Little Ford Ranger Hides A Big Sleeper Secret

We love sleepers here at MotorAuthority. The idea of taking something that looks relatively sedate, yet hides a power-packed secret is infinitely appealing to us.

And since it seems to be truck week over here, we're happy to share a vehicle that nearly serves as a definition of the word sleeper.

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Up for sale courtesy of Highline Motors South in South Carolina, is an extremely clean looking 2011 Ford Ranger.

In 2012, we here in the States said good-bye to this wonderful compact pickup while the rest of the world received the updated and oh-so-tough-looking revised Ranger. Still, there's no need to completely mourn the loss of that truck when versions like this exist.

Gone is the V-6 or four-cylinder engine that one might find under the hood here. Instead, a Coyote 5.0-liter V-8 engine has been swapped in and paired with a six-speed manual gearbox.