---
title: "Awesome Ford Ranger Raptor Renderings Show Off Kickass Color Choices"
description: "Pick a color, any color. It all looks good."
date: "2017-11-16"
modified: "2017-11-16"
authors:
  - name: "Max Goldberg"
    job_title: "Associate Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/max-goldberg"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/16146/awesome-ford-ranger-raptor-renderings-show-off-kickass-color-choices"
categories:
  - "Ford News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "Ford"
  - "Off-Road"
  - "pickup"
  - "Ranger"
  - "Raptor"
---

# Awesome Ford Ranger Raptor Renderings Show Off Kickass Color Choices

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/images-by-url-td/content/2017/11/ranger5g-ranger-raptor-2-hero.jpg>)
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The Ford F-150 Raptor is one hell of a truck, with one hell of a price tag. Starting just less than $50,000 but quickly sailing above that, it may be hard for many off-road enthusiasts to shell out the cash required to drive one off the lot—let alone onto some dunes. Fortunately, Ford will be creating a Raptor of the new Ford Ranger—and as you can see in the video and [mocked-up images from *Ranger5gforum.com* below](<https://www.ranger5g.com/forum/threads/ford-ranger-raptor-preview-renders-by-ranger5g.953/>), it's probably gonna look awesome.

Sadly, it looks like the [Ranger Raptor](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/14156/the-ford-ranger-raptor-is-coming-next-year-to-australia>) will make its debut in Australia next year, way before a possible U.S. debut. We can confidently say this only because the standard Ford Ranger isn't slated for a U.S. reveal until 2019. At this point in time, details are limited about the new Ranger. Although we can expect at least one EcoBoost engine option, horsepower numbers are a little hard to guess at this point. The real excitement is around the possibility of having a diesel version of the Ranger Raptor. This idea isn't too far fetched, when you admit a Ranger Raptor would be a direct attack at the current [Chevy Colorado ZR2](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/13761/2017-chevrolet-colorado-zr2-review-finally-a-right-sized-off-road-pickup-truck-warrior>) that offers an oil-burner of its own.

If we want to play the hypothetical game, a tuned-up version of the 2.7-liter EcoBoost V6 currently found in the [F-150](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/11729/the-ford-f-150-xlt-supercrew-4x4-finds-a-sweet-spot>) would make sense for a Ranger Raptor. The engine isn't exactly a monster in size, it's light, and can easily be tuned for either power or torque. The current 2.7-liter makes 325 horsepower and 400 lb-ft of torque, and Ford can easily adjust things to up the output where they see fit. Another option could be the 2.3-liter inline-four found in the Mustang, but I have a sneaky feeling that won't be the case.

On a side note, did anyone else notice Ken Block is "driving" the Ranger Raptor in the images below?

https://youtube.com/embed/__YUso22hmY

![message-editor%2F1510851690576-ranger5g-ranger-raptor-2-blue.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1510851690576-ranger5g-ranger-raptor-2-blue.jpg>)
*ranger5g.com*

![message-editor%2F1510851698786-ranger5g-ranger-raptor-2-blue-1.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1510851698786-ranger5g-ranger-raptor-2-blue-1.jpg>)
*ranger5g.com*

![message-editor%2F1510851706823-ranger5g-ranger-raptor-2--orange.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1510851706823-ranger5g-ranger-raptor-2--orange.jpg>)
*ranger5g.com*

![message-editor%2F1510851716299-ranger5g-ranger-raptor-2--yellow.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1510851716299-ranger5g-ranger-raptor-2--yellow.jpg>)
*ranger5g.com*

![message-editor%2F1510851724470-ranger5g-ranger-raptor-2-white1.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1510851724470-ranger5g-ranger-raptor-2-white1.jpg>)
*ranger5g.com*

![message-editor%2F1510851730173-ranger5g-ranger-raptor-2-white.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1510851730173-ranger5g-ranger-raptor-2-white.jpg>)
*ranger5g.com*

## Author
Before working at *The Drive*, Max Goldberg raced the streets of Westchester in an ambulance as a licensed Emergency Medical Technician. He has boundless enthusiasm.

### Author social links  
[Instagram](<https://instagram.com/maxems>)