Ford Releases best-in-class towing, payload capacities for the 2019 Ford Ranger | McLarty Daniel Ford

There was a day when having a four-cylinder engine under the hood meant anemic performance and sluggish acceleration, especially under a load. That said, Ford Motor Company has taken the lead in recent years in showing that power can come in ever-smaller packages. Thanks to modern engineering and the use of power adders like today’s next-generation turbocharger systems, Ford four-cylinder and V6 engines have been posting massive and reliable horsepower and torque, all while maintaining world-beating fuel economy.

Ford recently announced another feather in the cap of that smaller-is-smarter philosophy when they posted the towing and hauling numbers for the all-new 2019 Ford Ranger, the much-anticipated rebirth of the classic mid-size truck nameplate that’s in production now and will be on dealer lots by this winter. Simply put, the news is big.

Standard power under the hood of the 2019 Ranger is the 2.3-liter EcoBoost turbocharged four cylinder, with 270 horsepower and 310 lb.-ft of tow-hungry torque. It’s the only available engine combo in the 2019 Ranger, but those who were worried the 2019 Ranger wouldn’t be able to hang with V6 powered competitors like the Chevy Colorado and Toyota Tundra can cool their jets.

In addition to the 2019 Ford Ranger’s best-in-class gasoline torque numbers, Ford has announced that the 2019 Ford Ranger’s 2.3-liter four has also claimed the towing and hauling crown in the segment, with best-in-class gasoline max hauling of 1,860 pounds, and best-in-class gasoline max towing up 7,500 pounds when properly equipped with the available tow package and integrated trailer brake. Those numbers soundly beat every competitor in the midsize truck segment, including V6 powered competitors.

Backed by Ford’s revolutionary and class-exclusive 10-speed automatic transmission to keep that small-but-mighty power plant in the horsepower and torque sweet spot no matter what the road demands and built on a high-strength steel frame with a solid rear axle and Hotchkiss suspension, the 2019 Ford Ranger is poised to be a game changer in the world of mid-sized trucks, pushing the envelope of capability, performance and what a smaller truck can be expected to deliver.

It’s another way Ford is helping drive America into the future, and the latest in a long list of details and features that have us excited to drive the all-new 2019 Ford Ranger. Are you ready to buy a 2019 Ford Ranger in Fayetteville, Springdale, or Rogers, Arkansas? If so, stop in today at McLarty Daniel Ford in Bentonville and see how we can put you in the driver’s seat the day the first ’19 Ranger models roll off the transports. For now, check out our big selection of great Ford trucks online, or visit our online finance department to get the process started right now.

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