Should You Get a Performance Pack for Your Ford Ranger or Wait for the Tremor? Cars.com photos by Aaron Bragman By Aaron Bragman The return of the Ford Ranger to North American roads has been celebrated by truck fans across the continent, and for good reason — the new baby Ford is an immensely capable, fun to-drive, useful and well-executed mid-size pickup truck. It almost won our 2019 Mid-Size Truck Challenge, only narrowly edged out by the Honda Ridgeline’s more user-friendly interior. But North America isn’t getting the most exciting off-road version of the Ranger, the Raptor. That model currently can only be found overseas. While there’s hope that a Raptor trim level will be a part of the next-generation North American Ranger lineup in a couple of years, right now our choices are from-the-factory Rangers that perform well off-road but still fall a little short of rivals like the Chevrolet Colorado ZR2, Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro or the impressive new Jeep Gladiator Mojave.