2024 Ford Ranger Raptor First Drive Review: Sweet Forbidden Fruit

Although it’s named after a dinosaur, Ford could just as well have called the off-road version of its midsize pickup the Unicorn for its elusiveness - at least in this part of the world.
While other markets basked in the glory of a Ranger built to blast across desert expanses and bash through sand dunes, we were left to do little more than look on with envy. Well, it was either that or simply opt for the larger F-150 with the same treatment. But then there’s something about the sweetness of forbidden fruit that’s hard to resist, which is why the arrival of the 2024 Ford Ranger Raptor is so downright delectable.
AutoTrader.ca Road Test Editor Dan Ilika gives his first impressions of Ford's midsize off-road truck. Which Raptor in Ford's paddock would you rather dance with?
Read the full review on AutoTrader.ca:
www.autotrader.ca/editorial/2...
00:00 Intro
00:59 Off-roading impressions
01:55 Dirt track driving
03:28 Jumping this truck
04:10 On-road impressions

[@John-gx7hm]

Awesome (and fun) review!!!

[@rightlanehog3151]

Dan, Ford has certainly come up with an impressive 'Halo' product for the top tier of the mid-size pickup market. Now let's see if they can compete in the heart of that market. 🤔

[@ToneNYC718]

This is the 3rd journalist I've heard mention they're offended by the word "assault". Don't worry about what the school is called. Keep that woke ideology in Canada.

[@GC-ti1vz]

Yea wtf is wrong with these people, soft and pathetic, it’s a generic word.