Best Midsize Off-Roader? 2024 Ford Ranger Raptor In-Depth Review 

Watched TFL off-road review before TK and no comparison. You guys are killing it on the editing and quality of your content. Great video keep up the good work!

Great video Steve! First rate editing. I was screaming through the track with you as well! The Ranger finally gets the respect it deserves. Great job Ford

I missed it, where was the rock crawling bit of the course? 😃

I’m definitely going to buy one! I have a 19 Ranger and love it. Cabot wait to have a Raptor!

5 years ago you could get a F-150 Raptor around 80K. 2024 F-150 Raptor is 105K & Ranger 80K. Now you can see why the Raptors here in Canada are not selling in my area.

Such a great video guys. What a truck . Loved the giggles and jumps 😂❤

Execs must sit there and be like “no way anyone is going to pay this much for these trucks”. And others say “that’s the best part, we have 84+ month loans and people are idiots”. And I mean all trucks. Because a cloth interior half ton can be $65k and that’s just absurd

Excellent review and episode as always!!! 😁

That looks like a blast… great vid. All of thes new rangers have sure come a long way from my 1994 ranger 2wd that was under powered…lol

I can’t wait for my ranger raptor I have on order! I went with shelter green w/ the decal

fun to watch and seeing you always enjoying yourself during reviews

Thanks for the vid; i appreciate that you talked with the engineer too! On that point, however, many Americans are fans of slower more technical off roading. The Ranger Raptor is clearly a Baja open it up and go truck--at least from what I’m getting in how much fun you are having pushing it through the course. My red Raptor has a build date of April 21st, so I can’t wait to find some good off road areas where I can open it up once it arrives👍🏽

Hey awesome Ford I hope someday this car can fly 😊

You are the first reviewer to mention the bottle opener on the tail gate. I’m impressed!

Great video Steve! I can tell from your enthusiasm that is a great truck as well. Nice job Ford. And that's coming from a GM guy. Cheers! I think all truck manufacturers need to consider when you're putting that kind of money out for a truck the exhaust better sound good! If you're buying a truck like this you're a truck guy for sure. You want that sound. You want to be heard coming and going. Never mind cold starts.

Great video! Quality continues to improve and I'm looking forward to more good content in the future.

Another great review!!

80k plus base price here in Canada. Crazy

Nice review ❤ I got my raptor mostly on the highway, it performs as good , Fr Malaysia

Best new Midsize out there ...period..

Baby Raptor looks amazing. Great off road review. Greetings

I got a 23 tremor last April and now want this raptor. ❤

2024 Ford Ranger Raptor is thee king of mid-size pick-up trucks no doubt!.

Great video, waiting on my call from Ford to let me know my order is being built!

Just ordered ranger raptor. Built on ford site went to dealer and they placed the order for me in Mississippi got confirmation email now I wait lol, looks like it’s really worth the wait Thanks for reviewing

Mid-size truck is the sweet spot for me. I’ll either go with this Ranger Raptor or a Chevy Colorado ZR2; really like both of them (and the GMC AT4X).

I bought the same blue banana republic shirt!

Looks like a decent truck built for conquering the trails. The price is built for conquering your bank account balance.

Great video, but I don’t agree that there are no compromises. The towing and to a lesser extent the payload are definitely compromises from the regular Ranger.

I think this truck is pretty neat but at that price point, I would much rather get a full sized Sierra AT4 or ZR1 trailboss!

Already owning a diesel one for about 4 years, I am dying to get this red gas powered RR. ❤

Now that you’ve driven a new Ranger Raptor how would you say it compares to the new Chevy Colorado ZR2. Great! job on the review of this truck a fun watch

Love it i ordered one at msrp

I play carrie underwood music on this truck! Blast my speakers

I’d love to compare this guy to my bronco. It’s a great looking truck

Thanks for another thorough review Steve. I keep seeing that this Raptor is Full Time 4X4 but I can clearly see a 2H position on the dial. Do they just mean that it now has a 4XAuto mode now? Also, what do you think of the trailer wiring harness location? Not good. Anyway, can't wait to see you throttle it up the powerline!!

....80 grand....Sheesh.... 🙂

How many recalls is this one going to get?

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Great preview/review! Thanks for sharing! Have you lost weight? 👍

Another great video. I don't think the Raptor will be complete though, until Ford makes a Superduty Raptor.

Where is this course?

It was a nice dig from the Ford engineer at the Taco. Toyota cheaped out and did wheel spacing to increase their stance in the 4th gen. Still love other aspects of the 4th gen, but the susp geo, kinematics, etc won't touch this Raptor.

Alot of great competition in this class. I think I like this better than tacoma. Saw taco at dealer. Not sure liked it. GMCis nice too. We'll see about reliability.

Thank God it has a bottle opener!

Well hopefully Toyota gets in gear puts that b58 in the Tacoma with some long travel suspension that would be something.

Do I need to go to the Ranger Raptor school if I only plan to take it to the mall?

Just bought a 24 Denali HD with the diesel and extra leaf spring pack for payload of the 1 ton. Anyways, if I werent having to tow a huge Luxe 5th wheel, I would love the S10 version just as much ❤

I want one

I'm hoping they make a ford maverick raptor, imagine how fun that would be

Great video thanks

Does it come with a helmet?

I wish ford put the 3 amber lights on this. I know it's not required, but it has become a hallmark of raptors so I think it looks like it's missing a detail... Even 2 amber lights on the grille would be cool, signifying it's a "baby raptor".

I haven't owned a Ford for 40 years. I like this one and want one. I would trade-in my Ridgeline if I can climb into the Raptor. I like the powertrain in the Raptor.

How do new owners sign up for the assault course

The raptor family isn't complete! we still need a raptor maverick, raptor bronco sport, and raptor mach-e!

Zr2 bison needs way more power to compete

So stability control can't be fully turned off?

Great review looks like you had a lot of fun. See how it does for quality after the first year. I never buy 1st year.

They keep talking about the watts link, but fail to talk about how the rear axle is gusseted.

They should make a ranger raptor R, with the 5.0 on it

Where are you located? I have a 21 ranger tremor. Leveled on 33s. I know people are going to want to see the difference being tremor was closest thing to raptor for the U.S. I’d love to compare!!

They have 48" between wheel wells because these "mid size" trucksare the same size as a half ton from the 90s. Honestly if this Ranger had a 6-1/2 foot bed it'd be enough truck for most buyers.

Ford's off road products are unparalleled when it comes to high speed, baja style driving.

Shout out to the Australian engineers…they’ve had plenty of seat time with the Ranger over the years.

Great video, too bad the stealerships will mark these up multiple thousands of dollars.

80k starting price for a mid size truck is wild

Gm & toyota gotta up the game

No bed light on the inside of the bed ? That sucks...

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two many doors, give us a two door!

Lotsa Watts!

$60k start … get outta here with that nonsense.

Which is better engine v6 or bi-turbo

24:58 - Well, I think the Toyota's take, that is the four cylinders and a electric motor combo, will make up for Ford's V6 Twin-Turbo - at least in terms of the off-road capabilities. They (at Toyota) must have a solid rationale behind (or pressure from above) not to put an X-Runner's V6 in the TRD Pro.

Most expensive bottle opener 🍾🦖

ZR2 Bison all the way. Let's see this rig on the California course the bison was on. No comparison with its crappy little screen and substandard interior. But thank you for your review.

My brother-in-law has an F150 with a V6 Ecoboost he's owned since new (completely stock) and he's had nothing but problems with it. Timing chain or timing chain cover issues twice now and other items. Each time it has been a $1,200+ repair (after warranty). I also owned a 2005 Powerstroke F350 I bought new in 2005 which had several expensive engine issues over the 10 years I owned it (again, completely stock truck). Has Ford got their act together on their engines yet or are they still ticking time-bombs? My Powerstroke was the absolute worst vehicle my family has ever owned. We were involved in the class action suit against Ford and it didn't pay for 1/3 of what I paid out of pocket in repairs for that thing.

This truck is very cool but I feel like its about 10k out of reach. I cant imagine what the dealer markup will be on these as well lol. Top that off with a huge insurance premium and this truck is out of reach for the average person. If I got a 20k/year raise then I would get one haha.

One big guy to another.... you look like you fit in there decently. Would you be comfortable driving this as a daily.

If only I could afford one 😭

Well done Ford. Now improve your quality.

It looks so much like a rangers?

Fantastic On Rough Debris

I think the Ranger Tremor has a lot of the chops but much lower prices.

The thing that is turning me off of this truck is it requires premium gas, so expect to pay 50 cents+ a gallon more.

I must say the Raptor Family is not complete. The Maverick needs to go to desert school. That will get people to pay near $50,000 for Maverick. The Maverick is actually lightish and small enough to toss around. If Ford engineers secretly ran a team in the JeepSpeed racing series they would learn everything they need to know about unibody offroading. The fwd is a bit of a handicap but it could just as easily be a strength given how much of a flat belly it has just needs a modified engine cradle and suspension arms. A few inches of width will buy a lot of front travel. The IRS is already a great design for control and just needs more travel.

which one is your favorite ranger raptor or Colorado zr2 bison? let me know ! #truckking

I’m still not seeing anything I like out there ! I own a 2021 TRX and since my purchase I’m never selling .

Most reliable truck in the country

No ventilated seats on a 65k+ Ford Raptor Truck, while cheaper Toyota Tacoma 2024, Colorado 2024 both have it is a huge short coming... As someone who lives in Florida this is a big miss from Ford

Ranger raptor or tacoma trd pro?

I find it hard to believe this stays around 55-60k it’s basicly a bronco raptor without the bigger tires. They will try selling these for 70-80k before long.

Since Ford let you jump it at their event does that mean that type of activity is covered under warranty lol

Im going to reserve judgement. Ill give GM some credit here. They let people test their new trucks in the wild on some serious off road courses. Not just prepped courses. Toyota did the same thing as this. I want to see it put though some shit.

What was Ford thinking by not having auto 4wd on the none Raptor Rangers. Tired of spinning wheels going up a wet asphalt hill. Colorado and Canyons have it since 2017

Just bought a gen 1 raptor with the V8.. none of this EcoBoost stuff😂

I’ll keep my TRX 😂

@Truck King: Is the Ranger Raptor at $57k USD a better value than a base F-150 Raptor at $79k USD?

Great truck but insainly and scandalously priced especially with no hood struts, rear vents nor a decent warranty coupled with ridiculous markups from over ambitious dealers and $60k turns into $80k easy for basically no real options and no reliability record. Mind you this is a baby truck and not even a light duty 1/2 ton and these prices are like getting a 1 ton dually with more options, configurations, capabilities and power and I can make money hotshoting with it if times get tough and I can't afford my $1200 monthly payments with a ridiculously high interest rate with excellent credit. People are really going to feel it when their in massive debt and can't afford the basic cost of living regardless of their employment because of their poor decisions and YOLO mentality. But I guess those types of people don't care and hence the impending outcome ✌🏽❤️