Frenchy
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While I was working today I stopped at the old Ford Dealership that I worked at 4 years ago. While I was there a Ford Rep was there with a Lariat FX4 6G Ranger. In general it did look nice for the options it had, but there were things that I did not like.
Good things to note, the shocks have apparently been improved where the truck does not bounce all over from the tiniest cracks in the road. If it is a good thing the rear shocks are also on the outside of the chassis instead of the inside. Personally I could care less on that. For some that don't like the massive Rake of the 5G, the 6G does not have near as much.
Bad things to note, all trims come with a tailgate Damper...... Let's face it..... That cuts into Dave's Commission and we all know it......, regardless of trim the truck will have Sync 4 which means I giant ass infotainment center..... I myself hate the idea. Ford can easily make Sync 4 with a screen the size of the Sync 3 that is on the 5G. If you have a Lariat you will have the oh so fancy E shifter. If you have XL or XLT you get the same shifter as the 5G. Personally I prefer the standard shifter. The under seat storage on the Crew Cab has not changed one bit....... It also sounds like Ford has no intention to change it.................
Other things to note, the 6G still has a 7500 lb tow capacity for the Standard Ranger in both 2WD and 4WD. Raptor is 5500 lbs. The XLT and Lariat will have the 2.7 as an option. The truck is wider by 2 inches compared to the 5G. Overall the truck definitely has more refined lines compared to the 5G.
With all this said I hate to say it but I was not impressed much at all. I think there is just too much tech in the vehicle if you ask me. I understand that many manufacturers are going this way, but I personally would prefer to go back to Nissan since the new Frontier has a lot more simpler tech while still allowing one to store the essentials under the rear seat.
Good things to note, the shocks have apparently been improved where the truck does not bounce all over from the tiniest cracks in the road. If it is a good thing the rear shocks are also on the outside of the chassis instead of the inside. Personally I could care less on that. For some that don't like the massive Rake of the 5G, the 6G does not have near as much.
Bad things to note, all trims come with a tailgate Damper...... Let's face it..... That cuts into Dave's Commission and we all know it......, regardless of trim the truck will have Sync 4 which means I giant ass infotainment center..... I myself hate the idea. Ford can easily make Sync 4 with a screen the size of the Sync 3 that is on the 5G. If you have a Lariat you will have the oh so fancy E shifter. If you have XL or XLT you get the same shifter as the 5G. Personally I prefer the standard shifter. The under seat storage on the Crew Cab has not changed one bit....... It also sounds like Ford has no intention to change it.................
Other things to note, the 6G still has a 7500 lb tow capacity for the Standard Ranger in both 2WD and 4WD. Raptor is 5500 lbs. The XLT and Lariat will have the 2.7 as an option. The truck is wider by 2 inches compared to the 5G. Overall the truck definitely has more refined lines compared to the 5G.
With all this said I hate to say it but I was not impressed much at all. I think there is just too much tech in the vehicle if you ask me. I understand that many manufacturers are going this way, but I personally would prefer to go back to Nissan since the new Frontier has a lot more simpler tech while still allowing one to store the essentials under the rear seat.
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