Just traded my 2024 Ranger Raptor in

[MJE]

How do you find the ST compared to the Raptor now that you’ve had it for a bit? I hardly need a 3rd row, yet Ford no longer offers a 2 row midsize SUV. The Explorer, particularly for its size, I thought was quite nice to drive. & the ST would be about as good as you can get.

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[Kevindust]

How do you find the ST compared to the Raptor now that you’ve had it for a bit? I hardly need a 3rd row, yet Ford no longer offers a 2 row midsize SUV. The Explorer, particularly for its size, I thought was quite nice to drive. & the ST would be about as good as you can get.

I am also very interested in the OPs first hand opinion and experience with the Ranger Raptor vs Explorer ST. I prefer having a pickup box than a 3 row SUV but I also prefer on road driving dynamics instead of off road capability that I will never use. I also need to tow a 4200 lbs travel trailer. What I really want is a Ranger ST with at least a 5500 lbs tow rating but Ford hasn't built it yet...

 

[Jalbano2]

I am also very interested in the OPs first hand opinion and experience with the Ranger Raptor vs Explorer ST. I prefer having a pickup box than a 3 row SUV but I also prefer on road driving dynamics instead of off road capability that I will never use. I also need to tow a 4200 lbs travel trailer. What I really want is a Ranger ST with at least a 5500 lbs tow rating but Ford has built it yet...

They won't build it.

 

[Kevindust]

They won't build it.

Sadly, you're probably right.
Still, between the R Raptor and the Explorer ST, all of the parts are already there. Development costs for a Ranger ST would be very little. Hopefully, the Maverick Lobo is a huge success and reignites the market for street oriented trims.

 

[Jalbano2]

Sadly, you're probably right.
Still, between the R Raptor and the Explorer ST, all of the parts are already there. Development costs for a Ranger ST would be very little. Hopefully, the Maverick Lobo is a huge success and reignites the market for street oriented trims.
It's not about development c

Sadly, you're probably right.
Still, between the R Raptor and the Explorer ST, all of the parts are already there. Development costs for a Ranger ST would be very little. Hopefully, the Maverick Lobo is a huge success and reignites the market for street oriented trims.

The reason it will never get built is it would steal sales from other models. Its why we will never see certain models for sale here in the US. They are making a super duty Ranger for international sales but it will never be available here because it would hurt the more profitable F150.

 

[Kevindust]

The reason it will never get built is it would steal sales from other models. Its why we will never see certain models for sale here in the US. They are making a super duty Ranger for international sales but it will never be available here because it would hurt the more profitable F150.

A Ranger ST wouldn't really compete with anything else in the Ford lineup, there is no comparable F150 trim. If it was the first sporty midsize truck to market, it would be more likely to steal sales from the Tacoma, Colorado and Canyon.

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