than they used to lately. It's not just the Ranger ones.

 

[jplazyk]

I've got a white 2.7 Lariat BAP FX4 currently "in production"... Special ordered because I did not want to pay for the running boards.

Got a photo of your truck without the running boards? I dont think Ive ever seen one.

 

[cc1999]

I've got a white 2.7 Lariat BAP FX4 currently "in production"... Special ordered because I did not want to pay for the running boards.

Got a photo of your truck without the running boards? I dont think Ive ever seen one.

We are planning to remove them from the truck that has them.
I was negotiating on one we did not buy that I do have pics of.

The one I did buy, didn't have any real pics in the listing.
It was still in transit when I bought it.


I should have both these trucks picked up this Friday afternoon.
I can post some pics Saturday.


Here is the one I passed on without running boards.

 

[Onceaneagle]

I did not want running boards but they came with the truck, just like I don't want the front license plate holder that was drilled through and pop riveted.

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