2024 Ford Ranger Raptor: A More Practical Off-Road Beast

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The 2024 Ford Ranger Raptor offers off-road capabilities without the excessive width of its counterparts. With a wider track and flared fenders, it strikes a balance between practicality and performance.

“Where the hell am I supposed to drive this?” was roughly my impression of the Bronco Raptor, an SUV so annoyingly wide that it needs government-mandated marker lights. It also boasts 418 horsepower, enormous 37-inch tires and a suspension designed to cushion landing back on Earth after you’ve launched 5,733 pounds off its surface. Because that’s something you can routinely do. All of the above is amplified in the F-150 Raptor, but at least that can fit a fridge in its bed.

Both are basically the off-road equivalents of a Lamborghini Aventador: immensely capable, hyper-masculine and, day-to-day, incredibly ridiculous. The new 2024 Ford Ranger Raptor is not ridiculous. Its track is 3.5 inches wider than the base truck and its fenders flared to cover the 33-inch tires, but excluding the mirrors, the Ranger Raptor's width grows by only 4.3 inches. With the mirrors in place or folded, it's exactly the same. By contrast, the Bronco Raptor is

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