[RegulatorCountry]

They did drop the Ranger domestically because it was competing with the full-size F150. Bad move, I agree. The new Ranger reportedly will be very similar to the one sold in Australia, available in standard cab, extended cab and four door crew cab configurations. It's a good-looking vehicle in my opinion, larger than the previous Ranger but not huge. Comparable in size to the new Chevy Colorado pickups.

[Leaning Right]

Comparable in size to the new Chevy Colorado pickups.

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.

[Clay Moore]

You can also buy those all day long in Mexico and central America, Options include the four door cab and small efficient diesel.

I spent some months trying to find one or at least the cab on this side of the Rio Grande without luck.

[Repealthe17thAmendment]

I just bought a Chevy Colorado last November.

I didn't want a full size and that was just about the only thing on the market made by a US auto maker.

So far, I like it quite a bit.

[Yardstick]

Recently Ford and Chevy have gone in opposite directions with their wheel arch styling. Chevy went square whereas Ford went with semicircles. To my eye the Chevy square lines look a lot better. What’s funny is I notice the 2004 Bronco concept has square arches. I wish Ford would return to that look.