The 2024 Ford Ranger: What the critics say
Edmunds
“The midsize truck segment might have a new front-runner.” Though the Toyota Tacoma and Chevy Colorado tend to outsell the Ford Ranger, Ford has just upgraded every aspect of its already-capable midsize pickup. “Improved cabin? Check. New tech features? Check. Smoother ride? Yep.” Sure, the price you’ll pay has also risen. Overall, though, “we think you’re getting your money’s worth.”
Car and Driver
With its widened stance, the Ranger “now looks more like a downsized F-150.” Yet Ford’s middle child “still maintains the tidy dimensions necessary to negotiate tight parking lots and ease into a garage.” With its improved suspension, the Ranger now feels “infinitely more stable and buttoned-down,” and its wider frame allows Ford to offer V-6 alternatives to the returning standard engine, a 270-hp turbo four. The $55,470 off-road-ready 2024 Ranger Raptor packs a 405-hp twin-turbo six.
Autoblog
Even in the base XL trim, the new Ranger’s interior is “not only suitably modern compared with its antiquated predecessor, but its quality is also surprisingly good for a midsize truck.” There are plastics here, but they are “richer-looking plastics than what you’ll find in the Tacoma and GM trucks.” From nose to tail, Ford nailed it with this “bigger, tougher” Ranger. “The tricky bit will be getting midsize truck buyers to look at something other than a Tacoma.”