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2020 Ford Ranger vs. 2020 Ford F-150: Compare Trucks

In most places, bigger is considered better. This should apply to pickup trucks, too, but half-ton trucks like the 2020 Ford F-150 are America’s preferred vehicle of choice over massive heavy duties. While the F-150 might be the right-size truck, the 2020 Ford Ranger mid-size truck presents an option for those who want. less. Who need less.

The F-150 is the better truck; it comes in more sizes, styles, powertrain options, and it has better creature comforts, is better equipped, and has more capability. Our 6.2 TCC Rating reflects the popular opinion of America’s bestselling vehicle. Likewise, our 5.0 rating for the 2020 Ford Ranger reflects its average capability, equipment, and style.

Most truck owners know what they need, and have a good idea of what they’re willing to pay to get what they want. If you’re leveling up from an SUV, or downsizing from a larger truck, how the F-150 and Ranger stack up on paper may illuminate why bigger is not always better, and sometimes better is not always best for you.

More: Read our full reviews of the 2020 Ford F-150 and 2020 Ford Ranger

2019 Ford F-150 with self-leveling kit

2019 Ford Ranger with self-leveling kit

2019 Ford Ranger with self-leveling kit

The 2020 Ford F-150 is available with more options than a Chinese lunch buffet. Remember those? Starting for less than $30,000 in base XL trim, it comes in XLT, Lariat, King Ranch, Platinum, and fully loaded Limited trim that scrapes the $70,000 stratosphere. Then there’s the Raptor off-road model. The F-150 can have a regular cab, four-door extended cab, or larger crew cab; and there are three bed options, 5-foot-6, 6-foot-6, or 8-foot. Rear-wheel drive can be upgraded to four-wheel drive for up to about $4,500, and there are six engines to choose from that are good across the board, mated to either a 6-speed automatic or more efficient 10-speed automatic transmission. What a spread. It can tow up to 13,200 pounds, which should handle just about every need.

The 2020 Ford Ranger is much easier to configure, and easier to fit into a garage in most cases. Ironically the smallest F-150—the XL two-door regular cab with the 6-foot-6 box—is one inch shorter than the Ranger, which measures 210.8 inches in either configuration. Go (con)figure.

The Ranger either comes with a four-door extended cab with a 6-foot bed or a larger crew-cab with a 5-foot bed. The powertrain choices are even simpler: it’s powered by a 2.3-liter turbo-4 with a 10-speed automatic transmission, and four-wheel drive is optional for $4,000 more. It makes 270 hp and 310 pound-feet of torque, and can tow up to 7,500 pounds, which makes it plenty capable for most weekend needs. The four-wheel-drive model gets an EPA-rated 20 mpg city, 24 highway, 22 combined, which is on par with the diesel F-150. The 2.7-liter turbo-6 F-150 in four-wheel drive gets 18/23/20 mpg, so there’s not much of a fuel economy gain with the Ranger.

Ford claims the Ranger is roomy enough to fit five in the crew cab, but four adults are going to max out the tolerable space inside the cab. The plastic interior of the Ranger can feel compromised, and the base XL work truck is as basic as it gets, with no touchscreen or smartphone software. For a very reasonable $25,605 starting price, it comes with automatic emergency braking, a USB port, and power features. For our money, we’d get the Ranger XLT if we were intent on the smaller, more limited Ranger as our truck of choice.

We’d likely opt up for the 2020 F-150 unless we were confined by garage, driveway, or street space. The F-150 is more spacious, comfier, and better equipped with a dizzying array of available options. It’s the bestselling vehicle for good reason—but it’s not perfect. Base trucks are even more basic with the Ranger; they lack automatic emergency braking, a touchscreen, smartphone compatibility, or even power windows and locks. It’s the fleet truck. Here, too, we would step up to the XLT and its power features, 8.0-inch touchscreen, smartphone compatibility, and we might even throw in a sport appearance package or off-road package and keep the total cost under $50,000.

That is the risk in choosing the F-150 over the Ranger: it’s tempting to add packages or a la carte options that can get pricey quickly. The Ranger might be all the truck you need, but the F-150 is the one we want.

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2020 Ford F-150

Pickup trucks have morphed into luxury cruise machines, and the 2020 Ford F-150 has not fallen behind the curve. Sure, Ford will still build you a work truck with a regular cab and an 8.0-foot bed, but the most popular versions are the family-friendly four-door trucks with shorter beds. There’s an extended cab, too, for the folks who blend work and play. With a wide range of engines and driveline combinations, there is an F-150 for nearly any budget. Unlike the competition that uses mostly steel in its construction, Ford fashions all of its pickup body panels out of aluminum. Ford even makes an in-house desert proto-racer called the Raptor (reviewed separately).

What’s New for 2020?

A plastic surgeon would call this a maintenance year for the F-150. Not too much has changed; the biggest news is the availability of the Power Stroke turbo-diesel V-6 on the more affordable XLT trims. Lariat trucks, one level up from the XLT, now come standard with Ford’s suite of advanced driver-assistance technologies that it calls Co-Pilot360. Base XL trucks can be dressed up with an STX Sport Appearance package, XLT and Lariat models now have an optional Black Appearance package, and three new colors—Iconic Silver, Rapid Red Tinted Clearcoat, and Star White Metallic Tri-Coat—are available.

Pricing and Which One to Buy

While the nostalgia of a regular-cab, two-door truck tugs at our feels, there is no denying the excellent versatility and value of a Lariat SuperCrew 4×4 with the 6.5-foot cargo box. This model starts at $51,630 and you can upgrade to an EcoBoost V-6 for $600 or the Power Stroke turbo-diesel for $3000, but we say stick with the standard 5.0-liter V-8. It makes plenty of power to be comfortable hauling any of your toys and the cabin comes fitted with an 8.0-inch touchscreen equipped with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto capability, two-zone climate control, and heated and ventilated front seats. The Trailer Tow package and integrated trailer-brake controller are must-have options if you plan to haul, but they will also help with resale if you ever plan to sell.

Engine, Transmission, and Performance

The F-150 has an excellent selection of sophisticated engines including a 3.0-liter diesel that is good for 440 lb-ft of torque. Most engines pair with Ford’s 10-speed automatic transmission. The King Ranch model we tested with the 375-hp V-6 finished among the best in all categories against the competition’s largest V-8 engines. The V-8 F-150 was slower to 60 mph at 6.3 seconds, but its 50-to-70-mph time was nearly identical to that of the V-6. The V-6 model’s 10-speed automatic was slow to react under hard acceleration, but otherwise operated without issue.The F-150 doesn’t reach the level of comfort of the Ram 1500’s available air-spring suspension offers. The ride is composed on smoother surfaces but not over harsh bumps, where jittering can be felt in the rear.

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Towing and Payload Capacity

The strongest engine isn’t a red-blooded V-8 but a powerful twin-turbo V-6 that is capable of towing a class-leading 13,200 pounds. An F-150 without the Trailer Tow package can tug up to 7000 pounds with either the V-8 or the top-tier V-6.

Fuel Economy and Real-World MPG

The F-150 offers a pair of twin-turbo V-6 engines in the quest for V-8 power coupled with better-than-V-8 fuel economy. The 375-hp V-6 model achieved 19 mpg in our real-world highway fuel-economy test, 4 mpg below its official EPA estimate.

Interior, Comfort, and Cargo

Yesterday’s luxury sedan is today’s full-size pickup, and the F-150 has the space and equipment to prove it. It seduces with options that range from massaging seats to a panoramic sunroof. All that holds it back is its lazy reaction to user inputs. There’s plenty of storage space in the F-150—it is a pickup, after all.

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Infotainment and Connectivity

The F-150’s optional touchscreen infotainment system has handsome graphics, is a snap to learn, and is loaded with useful features.

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Safety and Driver-Assistance Features

Overall Safety Rating (NHTSA)

The F-150 pickup can be equipped with almost every advanced safety system that is available on passenger cars, plus a clever driver aid that makes the confusing work of backing up a trailer as easy as twisting a knob. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has rated the F-150 as one of the safest pickups on the market with its 2017 Top Safety Pick rating. Key safety features include:

• Available automated emergency braking with pedestrian detection
• Available adaptive cruise control with stop-and-go technology
• Available lane-departure warning and lane-keeping assist

Warranty and Maintenance Coverage

The F-150 has competitive limited and powertrain warranties that are only bettered by the Nissan Titan (five years or 100,000 miles). Unlike the Toyota Tundra and the GM pickups, Ford doesn’t offer complimentary scheduled maintenance.

• Limited warranty covers 3 years or 36,000 miles
• Powertrain warranty covers 5 years or 60,000 miles
• No complimentary scheduled maintenance

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