DREAM FEATURE REQUEST FOR THE RAPTOR: MANUAL TRANSMISSION!

[YukonRanger]

HEY FORD

ILL PAY AN EXTRA 10 GRAND FOR A MANUAL TRANNY!!!

Don't think

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[hand-filer]

I took my drivers test with a 4 speed manual. I've driven stick shift cars since '72. I absolutely love banging gears in my Mustang.

However I wouldn't consider a manual in the Ranger. The 10R60 is quicker than a manual, gets better gas mileage than a manual, is way more convenient in traffic and finally, I quite like adaptive cruise control and emergency braking could come in handy one day.

I can totally understand why a manual Ranger can be appealing to some.

 

[HighDesertRanger]

Hell, I’d take an STX with the 7 speed out of a Bronco.

 

[stuartmunto]

I took my drivers test with a 4 speed manual. I've driven stick shift cars since '72. I absolutely love banging gears in my Mustang.

However I wouldn't consider a manual in the Ranger. The 10R60 is quicker than a manual, gets better gas mileage than a manual, is way more convenient in traffic and finally, I quite like adaptive cruise control and emergency braking could come in handy one day.

I can totally understand why a manual Ranger can be appealing to some.

Also the auto makes it so much more capable when off-roading

 

[hand-filer]

Also the auto makes it so much more capable when off-roading

That too.

 

[YukonRanger]

Also the auto makes it so much more capable when off-roading

I still have my 2007 ranger with a manual, and I completely disagree about off roading, so many advantages to a stick

-bumping
-rocking to get unstuck, especially in snow
-bomb start in the event battery dies out in the bush
-easier to do donuts, and whip truck around in tight spaces
-cheaper to repair and rebuild

My raptor is the first automatic vehicle ive ever owned, and I love it dearly

But damn, every time I get in I miss having the stick.

I still go for the clutch pedal every time I brake lol

 

[donkey]

It would account for .5% of Ranger Raptor sales. Thats why it’ll never happen. One can dream.

I daily a manual, would never buy a truck manual. So boring.

 

[qb85]

2025 XL rather than a raptor, but just as a reference

 

[HighDesertRanger]

2025 XL rather than a raptor, but just as a reference

Available globally…just not in North America

 

[Lion77]

I think it's a matter of performance / durability too for the application, the 7-speed manual would be far slower than the 10-speed auto that has an 8ms shift time. A human is going to shift a LOT slower; you have wider gear spacing which itself will slow the vehicle down and the durability of a dry clutch is not nearly as good as a torque converter auto.

I think a manual Ranger off-road trim that would be more appropriate would be the Tremor. A manual Tremor package more focused on trail work etc. might make the most sense for the "nostalgia option", but again, it would be very low sales volume.

I had a 2016 Mustang GT PP with Stage 2 Power Pack, clutch friction plate cracked and separated (1/3 of it) right at the rivets. The clutch plate looked immaculate with only 30k miles on it, wasn't burned up or over heated, I heel and toe, but I did track it. The fast shifting (on/off switch) style of driving at the track probably with the added power of the Stage 2 and stiff diff bushings, stickier tires is what I think killed it.

And I wasn't the only one, clutch problems in general were a LOT more common on the manual mustangs than on the autos. The 6R80 issues were almost non-existent and people would beat the crap out of them too, more so than the manuals, they would just keep ticking unless you put mega power into them.

 

[HighDesertRanger]

I think it's a matter of performance too, the 7-speed manual would be far slower than the 10-speed auto that has an 8ms shift time. A human is going to shift a LOT slower; you have wider gear spacing which itself will slow the vehicle down and the durability of a dry clutch is not nearly as good as a torque converter auto.

It would definitely be slower. Without question. I think there’s a reason Ford only puts the manual option in Broncos with the 2.3.

If you look at Toyota, you can see how incredibly small the market is for the manual Tacoma. Would be a really cool option though. Definitely an enthusiast package in something like a Tremor.

 

[Lion77]

Sorry, I just wouldn't want anything but the 10R60 or something similar in the RR for performance and durability off-road. And you can rock an auto in 1st gear like a manual, just blip the gas, if the torque lock isn't engaging then it will just slip via the converter, it take a bit more practice since the converter isn't freewheeling like a clutch, but you can have a similar effect, but honestly, how often do you actually get your RR stuck with 33" KO3's, 4WD and two lockers....if your stuck, manual ain't saving you! Only a tow strap and another truck lol.

 

[NM Mike]

To each his own, but my knees don’t miss holding the clutch in at stop lights. I don’t miss changing out the clutch, pressure plate and throw out bearing either. Auto transmissions have come a long way since yhe 70’s when I learned to drive. They are a lot more reliable and better at 4 wheeling than they were back in the day. They are pretty strong when it comes to towing. You still can’t push/pull start an auto and cant rock the truck if you’re burried in mud or snow. But I’m not really missing a manual transmission.

 

[RonM_TX]

I remember my old 93 Ranger 3.0L 5 speed, loved it. Darn thing got 25 Mpg and ran forever. Regret trading it in on a 2000 V8 Explorer even though the Explorer was a great, sadly it got totaled at 330K. The Ranger had 220K on it and looked like the day I drove it off the showroom floor. Held up great with very good gas mileage.
I think a manual Ranger would be great. I can only imagine my Raptor with a seven speed manual, it would be much more fun!

 

[Medic 6]

Grew up driving manual transmissions bailing hay in the summers after learning on my father’s old Ford pickup.

Today, manual transmissions are Gen Z’s anti theft device.

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