2025 Ford Ranger Crew Cab

　　2025 Ford Ranger Review

　　byReese CountsVehicle Test Editor

　　Reese Counts has worked in the automotive industry since he started as an intern at zzdcar in 2015. He has written or edited thousands of car-related articles and tested and reviewed hundreds of vehicles over the course of his career. Reese is a vehicle test editor at zzdcar and has also contributed to Autoblog. Reese has also been featured on Yahoo! Finance, Engadget and AOL reviewing cars and covering automotive technology, auto shows and more. Reese learned to drive in his father's C4 Chevrolet Corvette and now owns his grandfather's 1999 Mercedes-Benz C43 AMG. A love for cars runs deep in his family.

　　1/17/2024

　　Overview

　　The Ford Ranger is a pickup truck icon, even if it stands in the shadow of its larger sibling, the venerable F-150. The Ranger was redesigned for 2024, with an all-new design inside and out, loads of available tech, and available turbocharged V6 engines that should enhance the Ranger's capabilities while providing a bit more pep in its step. The changes were welcome, as the previous generation Ranger was a lackluster offering from the get-go. Given the extensive changes for 2024, we don't expect Ford to make any significant changes to the 2025 Ranger.

　　

zzdcar spotlight: Ranger Raptor

Ford introduced its Raptor off-road treatment with the 2010 F-150, offering a more powerful engine, beefy off-road tires, wider bodywork and a reworked suspension. The Ranger received the Raptor treatment starting in 2019, but that truck was never offered in America. That's changed with this fifth-generation model, and we couldn't be happier. In addition to a turbocharged 3.0-liter V6 making 405 horsepower and 430 lb-ft of torque, the Ranger Raptor gets standard four-wheel drive, Fox shocks, a two-speed transfer case, front and rear locking differentials, and 33-inch tires. Few trucks on the road give us thrills quite like Ford's Raptor models.

　　

Competitors to consider

The midsize truck segment has roared back to life over the past few years, thanks in part to the Ranger's reintroduction to America after a few years on ice. But the fifth-gen Ranger has some of the toughest competition it's ever had to deal with. Some of zzdcar' favorites include the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon twins, the Nissan Frontier, the Jeep Gladiator and the Toyota Tacoma, the long-running king of the midsize pickup segment. The Colorado and Tacoma in particular are worth a look if you're in the market for a Ranger.

　　zzdcar says

　　The Ranger was fully redesigned for 2024, so we don't expect Ford to make any major changes for 2025. While the Ranger will be offered with a plug-in hybrid powertrain in global markets, we don't expect that the plug-in will make it to the U.S.