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| [[Image:Gen1ranger.jpg|right|250px|1984 Ford Ranger]]
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| [[Image:FordRanger.jpg|right|250px|1993 Ford Ranger]]
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| [[Image:800px-Third-generation_Ford_Ranger.jpg|right|250px|Third generation Ford Ranger]]
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| [[Image:Ford_Ranger.jpg|right|250px|2005 Ford Ranger FX4 Off-Road]]
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| The '''Ford Ranger''' name is used on two distinct and unrelated pick-up truck lines by the [[Ford|Ford Motor Company]]:
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| * The North American Ford-designed compact pickup truck (documented here)
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| * The [[Mazda]]-designed compact pickup (documented at Mazda B-Series (International)) sold in more than 130 countries
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| ==North American Ranger==
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| In North America, the Ranger is Ford's entry-level pickup truck. In the 1960s and 1970s, it was used on versions of the Ford F-Series. The current line of Rangers was introduced in 1982 for the 1983 model year. It replaced the [[Ford Courier]], an Americanized version of the Mazda B-Series. The compact Ranger was styled after the full-size Ford pickups, and is also offered with a four wheel drive option. The Ford Ranger is currently offered as a 2.3 litre I4, a 3.0 litre [[V6|V6]], and a potent 207 [[HP|horsepower]] 4.0 litre [[V6|V6]]. All transmissions are 5-speed w/overdrive and come with a choice of manual or [[Automatic transmission|automatic]].The FX4 version comes with an 8.8 inch rear end, 3 skid plates, and Bilstein shocks. Prior to the 1983 model year, "Ranger" was a trim package available on [[Ford F-Series|full-size Ford pickups]]. This truck uses code ''R1'' (for 2-door) and ''R4'' (for 4-door) in the 5th and 6th positions of the VIN. The Mazda - Ford - Mazda truck saga came full circle in 1993 when the Mazda B-Series truck became a rebadged Ford Ranger in North America. Both vehicles are manufactured at Ford's Saint Paul, Minnesota Twin Cities Assembly Plant, which is scheduled to close in 2008. Ford's future product plans in the compact pickup market segment are expected to be announced closer to the end of Ford Ranger production in the Twin Cities, in 2008.
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| ==Electric Ranger==
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| The Ford Ranger EV was a battery electric vehicle produced by Ford Motor Company. It was produced starting in 1998 through 2002 and was built on the two wheel drive Ranger's chassis.
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| ==External links==
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| (Please read discussion page before adding more links.)
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| *[http://www.fordvehicles.com/trucks/ranger/ Ford Ranger official web site]
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| *[http://www.rangerpowersports.com Ranger Power Sports]
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| *[http://www.therangerstation.com/ The Ranger Station]
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| *[http://www.fordf150.net/ranger/ Ford Ranger Specs & Forums]
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| This page uses content from Wikipedia; see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Ranger Ford Ranger], which includes these [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ford_Ranger&action=history contributors].
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| [[Category:Flexible-fuel vehicles]]<!-- Selected 1999-2003 models -->
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| [[Category:Ford vehicles|Ranger]]
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| [[Category:Pickup trucks]]
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| [[Category:Compact Pickup trucks]]
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| [[Category:All wheel drive vehicles]]
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| [[Category:Rear wheel drive vehicles]]
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| [[Category:1980s automobiles]]
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