What are the 5 Generations?

[olyeller]

When I bought my first Ranger in 1993, an STX I thought that was a second generation. That lasted till I think 2010. And now this generation which came to the US in 2019. That makes 3. I know Ford called some earlier models of the F150, Ranger are you counting them? Still, that only makes 4. What am I missing? I did a search but came up empty.

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[Grumpaw]

There are several Ranger forums that deal with the older models, and if you get on each one and ask that question, you will get dozens of answers, opinions, arguments.
It is usually broken down as...
First generation, 1982-1988
Second generation. 1989-1992
Third generation, 1993-1997
Fourth generation, 1994-2011
Fifth generation, 2012-2021 (this includes the overseas Rangers that we didn't get till 2019)

There were some styling changes that purists will claim as a generation change, and some consider 1982-1992 as a single generation...
Some consider the Bronco ll as a separate "generation"
Take your pick.

 

[Okanagan Winemaker]

Weren’t they an R&B soul group in the 80’s?

 

[olyeller]

Thank you. I’m not looking to argue it, just was curious how you all got to 5. Now I understand.

 

[Grumpaw]

Weren’t they an R&B soul group in the 80’s?

They were the 5TH Dimension from the mid 60's till now.

 

[Jrel209]

Other than look, it really seems like 5g usa is different than international.

 

[Chappy]

They were the 5TH Dimension from the mid 60's till now.

The parent company of Tito's Handmade Vodka is Fifth Generation. Gooooood stuff, IMO.

 

[towpro]

I never understood how they came up with that generation either.
when you look at it from an American view,

first gen Ranger was 83-92
2nd gen was 93-97
3rd gen was 98-2011 (a couple 2012's were run for fleet owners)
Wikipedia shows: For the 1989 model year, the Ranger underwent a major mid-cycle revision to improve its exterior aerodynamics and interior ergonomics. but nothing I can find shows that as the 4th gen.

No rangers in USA 2013-2018
current rangers.

 

[Trigganometry]

This is our resident experts answer to this question. https://www.ranger5g.com/forum/threads/5g-for-fourth-generation.13711/post-270384

There is more than one thread on here discussing this.

 

[janitorjim]

and each generation had to drive up hill to school, both ways, in the snow, with no power steering

 

[Trigganometry]

and each generation had to drive up hill to school, both ways, in the snow, with no power steering

Forgot drum brakes!

 

[RANGER_MARC]

When I bought my first Ranger in 1993, an STX I thought that was a second generation. That lasted till I think 2010. And now this generation which came to the US in 2019. That makes 3. I know Ford called some earlier models of the F150, Ranger are you counting them? Still, that only makes 4. What am I missing? I did a search but came up empty.

I wondered about this as well, and noticed that the linked site to this one is called the Ranger6g.com, which sort of suggests that sometime about 2023, when we start buying the "sixth generation" Rangers, we should move on to the next forum. Still, if you ask around, there is no agreement on what constitutes a "generation" of Rangers, not from lack of information but because it involves a lot of judgment calls. I concluded that the whole question is subjective and, since I like it here, I will just stay on, even after I move up to the "Next Generation," whatever its number may be!

 

[ScrappyLaptop]

I wondered about this as well, and noticed that the linked site to this one is called the Ranger6g.com, which sort of suggests that sometime about 2023, when we start buying the "sixth generation" Rangers, we should move on to the next forum. Still, if you ask around, there is no agreement on what constitutes a "generation" of Rangers, not from lack of information but because it involves a lot of judgment calls. I concluded that the whole question is subjective and, since I like it here, I will just stay on, even after I move up to the "Next Generation," whatever its number may be!

It'll be interesting going forward too, as the 2022's will be just a mild cosmetic revision of ours, but when the hybrid comes out, supposedly in 2023, I think maybe the question will get a bit more complicated.

 

[Grumpaw]

We could always number them, like, series 6.5, 6.75, and then 7.0, 7.5, 7.75 when the new ones come out.
The electrics could always be called Generation 7 Zappers, and the hybrid could be called the Generation 7.5 Zipper.
Then everyone could go around asking "did ya get a Zip or a Zap"

 

[ScrappyLaptop]

We could always number them, like, series 6.5, 6.75, and then 7.0, 7.5, 7.75 when the new ones come out.
The electrics could always be called Generation 7 Zappers, and the hybrid could be called the Generation 7.5 Zipper.
Then everyone could go around asking "did ya get a Zip or a Zap"

I'd be surprised if Ford didn't already do something like this internally. They must version control everything from individual bolts to documentation describing the documentation.

*This meaning the numbering schema, not zip and zap. Though, you never know...

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