The U.S. is the pickup truck capital of the world, made clear by automobiles such because the Ram TRX, F-150 Raptor and Colorado ZR2. And due to that, it is so unusual that we hold lacking out on the good variations of the Ford Ranger. First there was the Ranger Raptor that made it to just about each Ranger market however right here (although that will change with the following technology). Now there’s the Europe-only 2021 Ford Ranger MS-RT that provides a heaping serving to of street-oriented sporty styling.
The Ranger MS-RT is designed by M-Sport, the corporate liable for Ford’s rally vehicles. The corporate has beforehand created sporty wanting variations of assorted Ford Transit fashions. It is a good-looking truck with distinctive entrance and rear bumpers, the previous getting a little bit of a lip spoiler. They’re bridged by a set of aspect skirts. New, bulging fenders add some width, and it is all capped off with a singular grille, fairing over the mattress and 20-inch OZ Racing wheels. The inside options leather-based upholstery, orange distinction stitching and particular badging.
The one disappointing facet of the MS-RT is that it does not get any distinctive efficiency enhancements. It will get the identical turbocharged 2.0-liter diesel four-cylinder because the Wildtrak, which makes 210 horsepower and 369 pound-feet of torque. It is also paired with a 10-speed automated transmission. The chassis and suspension are similar to the Wildtrak, too.
Due to the dearth of efficiency enhancements, the truth that the Ranger MS-RT will not come to America does not sting as a lot because the Raptor. But it surely’s nonetheless a darn good wanting truck, and the sporty design looks like it will be an amazing pairing with the punchier 270-horsepower turbocharged 2.3-liter fuel four-cylinder we get right here. Decrease the suspension, give it some stickier road tires and name it the Ranger ST. It will solely get higher with issues just like the Ford Efficiency ECU calibration that can get you to 315 horsepower and 370 pound-feet of torque. However as nice because it sounds, do not depend on it ever changing into actuality. As a substitute, we’ll simply must dream of what may very well be.
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