2024 Ford Ranger Adds Creature Comforts—and a Lot More Price

• The 2024 Ford Ranger will start at $34,265, which is a big bump over the ’23 Ranger’s $28,495 base price.
  

• That base price hike comes with a standard SuperCrew cabin, a standard 10.1-inch media screen, and an expanded suite of driver assistance features.

• The 2024 Ford Ranger also introduces the Ranger Raptor to the United States.

Just like Joanie Loves Chachi, Ford’s Ranger is a spin-off. Once a package on full-size F-Series trucks, Ford shuffled its Ranger badge to its new, Courier replacement in the early 1980s.

Ford eventually killed off the Ranger line in the U.S. in the early 2010s, only to wisely give it the reboot the name justly deserved in 2019. Now, entering its fifth generation in the United States, Ford is giving the Ranger a serious update but isn’t straying from its main message.

The most obvious change for the ’24 model year is its streamlined order sheet. Ford is only offering the Ranger with one box and one bed for ’24. That’s bad news for those who like to know the difference between truck configurations, but this might be a benefit for the folks actually ordering their rigs. The only cabin available is the SuperCrew, a four-door body that seats five. This cabin is joined by a five-foot bed, which is now 48.2-inches wide between the wheel wells.

While Ford streamlined the body and bed options, the company did expand what’s available under the hood. The base engine is still the 2.3-liter turbocharged I4 mill that sends 270 hp and 310 lb-ft of torque through a 10-speed automatic transmission. Joining that I4 is a 2.7-liter turbocharged V6 that sends 315 hp and 400 lb-ft of torque through that same transmission. Of course, the Ranger Raptor adds another powertrain to the mix, a 3.0-liter turbocharged V6.

While the V6 turbos are both heading to the Ranger, you’re going to have to wait for some thoughts on those as we only drove the 2.3-liter.

Despite being a carryover, the entry-level 2.3-liter I4 does decent job. The throttle mapping is smooth, with a manageable tip in. You can throw it in sports mode, which makes for a more aggressive response. Though, even in sport mode, when telling the Ranger that you want all of its turbocharged 270 hp, you’ll have to wait a beat before the turbocharger gets up to speed and stuffs all of the air that 2.3-liter engine demands.