Months before Ford unveiled the U.S.-spec 2019 Ranger in January, we knew Dearborn had directed the Ford Performance division to build a baby Raptor. That’s exactly what the Ranger Raptor looks like, minus the amber marker lights on the satin-gray grille. Flared fenders, F-O-R-D in chunky upper-case letters, silver-painted underbody shields, and a step-in height that threatens to rip inseams are the most obvious touches. Under the hood is an all-new twin-turbocharged 2.0-liter diesel inline-four, which Ford likely won’t try to certify back home. It’s more potent than the expat Ranger’s 3.2-liter turbo-diesel inline-five, with 211 horsepower and 369 lb-ft of torque. Expect any U.S. model of the little Raptor to be powered by Ford’s 2.7-liter EcoBoost V-6, with outputs similar to the 335 horsepower and 380 lb-ft the engine makes in the 2019 Edge ST. Like the F-150 Raptor, the rowdiest Ranger uses a 10-speed automatic transmission, four-wheel drive, and six driving modes (including a Baja setting that relaxes the traction control for ripping across the desert).
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