Moment We've Been Waiting For: Testing the 2019 Ford Ranger FX4 in the Dirt!

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[calvindavis]

On the towing, I bought mine in December in Georgia, & immediately hooked up about 7k lbs of towed weight, a few hundred lbs in the bed, more cargo in the back seat, and me the wife and two dogs, & drove 2300 miles over 3 days. Got 15 mpg, & had NO trouble towing, even with it being my first time actually towing on-road. I was out-running other cars going uphill on the interstate. It’s a beast.

[johnwesley]

Those 4x4 modes are gimmicky, give me 4x4 high/low and a locker and that's it.

[CaptainRudy]

I wanna see an old vs new ranger ike gauntlet and off road

[MrGRsir]

The real question why is tailgate dampening a thing. Who opens a tailgate and let's it slam down?

[alantaylor]

It's been interesting reading all the comments. Different drivers have different needs in a truck. If you need a daily driver with occasional hauling or towing a boat or camper, any of these trucks (even the Ridgeline) will do. I rented a Colorado for an 800 mile roundtrip this past weekend. It was all highway miles, but my next truck will be my daily driver and will be used for occasional trips. The Colorado did well. We averaged just under 24 mpg and the truck was comfortable enough. The V6 had sufficient power and the truck handled curvy mountain roads nicely. I look forward to driving the Ranger. If I was going to do a lot of off-roading, I'd probably go with a Tacoma TRD Pro or the Colorado ZR2. But, that's not me. I'll be towing my camper and driving down forest roads to go fly fishing. The Colorado or Tacoma TRD would work just fine. I'll reserve judgement on the Ranger until I drive one. Nice to have all these choices, though.

[drewhiz]

Andre you're rambling! People already know!

Best line of this vid.

[djftt]

It looks dated. The new F150 looks great what were they thinking with this? Ford Taurus with a lift?

[PostPost]

Tacoma killer? C'mon lads! The Ranger will sell well, but when reliability comes into play Ford cannot compete with Toyota, especially when Ford is using a Turbo with known issues around 100k. The Tacoma isn't perfect by any means, but it will be on the road 10 years longer and still going vs this Ranger 20 years from now.

[chrisf]

After having my Ranger for a week I can say their reviews are spot on for the truck. Love my XLT FX4

[pandapaul]

Seems like every YouTube channel I watch is getting sponsored by Dollar Shave Club. My beard and I feel targeted.

[mannymotta]

The Tacoma is overbuilt underneath, real strong. How do others compare to Tacomas build quality?? The zr2 has the rear shock hanging way low, and Ford??

[TXetc]

You know it’s growing on me but I still say you might as well go full size/power F-150 if you getting this close in size. Going to keep my 2011 until it doesn’t go down the road anymore!

[danielk]

3rd option - stay/move far away from California

[dvddmc]

i priced a new one of these starting of with a basic platform it was only 1 or 2K off the price of a new F150. at that point might as well go with the F150 instead of that Ranger

[toddrocks]

This new ranger looks exactly like that round early 2000s f150 that nobody liked

[rockthesix]

Is it possible for any manufacturer to make a simple basic 4X4 without all the tech BS that NOBODY needs with a bed that can actually be used???? The first one to do that modern day will sell every one.

[tracygraham]

Besides being powerful and smooth, what sets the Ranger apart from the competition (in the case of the Chevy and GMC) is the technology that is available.  The Ford offers blind spot assist, lane keeping assist, and adaptive cruise control as an option.  Not all of those are even offered on the top of the line Canyon Denali.  Now I want to see this truck on the IKE Gauntlet!!!

[jimbu]

I live in Michigan (suburban kinda area) and I’ve seen a couple ranger raptors roll through town, they usually test drive cars in groups of three. Rest assured it’s coming.

[SigTau]

Why in the hell would anyone want to have/use "trail control" to "walk" through the woods? I can do this all by myself w/o some fancy electronics to eventually break down. Plus, no diesel option? I'm out.

[ianheard]

We love old school. None of this nonsense... I have a 97 Ford ranger, and its pretty much manual everything. Thanks for the review