2024 Ford Ranger Raptor Ridge-Road Review

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Ай бұрын

We drive the 2024 Ford Ranger Raptor to the top of Manastash Ridge to experience its overland and Baja-style driving capabilities.
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@danthesik Ай бұрын

Gonna need to see how this truck performs in a Costco parking lot before I decide if it's right for me. Sweet truck! Looks like a lot of fun.

@AwkwardYet Ай бұрын

I don’t know if it’s any help. But it performs well in an IKEA parking lot

@aliemirtopuz6109 Ай бұрын

tried costco, hauls all the groceries pretty well

@jimmyrosado5476 Ай бұрын

With that V6 engine and 405HP the Raptor already beat the TRD Pro Taco.

@pcoakle1 7 күн бұрын

Yes, that is exactly why I bought it over the Taco. I kept going back to that 405hp... Just hope it can live up to Toyota longevity. I went from a FJ with 230,000 miles and a flawless history.

@KevinLin145 Ай бұрын

I’m a Toyota guy but I’ll take this over the new Tacoma TRD Pro all day every day.

@islandlazy99 Ай бұрын

Front locker is reason enough. IMO.

@pcoakle1 7 күн бұрын

Yes, I pulled the trigger on it over the Taco. So far, I am very happy with it

@shumann1605 Ай бұрын

Awesome Vid! The Taco TRD Pro Hybrid has priced themselves out. The Raptor should sell a lot more because of that. Plus no Hybrid system to mess with.

@2shoestoo Ай бұрын

It’s the ford dealers that will do you in. MSRP what is that?

@abie1308 Ай бұрын

@@2shoestoo Just find a ford dealer who takes X plan

@busslayer4790 Ай бұрын

@@abie1308 specialty vehicles, like various Raptors, are usually ineligible for X plan. It's not on the latest list, but that list was issued before the Ranger was released.

@ConfirmedPatriot Ай бұрын

As a Tacoma guy, I’m pretty miffed at the PRO’s $65,000 price tag, $16,000 more than my 2020. I hope the Raptor steals as much sales as possible from Toyota forcing some heavy discounts down the road.

@pcoakle1 7 күн бұрын

I was just not very comfortable with going back to a 4 cylinder on the Taco. I get it's a turbo, but still had reservations on the I4 powerplant longevity.

@nm-qt2hb Ай бұрын

Thanks for doing this video. I follow you and another channel, waited for a real off road test. You are the first with a real off road test. Great video and information.

@stealth1379 Ай бұрын

Such cars demand more demanding off road testing not just a walk in the park, waiting for more in the near future 😉👍

@Shadow-ng2ch Ай бұрын

As long as the trail is dry there’s no problem… where I am it is very rainy and trail are always muddy , and I can tell you that you are going nowhere with ko2 or ko3 in mud . Maybe I will try to air down to see but I don’t think it will change anything

@blueridge8992 Ай бұрын

I’m so glad you bought this. I’m counting on the 2.7L Ranger knocking it out of the park, but I’ll be waiting for your comparison to the Raptor before I pick one up later this year. There’s no one that I trust more to give an honest review.

@micahsteadman3209 Ай бұрын

Such a sweet truck! Looking forward to more adventures with it.

@WW-wf8tu Ай бұрын

Excellent trip for it. Nice job. Thumbs up for Nick and all the foot work for outside camera work. Makes it so nice and fast for filming. You have been there enough times now, makes me want to go. :)

@jrod237 Ай бұрын

A Taco & Ridgeline review on this trail would amazing to see. Cool Ranger Raptor🫡

@2151abell Ай бұрын

When you said you just need to learn to Trust the truck I thought that was very cool.... you Admitted it ( and of course, you will learn to trust it ) ....good old fashion honesty. Appreciated !

@zacharyyosh3720 Ай бұрын

Why won’t Ford give us this in the Everest!?

@dawsongranger4940 Ай бұрын

We already have the bronco which shares a lot of similarities with the ranger. And considering most people don’t tow you can just buy a bronco

@zacharyyosh3720 Ай бұрын

@@dawsongranger4940 the bronco is to loud and not practical for families. The Everest has a third row if you need it and no plastic roof. There’s a reason Toyota is gonna sell a million 4Runners, land cruisers and GX’s. Ford needs to stop polishing that turd of an Explorer and give us the Everest.

@LetMeCook86 Ай бұрын

Becuz Ford doesn’t like you Zach! You’re a bully

@jdfleetguy28 Ай бұрын

Love your videos on the new Ranger Raptor. Great work!

@mrkilroy9167 Ай бұрын

This truck sounds so good!

@lawdog516 Ай бұрын

I was waiting for this video, nice truck !!!

@smittysmitty481 Ай бұрын

Excellent video! This truck is bad ass!

@sandilemajiya7831 Ай бұрын

I love this beast.

@pcoakle1 7 күн бұрын

Great video, thanks for taking us through all the features.

@calebmahan2760 Ай бұрын

I'm so glad you chose the ignot silver! It is the perfect color to pop the body lines and offset the black accents. Congrats

@aselch Ай бұрын

More Raptor content plz

@drivingsports Ай бұрын

Coming!

@symple19 Ай бұрын

I don't think Ford is going to be able to build enough of these. Awesome truck, especially if they turn out to be reliable

@Tony-hf9mv Ай бұрын

Sticker is 39 psi but I'm running 35. Even at 39 the ride is a little stiff compared to the AT4X

@0x33f 29 күн бұрын

Doing this same trail in my RR next weekend, Interesting to stumble on this!

@icare7151 Ай бұрын

Awesome!

@KC-bt6ko Ай бұрын

Disappointing that 4WD auto is not available in the lower Ranger trims

@andre899 Ай бұрын

Only with v6 turbodiesel or v6 biturbo gasoline

@Jdz-dh3ob Ай бұрын

I love your videos, but there’s too much music when I’m trying to hear the motor at some points of the video

@drivingsports Ай бұрын

Usually if you hear music, it’s because there’s no vehicle audio for that scene. Or the audio has too much wind noise.

@billybobbob3003 Ай бұрын

@@drivingsports much rather have this track than the cybertruck lol.

@Graves-81_69 Ай бұрын

I thought I was about to buy a TRD Pro until I saw this video.

@kadimsilahtar Ай бұрын

There comes the review everybodys been waitin for❤

@briAction Ай бұрын

Really love the joyful zen of all your videos. Truck sounds great btw.

@user-vh9fn2qg6v 29 күн бұрын

Great video! Ryan, could you do a review of the regular Ranger? Maybe an XLT or something?

@landonellerd1039 Ай бұрын

Have you taken the outback or Crosstrek wilderness on that trail at speed? I'm curious how the Baja mode suspension of the raptor compares to something that might feel a little more rally focused.

@personwiththeface4416 Ай бұрын

11:29 The Ford Bronco in a manual has a 94.75:1 crawl ratio. Not apples to apples but hey, just a note.

@harryknuckels6162 Ай бұрын

Yes, and a jeep to raptor ranger isn’t apples to apples, including gladiator. Good call out!

@robertb.4202 Ай бұрын

Such a cool truck! But, beware of the Raptor Tax!

@rondail5675 Ай бұрын

I want one!

@tracy2928 Ай бұрын

Test drove and tried to buy...MSRP is fine, but dealers are marking them up 10k plus. While I could if I wanted, just can't justify it. Ordered a Lariat FX4 2.7.

@chublez 15 күн бұрын

Good man. No one should pay the markups.

@ImportImageRacing 14 күн бұрын

As a previous bronco raptor and f150 raptor owner, it's incredible how this vehicle does offroad. It's way quicker than my bronco raptor was. Going over jumps, there isn't the huge thud from landing, its pretty smooth. I'm really impressed what it can do and it's significantly cheaper. Wished it oversteered more.

@shmac96 Ай бұрын

Whats the benefit of a central locking differential i.e. how does it work compared to front locking diff? This was a great review!

@JohnSmith-zi9or Ай бұрын

I check the order status of mine every single day. Come on FORD !!!

@darek816 17 күн бұрын

I ordered my about 2 weeks ago. Do you have any idea how long until we will get the production line.

@JohnSmith-zi9or 16 күн бұрын

@@darek816 Mine was ordered by the dealer last year. The order status page says it went into production in on March 13th but the website says it has not been built or shipped. I do not know anything more than that unfortunately. Do you know how to check yours online?

@darek816 16 күн бұрын

@JohnSmith-zi9or It looks like I must be patient. vin number should give you all updates. In my case, I think I shouldn't expect any action for the next couple of weeks.

@gregbaltazar9570 Ай бұрын

How do the Ranger Raptor drive mode compare to the Bronco GOAT modes?

@Mark-ou8nu Ай бұрын

For slightly more than the 2.7L Ranger Lariat, seems pretty good. Just can't believe Rangers are so expensive now.

@OGcottoncandyrandy Ай бұрын

Need to do a comparison to its big brother the F150 raptor please!

@GCMoto97 Ай бұрын

That truck is so awesome!

@bryy2053 Ай бұрын

I plan on ordering one to be built in the next 2-3 mos. But im totally stuck on what color to choose, narrowed down to shelter green and azure gray. I love how the green looks in different lighting and it really highlights the body lines, but have yet to see the azure gray in person. Love to hear any of your thoughts. I started sold with green but my wife it talking me into azure gray

@johngoad2004 Ай бұрын

I just ordered in white...none of the other colors stood out to me. My first white vehicle...I saw one in white with 37s on it and it looked sick. Good luck!

@RRr-yl8zr Ай бұрын

Gray is always lame. Go with the green. Gray is for lame dowdy people who can't decide between the lame boring non colors of white or black so they mix the two and choose Gray/"silver"🙄😅. Although there are a lot of ugly gray green, gray blue colors out there.😅

@honda116969 Ай бұрын

What problems to have, I would go Gray

@bryy2053 Ай бұрын

@johngoad2004 white is a wildcard for me but each of my last 4 cars was white so I'm kind of bored with it. Plus almost every car i see is white, gray or black. We will see. Good luck with the truck and have fun!

@bryy2053 Ай бұрын

@honda116969 I know, right? First world problems for sure :) with it being a $$$$ add on and a tri coat color it must be pretty nice in person so I have to see for myself. Thanks for the response!

@annasoming Ай бұрын

great vid and wonderful shots. Does this perform well in recovering other vehicles if they get stuck? does the settings allow you to mix and match? i'm a fan of quiet trucks so extra exhaust note doesn't appeal; especially if its pumped into cabin I'd be fascinated if ford did a raptor maverick hybrid.. what would that look and how would it be like?!

@srrtbb Ай бұрын

I don't mind the stock sporty exhaust note but fake exhaust noise has to go, that's so stupid. That fad must be done away with from all manufacturers.

@drivingsports Ай бұрын

With the active exhaust, you can set it to “quiet”

@TheBeatenPaths Ай бұрын

I've never aired down my tires in my life, but I would in this just to keep those $10 000 shocks from prematurely wearing out.

@hafidattouche Ай бұрын

Waiting for the f150 raptor to see how it perform in that course

@martinburns342 Ай бұрын

Ford Australia engineers are some of the best suspension engineers in the world 🇦🇺

@DCPEvo Ай бұрын

50 psi! Holy pressure!

@ZepG Ай бұрын

Batman

@Alexander450R Ай бұрын

I can't believe that thing weighs only 200lbs less than my 2019 Supercab F150 Raptor

@robertoavalosjr.2529 Ай бұрын

That’s was such a jump!! 😅😅😅

@jaygomesphoto Ай бұрын

The background music selection for these types of videos is quite amazing! Really adds to surreal location of where this was taken place

@kevinstarski1598 Ай бұрын

How does one know if to engage rear or front locker, or both?

@drivingsports Ай бұрын

Experience. Off-road mode auto engages the rear. If you’re legit off-road that’s fine.

@StevesStuff Ай бұрын

Ford website this is dual injected (Port and Direct) but other places say it is Direct only. Can you confirm which? Thanks!

@drivingsports Ай бұрын

Confirmed with Ford: direct-only.

@stepside2839 Ай бұрын

@@drivingsports are you considering an oil separator aka ‘catch-can’?

@TRDTalk Ай бұрын

How much was it?

@lukiw7044 Ай бұрын

Shame that in Europe this engine is choked to 292HP becouse of CO2 emission. Great off road review Ranger Raptor is tough player. Greetings

@hege750 18 күн бұрын

Indeed.

@mikefoehr235 Ай бұрын

Ford loves you Ryan....FORD....GM and RAM/JEEP are in a super sales slump. I see a lot of bad news about poor sales on YT. The big burst is happening....inflation and greed are hurting sales

@nelly13b Ай бұрын

so is toyota when it comes to they new tundra and tacomas. They overpriced their loyal customers

@drivingsports Ай бұрын

I assure you, Ford doesn't think about me at all. 😂

@JRs-guitars Ай бұрын

Toyota guys don't know anything about real trucks. Thanks Ryan, great video.

@Juice421fs Ай бұрын

Would have been nice to see the front cameras in action.

@drivingsports Ай бұрын

13:09

@prit04 Ай бұрын

What was your chase vehicle for this, if I may ask?

@drivingsports Ай бұрын

We didn’t use a chase vehicle for this shoot.

@ZepG Ай бұрын

The chase vehicle was Nick running his ass off!

@robertyoung8289 Ай бұрын

Those deflators will adjust as low as you want not just 18lb. On my PRO I run 15lbs it literally rides like a Cadillac off road. The faster you go the smoother it gets.

@drivingsports Ай бұрын

Yeah, i know. I just like 18 so I set them for that.

@robertyoung8289 Ай бұрын

@@drivingsports Understood. 👍

@ryanb8466 Ай бұрын

50 psi is insane. Most jeeps daily around 25 psi. And off road are 15 or less.

@drivingsports Ай бұрын

Tire max is 50, Mfg. recommended 39. Mine was delivered at 45.

@TJ-po9ol 28 күн бұрын

Would consider it if it had Fox 3.0’s, sway bar disconnect, 35’s factory and didn’t have a rear that looks like a Subaru truck thing

@ukrainiansubarer7767 Ай бұрын

That's a great route for Subaru ;)

@drewelliott9062 Ай бұрын

Very cool truck

@andrewbottrell1048 Ай бұрын

People sure need a lot of gadgets to be able to drive these days.

@albeklik8055 Ай бұрын

The Gadget mobile I like to see it in 5 years sorry I should have called it sucker mobile😊

@robertyoung8289 Ай бұрын

Tacoma set in multi train select rock mode is the equivalent to a front limited slip.

@drivingsports Ай бұрын

As great as MTS is, it still requires some slip to engage. Front locker doesn't.

@ZepG Ай бұрын

That is the weakness of Toyotas. I was trying to climb a tough hill that had rocks with my FJ Cruiser, the hill was steep enough that it required momentum. I had my front A-TRAC on which is similar to MTS and works great on slow rock or off-camber obstacles by applying brake to the wheel in the air spinning and letting the wheel on the ground get traction. I had to disable A-TRAC and blast up the hill with momentum to get it done. The one thing I remember saying to myself was If I had a front locker this would have been so much easier and slower.

@charleslanphier8094 13 күн бұрын

I need a $60,000 desert racing truck so strangers I drive past think I'm cool.

@mr.commander3947 Ай бұрын

LOW psi 23 for the tires, yes it offer better grip,, but risky puncture easily on those sharp rock off road,,, I think 23 is way too low,, I try 30 at least,,,,

@ZepG Ай бұрын

I ran my FJ Cruiser at 20 psi multiple times at off-road parks on Bridgestone Dueler Revos on sharp rocks and tree stumps and never had a puncture.

@calvinvesco9883 Ай бұрын

I run 20 in my 4Runner off road and no punctures on my KO2s

@banffdigger Ай бұрын

Higher pressures will also cause more punctures then mid 20 psi on a light vehicle on gravel roads, I drive logging roads that are pretty nasty with a 1 ton truck packing fuel and tools and we have found max pressure kills tires.

@mr.commander3947 Ай бұрын

@@banffdigger low pressure 15---20 psi is only good on sand,,, not ideal on sharp rock road as far as I experience,,,

@banffdigger Ай бұрын

@@mr.commander3947 with a Toyota tacoma I ran 25 PSI all the time pavement or dirt did fine. They were 8ply tires. For example on a 1 ton truck I will run around 60psi with 10ply tires all depends.

@greenman7yyy Ай бұрын

Brother, this isn't ROCK crawling it is a timid gravel road at very best???

@WolfWagon Ай бұрын

i believe this compares better to the tacoma trailhunter but i could be wrong tho

@mikelam Ай бұрын

50 psi??!

@drivingsports Ай бұрын

That’s the recommended on the side of the tire.

@kevinstarski1598 Ай бұрын

@@drivingsports Isn't that the maximum "recommended" pressure?

@drivingsports Ай бұрын

@@kevinstarski1598 Yes. I don’t run it that high though.

@busslayer4790 Ай бұрын

@@drivingsports The PSI on the sidewall is not a 'recommendation' for your truck. That just means if you go above that PSI, the tire is a risk of failing. The psi recommendation that matters is the one on the door jamb that the vehicle manufacturer lists. A non-HD light truck is usually way less than 50psi.

@icare7151 Ай бұрын

Ford is leaving Ram in the dust.

@Burra1217 Ай бұрын

This seems redundant and unneeded. They should've done something different from the raptor, like idk an overland specific ranger.

@lgbnz 12 күн бұрын

of the 3 competitors in this segment, the ranger is the ugliest, but also the most capable (as a dune runner)

@cuzz2895 Ай бұрын

Im hearing a lot of rattling and clanking from this truck. Not too good for a new truck

@drivingsports Ай бұрын

That’s the camera gear loaded in the passenger area of the truck.

@mousahassan7938 13 күн бұрын

Too much red in the interior don’t like it

@gabrielfelixmunoz739 Ай бұрын

I just came here to say, dude, review the power wagon! the king of off roading! enough with all these overhyped cars

@kevinstarski1598 Ай бұрын

There's more bias with this guy than most people want to admit here

@drivingsports Ай бұрын

Stillantis has been keeping a tiny fleet up here in the PNW, but we finally got them to send us a bunch of new things. Scheduled to film over the next several weeks.

@gabrielfelixmunoz739 Ай бұрын

@@drivingsports thank you!!! And sorry if that was rude or came off rude

@paulm6481 Ай бұрын

Even a RAV-4 can take on that road, so what are you trying to prove?

@drivingsports Ай бұрын

So can a Camry. Once. But you can't carry this type of speed over this rough of surface for an extended period of time if the vehicle isn't built to take it. Any vehicle can do any course once. Vehicles like the Taco TRD PRO, Raptor and TRX are built for more rugged environments.

@BOSSTREKS Ай бұрын

I think it’s underwhelming for a RAPTOR

@fragu123 12 күн бұрын

😂😂😂stop drinking too much vodka man…! Will help you start thinking again….

@honda116969 Ай бұрын

I think it's a bad ass truck but $77,000 they're asking (20K markup) is ridiculous beyond stupidity & even at MSRP you still have to drive a Ford 🤷... Congrats enjoy that badass rig! It gets about the same mileage as my manual transmission Tacoma but I'm sure it's a million times more fun haha

@hurt1704 Ай бұрын

This truck will eat the new Tacoma pro’s lunch

@honda116969 Ай бұрын

@@hurt1704 yeah no shit, & it's like 7K cheaper. But it's still a Ford! Ford builds badass fast trucks that doesn't mean they're reliable. I don't think Toyota's new shit is going to be that good either we will have to wait & see. I have the V6 in my truck and I'm not getting rid of it yeah it's a fucking 🐢 💨 but at least it's reliable AF

@mjn92 Ай бұрын

I just HATE Ford’s ipad style infotainment system. Its so uglyyy

@2shoestoo Ай бұрын

I agree get that damn IPad off my dash

@user-ue2ut8sw5s Ай бұрын

No. I like it. So f u.

@ConfirmedPatriot Ай бұрын

Reminds me of the hideous one in the Subarus.

@itsme-vw5yo Ай бұрын

Do u prefer landscape ipad?

@ALMX5DP Ай бұрын

For me, style or aesthetic is one of my least concerns. If it works well and is ergonomic to use, that is what I really care about.

@paulm6481 Ай бұрын

I much rather have a Tesla cyber truck. I will destroy this last century Ferd with a Cyber truck.

@mikefoehr235 Ай бұрын

Good luck finder a charger in the bush

@ZepG Ай бұрын

@@mikefoehr235 This dude is a Troll ignore his foolish comments or he gets stronger lol.

@khanalbert0 Ай бұрын

Trash. Toyota far better.

@jwalesoutlaw3294 Ай бұрын

I have a tundra and an F 150 raptor. The tundra never failed me in 10 years...bullet proof. But if I drove the tundra offroad how I drive the Raptor it would destroy itself.

@nm-qt2hb Ай бұрын

@@jwalesoutlaw3294 Thanks for an honest opinion base on facts not Fanboy

@paulpeters5199 Ай бұрын

That ranger raptor would eat up a Toyota hands down

@andrewjarvis7777 Ай бұрын

Toyota all day, I like being able to depend on my truck not worrying about breaking down LMFAO

@robertyoung8289 Ай бұрын

My 2020 TRD PRO can do anything that truck can do except high speed activities. Nobody I wheel with drives like that.

@LessieHorak Ай бұрын

@evoemperor3776 15 күн бұрын

I know right they overpriced the models just because they sold well unlike the tundra which is sold poorly they have it price much better than competitors.

@williambrown1811 11 күн бұрын

Well all the dealerships around me are trying to sell the Ranger Raptor for like 78k so that makes the pro seem more reasonable.

@jumboshrimps4498 9 күн бұрын

@@evoemperor3776if it sold well then it's not overpriced...