2019 Ranger Lariat
Lightning Blue
FX4
2.3 turbo 270hp/310tq (soon to be tuned)
10 speed auto
7,500lb towing capacity

For my needs a mid-sized truck was ideal. I was very skeptical about the 2.3 turbo in a truck, but the numbers don't lie. It's top in class for power and just a hair under the Colorado in towing. A lot of videos show it tows very well.
Driving it doesn't feel like a 2.3 (which is the idea I suppose). I test drove a Tacoma, Frontier, Colorado, and the Ranger last. 0-60 the Ranger feels like the torquey 4.0 Frontier, which was very surprising. The 10 speed does decent keeping it in the peak torque when accelerating, but I figure it will be much better after a tune. Most of the time it wants to hang out in as low RPM as possible for fuel economy, but honestly isn't anymore laggy than any other engine puttering along at 1,500 RPM.

I had a very specific combination I wanted: blue Lariat supercab. I wanted the 6' bed over the full back seat. We have a Dodge Journey as a family hauler. The is a stuff hauler. There was only 1 that matched within a 400 mile radius, and no others in line to be built. This one had a fancy retracting bed cover installed by the other dealer. It's both good and bad. It's a VERY nice metal cover, but the part that it rolls into takes up 12" of the bed! I'll leave it for now since it's so nice, but I'm bummed I lost a foot of bed space.
It also fits in my garage!

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BTW the Mach 1 is for sale!