The Ford Ranger is a small truck model that has been part of the Ford model range for more than twenty-five years. The Ford Rangee can be ordered with two engines: a base 2.3L 4-cylinder or an optional 4.0L V6. The 2.3L 4-cylinder engine is a double overhead camshaft unit with a multi-point fuel injection system. The engine is mated to a five-speed manual transmission with overdrive that sends the engine’s power to the rear wheels. The engine produces 143 horsepower at 5,250 revolutions per minute, and 154 foot-pounds of torque at 3,755 revolutions per minute.

Ranger’s fuel economy is good for a truck; twenty-two miles per gallon in the city and twenty-seven miles per gallon on the highway. The truck has a payload capacity of one thousand one hundred and sixty pounds, and the truck bed volume is thirty-seven cubic feet. The Ranger truck bed is six feet long. By comparison, the 4.0L V6 produces two hundred and ten horsepower at five thousand one hundred revolutions per minute and two hundred fifty-four foot-pounds of torque at three thousand seven hundred revolutions per minute. The Ranger’s standard equipment includes manual air conditioning, antilock brakes, AM/FM stereo, and stability control. Safety features on the Ford Ranger include traction control, driver and passenger airbags, side airbags, and an engine immobilizer. The Ford Ranger received a five-star rating in the driver’s frontal crash test, a four-star rating in the passenger’s frontal crash test, and a three-star rating in the rollover crash test.