In today's world it absolutely makes sense for Ford not to use a solid front axle with all of the advancements made with the current four wheel drive/ all wheel drive independent front axles used by Ford and every other manufacturer. The last year for the solid front axle in the F150 was 1979...
I noticed that almost every photo of every Ranger test mule is equipped with the Ford Everest twin horizontal-bar grille with the Ford emblem in the center. The Everest grille does not have a bezel but the grille is shaped like the global Ranger grille bezel without the RANGER imprint at the top...
I agree that this grille bezel surround is much more attractive than that of the global Ranger. The shape partially resembles the F150 Raptor grille bezel design leaving a large unobstructed opening to.place varying grille inlay designs based upon the individual trim levels and permits further...