2026 Ford Ranger Raptor 10,000-Mile Update: Northward Ho!
Key takeaways
- We take our Ranger Raptor on the Dempster Highway heading for Canada's northwest Arctic coast.
- View exterior photos Jonathan Ramsey|Car and Driver10,000-Mile Update Our baby Raptor spent a few thousand miles around the office and earned mostly praise.
- Quibbles mainly focused on technical choices.
Why this matters: an automotive development that could shape industry direction or buying decisions.
We take our Ranger Raptor on the Dempster Highway heading for Canada's northwest Arctic coast.
View exterior photos Jonathan Ramsey|Car and Driver10,000-Mile Update Our baby Raptor spent a few thousand miles around the office and earned mostly praise. Online production assistant Andrew Berry tipped his hat to "a really comfortable ride." "It's as if speed bumps no longer exist," added senior news editor Caleb Miller, and deputy video editor Carlos Lago applauded the entire package with "What a great truck!"
Quibbles mainly focused on technical choices. Executive editor K.C. Colwell questioned the need for digital and physical HVAC controls, and he judged the default steering effort (of four available choices) "insanely heavy for a truck." The shifter struck nerves on both ends of the spectrum: Lago criticized it as dumb, whereas senior editor Greg Fink thought the Ranger Raptor's gear selector "should be the norm for console-mounted options."