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Ford's Mid-Sized Ranger: It's Not a Work Truck; It's the Have-Fun Truck

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Jim Motavalli

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Auto Marketing InSites

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I wanted a truck for an assortment of dirty jobs that my little Honda hatchback, which tries hard, was just not capable of handling. Ford obliged with a new 2019 4X4 Ranger, which — with its compact size, hard-lined bed, tight turning circle, and decent towing capacity — was just perfect.

Jim Motavalli

Auto-industry expert Jim Motavalli is a highly regarded writer for MediaVillage ("Motavalli on Marketing"), The New York Times, Barron's, Autoblog.com, National Public Radio's Car Talk, and others. He is author or editor of eight books, inc… read more