Ranger Raptor filmed testing in the US

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Originally Posted by CyberWasp

I am guessing that the biggest problem is that it is only our market that would want a V8 Raptor - (Other than the USA) and no other countries would want it.

That said, I am assuming we will see some kind of V6 Petrol Ecoboost model which is probably just as unappealing to other countries as the V8 would have been.

So why not just put the V8 in and be done with it.

Sometimes I think that Ford looks too deep at all the buyers that wouldn't buy a V8 Ranger
instead of the ones that would and how much they would be prepared to pay.
Look at RHD Mustang and Ford's original sales estimates were way off, they had no idea
how big the response would be, that's repeated with Bronco in the US where the reaction
has been massive but under Mulally, Bronco was a banned subject, an unnecessary vehicle.
Amazing what happens with a leadership change.....


I suspect that the real reason Ford pulled out of the V8 Ranger was because of the way it was viewed,
a small boutique product for us instead of a V8 eng module to be shared across Bronco-Ranger-Everest,
how many times does Ford fake knowing what customers want when it never really researches the subject
properly beyond contrived research to validate the vehicle it wants to build.

I would laugh myself silly if Ford US came asking for a V8 engine module and marketing says we thought
there was no business case.......Zzzzzzzzz, out goes the fishing line.....