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Description
The Ranger had been in Ford’s stable since it replaced the compact Mazda-based Courier pickup back in the late 1970s. Both the Ranger and the full-sized F-150 provided a healthy revenue stream for Ford. Following a 2001 redesign, the 2003 Ranger (and the nearly identical Mazda B-series) received upgraded powertrains and continued to offer regular and extended SuperCab models in rear- and four-wheel-drive. Ranger was equipped with a base four-cylinder engine or a choice of two V6 options. All powerplants were connected to five-speed manual transmissions or optional five-speed automatics. Ranger’s base V6 and the entire Mazda B-series line were dropped for 2010, not long before the Ranger called it quits after the 2011 model year.