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2019 Ford Ranger Pulls Ahead in Gas Engine EPA Ratings
EPA fuel-economy ratings are in for the 2019 Ford Ranger, and they allow Ford to claim that its mid-size pickup truck will have the most fuel-efficient gasoline engine in the class when it goes on sale in January boasting 21/26/23 mpg city/highway/combined for two-wheel-drive configurations. Four-wheel-drive 2019 Rangers will deliver an EPA-estimated 20/24/22 mpg city/highway/combined, making the Ranger the most fuel-efficient gas-powered 4x4 (or all-wheel drive in the case of the Honda Ridgeline) in the class.
The all-new 2019 Ford Ranger will be offered with only the 2.3-liter inline-four-cylinder EcoBoost engine when it goes on sale. The engine offers the highest four-cylinder horsepower and gas-powered torque of any mid-size pickup with 270 hp and 310 pounds-feet of torque. Additionally, all Rangers will have Ford's class-exclusive 10-speed transmission and the Terrain Management System with Trail Control as an option (it's also an option for the 2019 Ford F-150 Raptor). The Trail Control system acts as a sort of slow-motion cruise control while off-roading in low range, but the multi-terrain settings work in two-wheel, four-wheel high, and in low range (also a class exclusive).
Before the Ranger EPA ratings were announced, the gas-powered Chevrolet Colorado 4x2 reigned as fuel-economy king with 20/26/22 mpg city/highway/combined. The 4x2 Toyota Tacoma four-cylinder gets 20/23/21 mpg city/highway/combined. The 4x2 Honda Ridgeline six-cylinder (no four-cylinder available) gets 19/26/22 mpg, and the 4x2 Nissan Frontier four-cylinder gets 17/22/19. See the EPA ratings for the latter three compared here.
The mid-size pickup fuel-economy leaders are still the 4x2 Colorado and GMC Canyon when equipped with the turbo-diesel 2.8-liter four-cylinder Duramax that gets 20/30/23 mpg city/highway/combined; see their EPA ratings here.
