I'm impressed with

[joeb427]

how smooth the engine idle is at a stoplight. I don't use the auto on / off feature and yet at a stoplight there is no indication of the engine is even on as its so smooth.

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[AzScorpion]

how smooth the engine idle is at a stoplight. I don't use the auto on / off feature and yet at a stoplight there is no indication of the engine is even on as its so smooth.

I agree. Sometimes I have to look down to make sure I actually activated the auto stop/start it's so smooth.

 

[joeb427]

I agree. Sometimes I have to look down to make sure I actually activated the auto stop/start it's so smooth.

I check the tach.

 

[HenryMac]

how smooth the engine idle is at a stoplight. I don't use the auto on / off feature and yet at a stoplight there is no indication of the engine is even on as its so smooth.

Kind of like a 4 cylinder Pinto motor... well... until you step on the Go Pedal

 

[DrSafety]

How it pins me to my seat in S mode when hitting the accelerator.

 

[joeb427]

the ride quality too. It's very smooth.

 

[Stevie Gee]

the ride quality too. It's very smooth.

I agree a Joe, I have no issues with excessive jounce, jitters, noise, etc; the ride quality is smooth, quiet AND comfortable!

 

[Ronbo]

How it pins me to my seat in S mode when hitting the accelerator.

I'm impressed with how, when driving this truck, it makes me look at least 20 pounds thinner.
Oh, and what DrSafety said too.

 

[Rviator]

The auto headlights. They come on during the day when I manually switch on the wipers, even intermittent. The dash gauges do not dim to night mode with headlights on/ wipers on during the day.

 

[AzScorpion]

All the technology features and how well they work as I've never had these before. I really like the lane assist and the front crash alert which has helped more than a few times out here.

 

[Texasota]

how effortlessly it tows a 4000 pound boat.

 

[rang19ca]

Pretty much, the whole package. I really like what Ford has done to this Ranger.

 

[Tracy Bowman]

Everything about my Ranger. But especially when I get out of my truck( like today) and a young man comes up asking me all about the Ranger and telling me what a beautiful truck it is. Hard to stop smiling. Beautiful? Yes...yes it is!

 

[Tangent]

The handling and drive train. I did not expect the truck to handle as well as it does, or get up and go.

Unfortunately, a lot of things aren't great about Ford in general. Cheaper materials/fit and finish/in general how resolved the ideas are are really behind say a Honda or Subaru. There's a lot of things that seem like they were "good enough" choices. Many of which sure, could be upgraded. But the problem is, you shouldn't need to pay more to get a good, resolved product.

Case in point, when I boot up my infotainment center, it will say "Disc Read Fail" for a few seconds because its a reused head unit, and they didn't bother to remove the CD drive from the boot order when they removed the CD drive. Or out of the 6 or so media buttons on the steering wheel, you'd think one would be "Play/Pause" as opposed to "select source." Guess how often I switch off the bluetooth on my phone intentionally vs how often I need to play/pause. These types of refinements are simply annoying, but do show a lack of rigor in the design process that exists in other car manufacturers.

Start/Stop in my truck is quite noticeable with a shudder when it starts, as well as the starter being as loud as it is on any other car.

Don't get me wrong, I love my truck, but impressed? There isn't a lot to be impressed by outside of how it drives. But, its a truck, the important bits are the drive-train, and that is damn good.

 

[Traneman]

Start/Stop in my truck is quite noticeable with a shudder when it starts, as well as the starter being as loud as it is on any other car.

I think mine is pretty quiet when it starts compare to my old Ranger, When the gas kicks in on our Prius, it feels the same as my Ranger?

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