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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I had a Nissan KingCab which was stolen and necessitated the purchase of the Ranger. It was a good vehicle but not the equal of the Ranger. The Nissan was recovered a few months later a couple of states away with obviously altered VINs. Having two similar vehicles, I donated the Nissan to a local ministry designated for a friend who really needed a vehicle. It provided him several years of use.
As I was reflecting on my math, I realized that it was about 15 years, not 20. A long time, nonetheless, and Ranger was an outstanding vehicle.
Didn’t show any history of a flood.
What you describe does sound like water damage, though.
“Snow, ice and 65 mph winds here just before Christmas.”
Sounds too much like Keflavik to me. I spent a year there and have no desire to return in the winter. I wouldn’t mind a visit in July though.
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And you KNOW they had extra weight in the back!
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.
Styling is subjective, but they all look better than the oddly shaped wheel arches of the previous generation Chevy Colorado, which was asymmetrical.
I think the Fords are good-looking trucks with the exception of all the excessive bling on the grille, but that’s a trend that’s been building for years. The needle will swing back eventually. I thought the Chevy and GMC full size were both way too square when they first came out, but it’s grown on me. More restrained on the grille, too. I give the nod to the GMC for best looking. Dodge I never consider, but I’ve seen a few that looked good. The new Nissan Titan is a good looking truck in a derivative sort of way, it’s an F150 knockoff to my eyes. Toyota’s lagging, they need to step up their game.
If anybody had extra weight in the rear they certainly would!
Bigger cushion fer better pushin, as they used to say.
You come visit up here in March-April-May and we’ll do some fishing, shooting and pickup shopping, or at least tire-kicking, right?
Cheers!
Yeah, I’m not a fan of those slanting Colorado fenders either although they’re not too bad on the higher end models with the fender flares and the bigger tires. I think GM nailed it with the squared off styling of the full size trucks. Looks really crisp and appropriately truck-like, with an appealing boxiness that reminds me of the late ‘70s models. They also have great interior styling and materials. I got to drive one for a few days recently and was stunned by how improved the interior is over previous models.
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