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The Ford Ranger MS-RT Is Bringing '90s Sport Truck Vibes To Europe
The Ford Ranger MS-RT Is Bringing '90s Sport Truck Vibes To Europe-January 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:13:06

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The Ford Ranger is bringing it back. “It” being the feel-good vibe that sport trucks first brought us decades ago.

The newly Ranger MS-RT is donning a bodykit and wheels to revive the segment, but in a sad and familiar twist, the new sport truck has been designated for the European market only so here is a video to soothe your sorrow:

The new model will be known as the Ranger MS-RT, named after the design and engineering with which Ford collaborated to make the sport truck. MS-RT is , the privateer racing team that fields Ford’s World Rally Champion cars. MS-RT does, by the way, make a killer panel van. The design-led engineering house cited Brendan Lyne, Ford Europe’s Commercial vehicles director, in its announcement. Lyne said of the new Ranger:

“Ranger MS-RT is designed for customers who value Ranger’s hard-working capability but want the racing pedigree and hand-finished exclusivity of our MS-RT series. This eye-catching vehicle blends Ford’s decades of success in pick-up trucks with striking motorsport-inspired design to offer a road-focused truck combining immense kerb appeal with the hard-working ability that our customers love.”

But even with all that curb appeal, the truck won’t be getting any upgrades to its performance. A or this thing is not.

Those beloved trucks dispensed with the standard engine configuration of the models they derived from and offered healthy increases in output. This new MS-RT model keeps the engine configuration of the Ranger Wildtrack it’s based on, which means it’s propelled by a twin-turbo 2.0-liter EcoBlue diesel motor, good for about 210 horsepower and 368 lb-ft of torque.

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To boost its’ sport accolades in a tenuous way, I suppose, it does share a ten-speed automatic transmission with the Mustang. And it will receive other upgrades to its appearance such as racing alloy wheels courtesy of OZ, wider wheel arches and sculpted side skirts.

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It retains all the functionality of a truck, without the pretense of primarily being an off-roader. This Ranger is not afraid to admit most of its life will be spent on asphalt and it leans into that road-focus better than many modern mid-size pickups. The only thing it needs now is a bright red or yellow paint job. Come on, Ford Europe, the ’90s are calling.

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