The Ranger Raptor isn't even a thing in the US, and now Australia is getting a V8 model? No fair. It all started with Gran Turismo. From those early PlayStation days, Sean was drawn to anything with ...

Before anything, let’s remind ourselves that Ford of Australia intended to swap the Ranger Raptor’s bi-turbo diesel with the Coyote V8 for a special edition. Yet alas, the mighty Ranger Raptor V8 ...

While the Explorer 5.0-liter V8 swap is the most common Ranger V8 swap by a country mile, there are other options out there. Some people with first-generation Ford Rangers have lowered carbureted 302 ...

Sooner or later, it had to happen. It's been nearly two years since Total Performance introduced its small block Ford V8 Ranger swap package (see "V8 in the Pocket Trucks/Ford Ranger," HRM December ...

At the beginning of the year, Which Car reported that Ford is planning to roll out the Ranger Raptor V8 as a special edition for Australia. Instead of the bone-stock diesel with two turbos and 2.0 ...

In case you hadn’t heard, the Ford Ranger Raptor is a weapon. When my buddy Andrew reviewed it last March, he called it an “instant classic,” and it even won The Drive‘s Truck of the Year award. Not ...

The Ford Ranger Raptor is a pretty sweet little truck. With Fox live valve shocks, locking diffs front and rear, and the ability to jump over sand dunes to your heart's content, there is plenty to ...

Compared to the late Mustang, Ford's Ranger pickup is lighter overall, with a lower center of gravity. By adding Koni shocks, front and rear sway bars, good rubber—plus a V8 "surprise" under the ...

The Ford Ranger Raptor is a great all-rounder that works as a family car too, in spite of its utilitarian nature. Yet if it’s one thing that has gained criticism, is the small diesel engine powering ...