We Drove the Ultra-Basic, Manual Ford Ranger That Americans Can't Buy

What an unholy abomination of air conditioning that base level truck has: "Temperature control is displayed digitally on the touchscreen, but the base doesn’t have automatic temperature regulation - turning the heat dial just moves a line between blue and red."

So not only you have to manually keep adjusting it, but you can't simply adjust it by the feel, like an old school manual air conditioning / heater. Sounds absolutely horribly to use.

But none really worked, as the company repeatedly discovered that different international regions have different tastes.

It's not really about "tastes", it's about government. One that tried to curb emissions but instead achieved the opposite, creating a massive market for oversized trucks. One that repeatedly embraces car infrastructure everywhere. And one that subsidized and artificially deflates fuel costs so that Americans can be careless with their fuel use. And one where fuel prices are a determining factor in a "successful" President.