If you’re a pickup truck fan, you’ve probably heard of the Ranger Raptor, Ford’s mid-size pickup offering to the rest of the world. Ford has made it abundantly clear the chance of it coming to the United States is practically zero (at least in an official capacity) for now. Although there are some reports saying that the next-generation Ranger will come in that flavor, too. The Ranger Raptor has always been equipped with a four-cylinder bi-turbo diesel engine, and when we heard that a V8 version was reportedly in the works, we were eager to see what kind of performance it could bring to the table for a truck that has some very competent underpinnings. But it seems that the Ranger Raptor V8 idea is now an “if” rather than a “when”.
Whichcar.au and their Wheels section caught a whiff of some recent developments regarding this…