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Thanks to those of you who answered my basic questions. Helps a lot with not only purchase decision, but which model/packages to consider.

According to the 2019 owner's manual, adaptive cruise can be turned off down in the menus. Two related questions: they don't say it outright, but I presume this means you will have normal cruise without the radar distance keeping feature. True? Also, does it stay turned off, or does it revert...

Seriously, you've never heard of aerodynamics? Wind resistance increases exponentially with speed. The difference in resistance from 60 mph to 80 is dramatic. Fuel use at any given rpm will vary with load. To make up an example, your fuel use turning 2,000 rpm up hill will be way more than the...

His commute must be down hill...both ways. The math says you can get there, but unlikely for the vast majority of owners. And if they're using all 18 gallons in a calculation of range, that is unrealistic.

I am totally with you on #1, and a heated steering wheel would be fantastic, even in central CA. I also wish you could get heated windscreens in this country. If I park outside during the winter, and wait for engine heat to clear the windscreen, it takes forever.

I remember when Porsche sold their Motor Sound Kit for the 993 generation 911s. It was a super expensive airbox lid with holes in it. I accomplished the task on my stock airbox lid with a hole saw. Sound was incredible, and it was real. No matter how good a fake sound one makes, it's fake. I...

+1,000 on this one. I'll repeat at every opportunity, this is the one thing which kept me from buying one strait away. All the folks who want the 2.7 engine, you'd be crying with that engine and the puny 18 gallon tank. I'l, throw in a heated steering wheel here too, but it's range anxiety which...

I think the rear seat delete is XL/XLT only.

I'm with you. These cars need a "Just shut up and run" mode. My MB gives a loud ding when you open the driver's door. Why, absolutely no conceivable reason, but the child engineer who designed it probably rides the bus to work. His cell phone beeps and dings, so why shouldn't your car.

My '05 Tundra, a pretty good analog for the new Ranger, has less power, and only gets 17.5 on average. However, it has a big tank and can go 400 miles. When towing, my mileage "plummets" to around 17. 21 mpg average or worse with that puny 18 gallon tank ain't gonna cut it for me. Please Ford...

Wrong article. This one. https://www.motortrend.com/cars/ford/ranger/2019/2019-ford-ranger-first-test-review/

These responses are encouraging. Motortrend absolutely savaged the truck on their first test drive review. They said the ride without weight in the bed was horrible, and the transmission sucks. Modern cars have learning transmissions, and they generally get better at shifting with use. The...

My experience of onboard computer based mileage calculation is all in European cars. Never once has the calculated mileage been less than 5% over actual. In my current car, you fire it up and the displayed MPG starts at about seven, and that's before the car has moved. This suggests to me there...

Minor point here, but there are buyers who will pass on any used vehicle from which the factory badging has been removed (not counting dealer crap-ola). I happen to be one, and the reason is too often the badging was never restored after collision repair, or the owner treats his expensive car...

Add one more vote for a bigger gas tank. My 80 mile round trip commute means I'll be in for gas every fourth day. My 500hp commuter car does that now. I would also vote fro more cold weather equipment, heated steering wheel and windshield in particular. Even in parts of SoCal we get freezing...

Octane has nothing to do with mileage, it is strictly a question of detonation control. Running a lower octane gas means the the computer will pull timing, or otherwise run in a slightly detuned state. With higher octane fuel, the engine can sustain heavier loads while making more power (which...