I now have a Ranger STX and Jeep Wrangler JK X in my garage, I must say ... a Jeep with a truck bed has to be the ugliest thing I have ever seen. Just one mans opinion.
I ended up ordering a magnetic XL (101A, FX4, STX, 360, Tow, Sliding Rear Window) for $35.5k. Originally the dealer found the exact match at another dealer they trade with but it sold just before we could get to it. Everything else available is XLTs in the $40k range. So here I am, on the...
270 hp + 4000 lbs = excitement? Go drive a Jeep Wrangler, the answer is certainly a no. :)
The peak horsepower/trq number is somewhat useless on their own, what one really needs to do is overlay the torque curves. All other things relatively equal (weight/gearing), the truck which hits hardest...