[ausrutherford]

Looks like Igor was right!! The F-100 is on for 2011 and this is according to Pickuptruck.com.

http://www.pickuptrucks.com/html/20...r-with-a-new-f-100-pickup-based-on-f-150.html

Now can I order a Bronco with that...PLEASE!!!!

What do you think??

 

[CJ Thunder]

If thats midsize, will we get an F-50?

 

[ausrutherford]

If thats midsize, will we get an F-50?

No that will be the next Ranger

 

[Stéphane Dumas]

A little note at the buttom of the page, they credited Autosavant for the scoop

 

[igor]

A little note at the buttom of the page, they credited Autosavant for the scoop

well - NO - Mike Levine has his own sources - and MUCH better than mine - but he sent his readers to Autosavant for information on the Ranger - something he was not covering in his piece ( a nice gesture of him)

igor

 

[ausrutherford]

A little note at the buttom of the page, they credited Autosavant for the scoop

Well igor wrote the acticle

 

[Michael_S]

Interesting. I like the concept drawing too.

 

[mikeputc]

well - NO - Mike Levine has his own sources - and MUCH better than mine - but he sent his readers to Autosavant for information on the Ranger - something he was not covering in his piece ( a nice gesture of him)

igor

What Igor published at Autosavant independently 'confirmed' what we had heard from another source. We're both getting signals about an F-100, which gave enough info to create some speculative artwork and a post on this truck. I'm all for a T-100 to Tundra sized pickup, given today's fuel prices and 'roided up half-ton trucks.

- Mike

 

[Titanic]

With CAFE, it's inevitable that GM, Ford, and Chrysler will have to become more serious about midsize and compact trucks.

 

[2b2]

^ ^ Mike,
any chance of posting a larger version of Mark Stehrenberger's rendering?
it really is Nice!

 

[mikeputc]

^ ^ Mike,
any chance of posting a larger version of Mark Stehrenberger's rendering?
it really is Nice!

Sure. Give me until late today and I'll post a larger rendering. It has an F-100 badge that's too small to see in the current rendering.

 

[member12]

They are going to call it F-100 Ranger, right?

They can do like they did in the 1960s and name their truck after a fighter plane (and sports car....the Mustang was a horse and a plane) at the response of Nissan putting the Z car out again.

 

[Slideways]

With CAFE, it's inevitable that GM, Ford, and Chrysler will have to become more serious about midsize and compact trucks.

Apparently "more serious" means killing the only compact truck on the market and making it bigger, heavier, and giving it a V-8. I'm not blaming Ford, as they are the last bastion of compact trucks in the NA market, and I suppose this might snag some buyers that would have otherwise bought an F-150, but I'm hoping for a new crop of actual compact trucks from Ford and GM.
I really like the styling of the GMT 900s, especially the Sierras and Tahoes, but I can neither afford their price tag, nor justify owning such a big truck, so a midsize would really appeal to me. And yes, I would like a V-8 in a midsize truck from GM and Ford.

 

[igor]

Apparently "more serious" means killing the only compact truck on the market and making it bigger, heavier, and giving it a V-8. I'm not blaming Ford, as they are the last bastion of compact trucks in the NA market, and I suppose this might snag some buyers that would have otherwise bought an F-150, but I'm hoping for a new crop of actual compact trucks from Ford and GM.
I really like the styling of the GMT 900s, especially the Sierras and Tahoes, but I can neither afford their price tag, nor justify owning such a big truck, so a midsize would really appeal to me. And yes, I would like a V-8 in a midsize truck from GM and Ford.

http://www.autosavant.net/2008/04/ranger-is-dead-long-live-ranger.html

Igor

 

[Titanic]

Apparently "more serious" means killing the only compact truck on the market and making it bigger, heavier, and giving it a V-8. I'm not blaming Ford, as they are the last bastion of compact trucks in the NA market, and I suppose this might snag some buyers that would have otherwise bought an F-150, but I'm hoping for a new crop of actual compact trucks from Ford and GM.
I really like the styling of the GMT 900s, especially the Sierras and Tahoes, but I can neither afford their price tag, nor justify owning such a big truck, so a midsize would really appeal to me. And yes, I would like a V-8 in a midsize truck from GM and Ford.

I don't think you're looking at it in an objective fashion. An F-150 owner would likely not want to trade down to a vehicle of the Ranger's size and "power." But something in between the F-150 and Ranger might appeal to them, so Ford would be able to shift its sales to smaller vehicles.

 

[mikeputc]

It's well worth your time to read Igor's story, above.

 

[SVTKAR3]

Was just gonna post this! Darn!

 

[LAChevy24]

thats actually good looking. i really am not liking the direction of ford truck designs

 

[MN12Fan]

They are going to call it F-100 Ranger, right?

They can do like they did in the 1960s and name their truck after a fighter plane (and sports car....the Mustang was a horse and a plane) at the response of Nissan putting the Z car out again.

No, the F-100 and Ranger will be two separate truck models. The current Ranger will be discontinued soon while the F-100 will appear in the near future. In a few years a new Ranger will debut, making the order from smallest to largest: Ranger, F-100, F-150, Super Duty, etc. As for naming the F-100 after a fighter plane, there was an F-100 aircraft that debuted in the '50s called Super Sabre, but what would naming the truck that have to do with Nissan's Z car?

 

[1931Chevy]

No, the F-100 and Ranger will be two separate truck models. The current Ranger will be discontinued soon while the F-100 will appear in the near future. In a few years a new Ranger will debut, making the order from smallest to largest: Ranger, F-100, F-150, Super Duty, etc. As for naming the F-100 after a fighter plane, there was an F-100 aircraft that debuted in the '50s called Super Sabre, but what would naming the truck that have to do with Nissan's Z car?

And do you know that there was a Ford F100 from 1953 to 1983 right:lmao: so that means that the plane was named after the truck