These new ideas show up on Ford vehicles spanning the two model-year designations of 2001 and 2002.
Foundation comes from an Explorer wagon, but there's an abbreviated pickup box in back.
A second hybrid idea Ford labels as the SuperCrew. Yet SuperCrew also has a truck's open bed in back. Then Ford offers a new type of wagon with the Escape that combines optimum aspects of a car and a truck. Ranger received a rigid chassis in 1998 that produced agile handling with smooth-riding traits, but changes in styling, powertrains and components for the latest editions make this truck even stronger. This concise mechanical suspension scheme not only develops a smoother and more controlled ride quality, but it liberates cabin space at the rear for the addition of an optional third-row bench seat.