After Seeing THIS Would A Ranger Raptor Be More Popular Than The F-150 Version?

Given that a Ranger Raptor would cost less, a "Raptor" would be accessible to more people. Given the popularity of pickups, this is a definite yes.

Does a Macan outsell the Cayenne? Of course, it would be a great seller and be accessible to a much younger 18-34 demographic. Ford should pursue this with great haste and bring it to market for the 2020 model year.

Since FORD is changing itself into a truck company - you can expect the same different types of models that once were in cars - including both Luxury and High performance vehicles.

Now woudn't it be a kick if the result of Trumps tariffs was the ending of the chicken tax on foreign trucks in the USA.

The Chicken Tax is largely irrelevant. The Japanese have been stunningly unsuccessful at cracking the full-size pickup code.

@MD - What needs to be done in your mind to crack it? Keeping in mind Toyota (more than Nissan or Honda) could have gone and made an F150 SuperDuty clone with a diesel and a dually option with a 5 wheel, but chose not to and stay around the edges of the market vs aiming at the heart. What is your next move?

The Japanese can't be "American" It really is that simple.

The Japanese are incapable of capturing the essence of American icons. They've never captured the essence of a Mustang or Camaro and I predict that a $37K Mustang GT will obliterate the $60K Supra. They've never cracked the Corvette code.

They were pretty good at the small pickup code, but then only Toyota remembered it while Mazda, Nissan, Mitsubishi, and Isuzu eventually crapped themselves with mediocrity.

If I were Toyota, I'd abandon the Tundra. I'd let the Tacoma grow microscopically and then do a old-school-sized Toyota HiLux. I'd double down on medium and small pickups. Given how a Tacoma is dramatically larger than its predecessor was 30 years ago, It's my belief that a pickup sized like 30 years ago and brought to market rugged and inexpensive would be a win.

If Toyota wants to have a large pickup, they could buy Ram and Jeep from FCA.

@joneshamilton You're an idiot because you completely missed the point of the discussion.

But nevertheless...

The family sedan market as it is currently conceived is a Japanese invention. The Accord and then the Camry created the blueprint for the 4 door FWD sedan segment.

Keeping in mind Toyota (more than Nissan or Honda) could have gone and made an F150 SuperDuty clone with a diesel and a dually option with a 5 wheel, but chose not to and stay around the edges of the market vs aiming at the heart.

CC: F150 class does not have a dually option. Let Toyota make a light duty truck with dually option ... I will LMAO !!!

Smaller and nimbler off road usually means more fun. They would sell these like nobody’s business.