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2001 Ford Ranger
Date Published: 2/20/08

2001 Ford Ranger
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MSRP:
$12,110 - 24,335

Invoice:
$11,702 - 22,098

Class:
Compact Pickup Truck

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2001 Ford Ranger
Expert Rating Summary
Category Edge 3.0 reg. cab 2WD, auto. Rating (See All
Ratings)
Compact Pickup Truck Average Rating
Acceleration 3 4
Fuel Economy 5 4.5
Ride Quality 2 3.4
Steering/Handling/Braking 3 3.3
Quietness 3 3.3
Controls 7 5.9
Room/Comfort/Driver Seating (front) 3 3.9
Room/Comfort (rear) 0 1.3
Cargo Room 1 2.5
Value within Class 8 6.2
Total Score: 35 38.3
Ratings: Maximum 10 points per category
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2001 Ford Ranger Review
America's top-selling compact pickup offers a regular cab or an extended SuperCab with two rear fold-down jump seats and optional back-hinged rear doors. Regular cabs use a 6- or 7-ft. cargo bed, SuperCab a 6-ft. A 135-hp 2.3 4-cyl replaces a 119-hp 2.5 as the base engine. A 3.0 V6 continues, but the 4.0 V6 is now an overhead-cam design with 47 hp more than the previous 4.0. All use manual or automatic transmission; the automatic is the only 5-speed offered in a compact pickup. Ranger has rear-wheel drive or 4WD that must be disengaged on dry pavement but includes low-range gearing. Four-wheel ABS is standard. Ranger-based Mazda B-Series pickups have slightly different styling and available equipment.
Competition
Among compact pickups two vehicles really stand out: The Dodge Dakota and the Ford Ranger (and clone Mazda B-Series). Dakota is the only one to offer a V8 engine and near-full-size cargo and towing capacity. Ranger is the most refined and probably the best daily use vehicle.

This year we are limiting our Recommended choices to the Toyota Tacoma. It's every bit as good as the Ranger in daily use, just a tad more expensive.
News
Ranger's calendar-2000 sales dipped 5 percent from the '99 tally to 330,125, though that was still 56 percent better than class runner-up Chevy S-10. Changes for 2002 should be minimal, as the 2003 Rangers are scheduled to be fully redesigned. No firm specifics are available yet, but one well placed source says the chassis will be wider, which implies a slight increase in other dimensions--and maybe weight too. It also suggests that Ford is making room for a V8 option to counter the Dodge Dakota, currently the sole compact pickup offering V8 power.
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