New! Motor Trend Ranchero Article with Photos

[robbyrob]

windows are to small

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[Bob The Builder]

Tell your friend- Aerodynamics.

 

[No Brand]

Please God, No

 

[Blue_Max]

I like my EcoBoost. I know it's an AI render... The front fenders are flared out and the rear bedsides are not... And the wheels... Pass

If you look closely, the rear fender is also flared, but it's blurry. Look at the white diagonal reflection on it.

 

[Blue_Max]

As opposed to the Maverick, which is really for people who either honestly didn't know they preferred cars, or for people who just didn't want to admit it.

My only beef with the rendering is that even Motor Trend should know that half-assed vestigial CHMSL on the tailgate is not at all realistic. It'll be at the top of the cab, just like on every other Ford truck, including the Lightning.

Yeah, the main reason I got a Maverick was that it is the closest thing Ford offers to a traditional four-door car now.

The charging port embedded in the taillight doesn't make sense, either.

 

[Blue_Max]

windows are to small

Hard to extend them above the roof or beyond the A or C pillars.

 

[ianjay]

Just getting my level 2 charger installed at our other property. As long as I can do a little towing with it, I'd buy one.

 

[RR - All the way]

I want it. I can’t call it Ranchero though. I shall call it Erick!

Does sound like a salad dressing, doesn't it???????????? How about Italiano or Blue CheeseO?? Does it come with croutons?

 

[BigClydeLittleTruck]

As opposed to the Maverick, which is really for people who either honestly didn't know they preferred cars, or for people who just didn't want to admit it.

My only beef with the rendering is that even Motor Trend should know that half-assed vestigial CHMSL on the tailgate is not at all realistic. It'll be at the top of the cab, just like on every other Ford truck, including the Lightning.

Maybe it's the Tremor package but my experience of the Mav has been that it may not scream full size truck but it's definitely not what I would call car-like.

I have a feeling this new EV will be VERY car-like.

 

[BK007]

If you look closely, the rear fender is also flared, but it's blurry. Look at the white diagonal reflection on it.

I just don't see it like the front.. Oh well ai render who knows..

 

[commadorebob]

This article doesn't actually cite anything new. Other than the AI renders, there is nothing here that can be proven.

 

[Timothyd]

Latest Motor Trend article has new details and two renderings that seem pretty accurate so far. Check it out:

https://www.motortrend.com/news/2028-ford-ranchero-ev-pickup-future-cars

No friggen SuperCab!

 

[Timothyd]

Nice looking truck. If it has a mid-gate to allow for a 6' bed, it will be a success.

I would like:

350 mile range
quick charging
0-60 in under 6 sec
$40k for upper trim level.

I would love a mid gate but I don't see it with the unibody. The Chevy Avalanche didn't really catch on either.

 

[commadorebob]

I asked Grok to look at the spy photos and, assuming it is based on the Maverick's size, what would a Ranchero look like? It said it will look like an EV Maverick. Basically, the results were the current version, with a few aerodynamic tweaks. It stated,

"keeping the Maverick’s fun, compact, rugged character while giving it a clean, modern EV front end with a charging port and sleeker lighting. If Ford ever does a direct EV version of the current Maverick platform, the changes would be mostly front-end and minor aero tweaks while keeping the beloved boxy, capable character intact."​

I'm still not convinced Ford won't simply launch it as a Maverick variant with a "Mach" designation as they did with the Mustang. Maverick Mach T if you will...

Grok's "EV Maverick" didn't require many tweaks:

 

[BradH]

I like the design, assuming the AI render is halfway close. Might even consider one down the road. Honestly I thought of Taz after seeing that front end treatment. Not that that's a bad thing.

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