Hmm... at the video 30 second mark as he accelerates from executing the longest 3-point reversal ever recorded, I detected the throaty sound of a diesel engine. Am I alone in that assessment?
Keep in mind this Ford Ranger has been on the street and trail "downunda" several years now. In fact, a couple years ago, an Australian 4WD magazine article did a shoot-out with the AUS version Holden (GM) Colorado (made in Thailand), Ford Ranger (T-6, made in Thailand), and the venerable Toyota Hilux (made in... yup, Thailand). They determined the Ford was an exceptional value compared to the others...
Production for this "world" truck (hint, Toyota) commenced in the Ford Wayne, MI, plant in February 2018 and they've been building inventory for release soon. US spec is slated to have, "To develop North American specifications, Ford made several changes to the Ranger T6. To better meet US crash standards and to increase its payload, the frame rails were redesigned, becoming fully boxed. The front fascia was redesigned slightly, with Ford modifying the design to a steel, frame-mounted, front bumper separate from the bodywork. The tailgate was changed; along with the addition of a spoiler, the tailgate gained a locking capability (from the F-Series).
For the 2019 launch, the sole powertrain for North America-specification Rangers will be a 2.3L EcoBoost inline-4 paired to a 10-speed automatic; while output is not currently announced, the engine makes between 280hp (in the Ford Explorer) and 310hp (in the Ford Mustang EcoBoost).. Both two-wheel and four-wheel drive configurations are available. Although the Ranger is available as a two-door, only four-door SuperCab and SuperCrew configurations will be sold in North America; all Rangers will be sold as "HiRiders".
Following the F-150, the Ranger will be sold in base XL trim, XLT trim, with Lariat as the top-level trim. Each trim level will also have its own set of sub-model option packages, with the XL having the STX, with the XLT and Lariat having FX4 (4x4 only) and Chrome packages. Currently, neither the Wildtrak nor the Raptor are announced models in the United States or Canada".
Unfortunately, US spec models will not have the 210hp/370tq, 2.0L
EcoBlue bi-turbo diesel engine; they'll get the Mazda I4, 2.3L LF turbo-boosted engine providing around 280hp/300tq.
Interesting introduction video from February 2018 in Thailand:
https://paultan.org/2018/02/12/first-look-2018-ford-ranger-raptor-in-thailand/
All very intriguing components of an exciting competitor in this segment of the market... until I learned that it as full time 4WD and electronically controlled settings for the transfer case. You know... "old school" - I need at least a manual transfer-case selector and certainly no dial with hill, rock, or ice crystal icons on it.