<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/suvs/" rel="tag">SUV</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/trucks/" rel="tag">Truck</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/rumormill/" rel="tag">Rumormill</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-ranger/#3467317"><img width="630" vspace="4" hspace="0" height="431" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/01-ranger-630.jpg" alt="2011 Ford Ranger" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2011 Ford Ranger - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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We already know we're not getting the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/14/all-new-ford-ranger-debuts-for-the-rest-of-the-globe/">all-new 2011 Ford Ranger pickup truck, while the rest of the world is</a>. Now word on the <strike>street</strike> internet is that <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">FoMoCo</a> is planning on spawning an SUV variant based off the new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ranger">Ranger's</a> compact truck platform. With the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/26/2011-ford-explorer-unveiled-live-from-coast-to-coast/">Explorer</a> going the I'm-just-a-car-under-here crossover route, a full-on body-on-frame SUV would be a welcome addition to the Ford lineup. <br />
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According to <em>Ward's Auto</em>, the new Ranger, internally known as project T6, was designed from the get-go to support a seven- or eight-passenger sport utility vehicle. The Ranger's growth spurt is the primary reason we are not gaining the new pickup truck in our market. The long-wheelbase dual-cab Ranger is nearly five inches <em>longer</em> than a single-cab <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/f-150">Ford F-150</a>. The two trucks are now too close in size, says Ford, and the departing version is on the outs because its ancient underpinnings are having increasing amounts of trouble meeting regulations, among other things.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-ranger">2011 Ford Ranger</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-ranger/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/01-ranger_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-ranger/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/02-ranger_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-ranger/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/03-ranger_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-ranger/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/04-ranger_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-ranger/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/05-ranger_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://wardsauto.com/ar/ford_suv_ranger_101021/" target="_blank">Ward's Auto</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/22/report-new-ford-ranger-to-spawn-suv-variant/">Report: New Ford Ranger to spawn SUV variant</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:29:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://wardsauto.com/ar/ford_suv_ranger_101021/>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/22/report-new-ford-ranger-to-spawn-suv-variant/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19683702/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/22/report-new-ford-ranger-to-spawn-suv-variant/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2011 Ford Ranger - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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We already know we're not getting the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/14/all-new-ford-ranger-debuts-for-the-rest-of-the-globe/">all-new 2011 Ford Ranger pickup truck, while the rest of the world is</a>. Now word on the <strike>street</strike> internet is that <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">FoMoCo</a> is planning on spawning an SUV variant based off the new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ranger">Ranger's</a> compact truck platform. With the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/26/2011-ford-explorer-unveiled-live-from-coast-to-coast/">Explorer</a> going the I'm-just-a-car-under-here crossover route, a full-on body-on-frame SUV would be a welcome addition to the Ford lineup. <br />
<br />
According to <em>Ward's Auto</em>, the new Ranger, internally known as project T6, was designed from the get-go to support a seven- or eight-passenger sport utility vehicle. The Ranger's growth spurt is the primary reason we are not gaining the new pickup truck in our market. The long-wheelbase dual-cab Ranger is nearly five inches <em>longer</em> than a single-cab <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/f-150">Ford F-150</a>. The two trucks are now too close in size, says Ford, and the departing version is on the outs because its ancient underpinnings are having increasing amounts of trouble meeting regulations, among other things.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-ranger">2011 Ford Ranger</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-ranger/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/01-ranger_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-ranger/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/02-ranger_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-ranger/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/03-ranger_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-ranger/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/04-ranger_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-ranger/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/05-ranger_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://wardsauto.com/ar/ford_suv_ranger_101021/" target="_blank">Ward's Auto</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/22/report-new-ford-ranger-to-spawn-suv-variant/">Report: New Ford Ranger to spawn SUV variant</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:29:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://wardsauto.com/ar/ford_suv_ranger_101021/>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/22/report-new-ford-ranger-to-spawn-suv-variant/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19683702/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/22/report-new-ford-ranger-to-spawn-suv-variant/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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