2020 Ford Ranger Test Drive (The Car Guide)
Everybody knows that pickups are immensely popular, but the numbers are still mind-boggling. Consider Ford’s F-Series, the No. 1 best-selling vehicle in North America. Last year alone, it found a home in over one million driveways, including nearly 146,000 in Canada.
Completing the podium are the Ram and Chevrolet Silverado pickups, in that order, each with more than 500,000 units sold across the continent.
For some, however, these models are just too big. In fact, one out of ten pickup buyers in Canada prefer midsize variants like the Ford Ranger, which the Blue Oval company brought back to market a year ago in hope of dethroning the Toyota Tacoma.
In case you forgot, Ford dropped the Ranger in North America after the 2011 model year. At the time, you could get one for as low as $13,999 — exactly the same price as a Focus compact sedan. Now, a base 2020 Ranger will cost you a bit more than $32,000!
It’s also much bigger. Whether in SuperCab or SuperCrew configuration, the Ranger is longer (5,355 mm) than a regular-cab F-150 with a 6.5-foot bed (5,316 mm), though height (-101 mm) and width (-168 mm) fail to match the venerable Ford truck.
