Miscellaneous / Off-topic: New Ford Ranger

A 2.3L EcoBoost will pull like a normally aspirated 4.6L engine. So it will probably have more horsepower and torque than the similar 4L V6 Tacoma. Do not let the number of cylinders fool you. EcoBoost engines are built like diesel engines, so they are very stout.

I would hazard a guess that it will have in the neighborhood of 260HP and 300 ft-lbs of torque. I don't know this, but I'm extrapolating based on other EcoBoost engines.

I looked it up. Both my HP guess and my torque guess were low. The 2.3L EcoBoost has been in production for 3 years and is used in a number of vehicles now.

The 2.3L version of the EcoBoost engine debuted in the 2015 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_MKC - Lincoln MKC crossover. Based upon the 2.0L EcoBoost, the 2.3 L engine produces 289 PS (213 kW; 285 hp) @ 5500 rpm, 305 lb⋅ft (414 N⋅m) @ 2750 rpm. This engine is also available in the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Mustang - Ford Mustang EcoBoost , with power figures of 310 hp (231 kW; 314 PS) @ 5500 rpm, 320 lb⋅ft (434 N⋅m) @ 3000 rpm.

The 2.3 L EcoBoost engine is produced with the 2.0 L EcoBoost at the Valencia Engine Plant in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valencia,_Spain - Valencia, Spain . In March 2015 Ford announced the official production start of the all-new twin-scroll 2.0-liter and 2.3-liter EcoBoost engines for North America at its Cleveland Engine Plant in Ohio. ^{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_EcoBoost_engine#cite_note-47 - [47]}

Applications

280 hp (209 kW; 284 PS) @ 5600 rpm, 310 lb⋅ft (420 N⋅m) @ 3000 rpm
- 2016–2017 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Explorer - Ford Explorer
285 hp (213 kW; 289 PS) @ 5500 rpm, 305 lb⋅ft (414 N⋅m) @ 2750 rpm
- 2015– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_MKC - Lincoln MKC
310 hp (231 kW; 314 PS) @ 5500 rpm, 320–350 lb⋅ft (434–475 N⋅m) @ 3000 rpm
- 2015– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Mustang - Ford Mustang EcoBoost
350 hp (261 kW; 355 PS) @ 6000 rpm, 350 lb⋅ft (475 N⋅m) @ 3200 rpm
- 2016– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Focus_RS - Ford Focus RS ^{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_EcoBoost_engine#cite_note-48 - [48]}
- 2016- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenos_E10_R - Zenos E10 R ^{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_EcoBoost_engine#cite_note-A_20160302-49 - [49]}
385 hp (287 kW; 390 PS) @ 6000 rpm, 369 lb⋅ft (500 N⋅m) @ 3200 rpm
- 2016–2017 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VUHL_05 - VUHL 05 RR

“The current lay of the land places the Chevrolet Colorado at about 7,000lbs, The Colorado Diesel and Canyon Diesel at about 7,700lbs, Toyota Tacoma at around 6,800 lbs, and Nissan Frontier at about 6,700lbs.

That means that the Towing Capacity of the 2019 Ford Ranger is more than 7,700lbs.”

Looking very attractive if true.

Originally posted by lostagain

In other countries it is becoming much more common for small pickups to have diesel engines, including Rangers. The problem with them is they're pretty dirty. The eco-boost engine is a pretty good idea except for the expensive gas. I think I'll just plug along in my old Dodge Dakota until it dies. Hopefully, that will be at a point where I probably shouldn't be driving anyway.

Some places (noteably England) are re-thinking their wholesale embrace of diesel. They are discovering that "cleaning up diesel" is almost as hard as "cleaning up coal".

And around here, diesel costs a lot more than gasoline. Not quite enough to offset the generally better MPG, but it's a close call.

I think in another decade, the use of diesel will be on a steep decline.