Posted on 01/09/2017 6:57:55 AM PST by mandaladon
DETROIT – The Bronco is back!
And so is the Ranger.
Ford announced on Monday at the Detroit Auto Show that it will launch a new Ranger small pickup in 2019, followed by a Bronco SUV based on it in 2020.
The news comes several months after the plans were unofficially revealed through comments made by UAW workers who will be building the trucks at Ford’s Michigan assembly plant -- home to the original Bronco from 1966-1986.
That's not all: Ford F-150 Diesel coming in 2018
The factory was at the center of controversy recently when President-elect Donald Trump criticized Ford for moving production of its Focus cars built there today to a new facility the automaker planned to build in Mexico. Ford has since decided to scrap the new plant, and will instead expand an existing one in Mexico to accommodate the Focus production.
The Ranger was last offered in the U.S. in 2011, but a new version of it has been sold overseas ever since. The Bronco was put out to pasture in 1996, two years after one took part in the infamous O.J. Simpson low speed police pursuit through Los Angeles.
Ford didn’t offer any technical details or images of the vehicles, but suggested that the Bronco will offer serious off road capability.
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Me want but can not have! So sad... So sad...
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Well I drive a Ford Ranger 2003 model, 4cyl, 5 spd manual. Only 60/k miles. Its been a very dependable truck but the front end suspension could have used an improved design. The earlier Ranger models were the Mazda made in Japan smaller pickups back in time. The 2003 models were made larger and by the Ford plant in St Paul, MN. I would like a new vehicle but i like the ‘paid for feel’ of mine just fine— for now.
I had a Ranger for years. I’d buy a new one in a heartbeat. I’ve got a 2008 F-150, but smaller would work for much of my driving.
My late dad’s 2000 Ranger is still going strong, I wouldn’t call it a POS. Quite fond of it actually, sentimental value though. I’d still rather have a Tacoma. Prefer the previous, more compact version though, prior to 2005. Owned a 2000 4x4 TRD Offroad myself, should never have sold it.
Ford also screwed up in turning the Explorer (which had inherited most of the Bronco’s enthusiast following) into a Taurus-based crossover. They already had the Freestyle/Taurus X and Flex filling that niche, but they went ahead and added the Explorer as well. Maybe they were compensating for the loss of Mercury, but it was idiotic.
I have a 1984 Bronco II with a 3.9 Cummins Diesel Turbo I installed.
See it here....
http://www.broncoiicorral.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3468
Built on this side of the wall
Will there be an OJ Limited Edition?
We were in DaNang in 2004. I was surprised to see a fancy Ford dealership there.
They had a really awesome Ranger pickup on the showroom floor.
I was told later (back in the States) that because of the 25% duty on imported small pickups, the small imported models were not available in the US.
It will be great to have a smaller pickup available. Overseas models are all rated at one ton (metric) load capacity - 2,200 lbs! They usually appear to be loaded heavier!
I’ve heard that before from my boss a long time ago. I guess it depends on how you drive it. I love mine.
Thanks for the info. As SoCal Pubbie noted, no one is making small pickup trucks in the U.S. these days. I wish Ford would quit fooling around and just grab that market.
If I wanted a Colorado-size pickup, I'd have bought one by now. I need something smaller.
I guess I’m stuck in the 1980s! I was thinking of the “mini” pickup category, like the old Chevy Luv, Ford Ranger, and other Japanese made small pickups.
The only one remaining in the US market that still looks and feels to be a true midsize to me is the Nissan Frontier. Everything else is more akin to what full size once was.
I have a Thailand built Ranger, are they going to export them to the USA.
Personally I hope so as it uses a Diesel Engine.
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It’s a great truck... In the Philippines it’s offered with a 4cyl 2.2l diesel and a 5cyl 3.2l diesel... If they sell it in the US I’d buy one immediately .. it’s a “forever” kind of vehicle.
https://www.ford.com.ph/trucks/ranger/
Me too! And one reason I'm so emotional about this subject is that I almost bought a new, fully loaded Ranger back in 2011, but for various reasons I decided to wait.
I'm missed my chance. And I guess it won't come again. Sort of like my experience with Karen back in high school. But that's another story.
I had a 4 wheel drive Ranger and it was the best vehicle I ever owned. Had to sell it when I moved but still miss it. I guess I was not smart enough to know a “piece of garbage “ when I had it. [:>)
Yup, just scary to drive on washboard or curves of any kind.
If they were going to bring something back, why not the Excursion? That’s what I call living large.
The Ranger was the last hold-out. Toyota, Nissan, GM, and Dodge all put their small trucks on a growth serum.
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