Yeah, I wouldn't recommend saying that spy shots are concrete and unequivocal evidence. You'd wind up looking foolish if you did that. Are you suggesting that I said that? Lol. But you do have to use your brain and look back at how MOST past spy shots wound up regarding their predictive...
Yep, anything at this point is just speculation. But the 2024 Ranger offerings (only two vertical screen offerings) show the direction that Ford seems to be going in. HUD is a possibility, yes, but I see that as a separate decision from infotainment screens.
Actually, new vertical screens...
Hence the key word 'likely'. Of course spy photos don't tell us for certain what will be offered-- only Ford insiders definitively know that timeline. But if the Ranger is offering a 10" vertical orientation screen standard and Ford is making moves to have less parts, one has to do a little...
We'll likely see a move in the infotainment screens that is similar to the 2024 Ranger. Standard 10 inch vertical screen while upper trims get a 12ish inch screen, also vertical.
2018MY is the correct answer.
"For 2018, Ford implemented changes it deems comprehensive enough to call this engine the “second generation.” A new exhaust-gas-recirculation system, the addition of a port and direct fuel-injection system, and reduced internal friction headline the changes."...
Given the other spy photos out there, it looks like the 2024s will get a similar interior setup that the all new Ranger has.......10" horizontal screen standard and 12 ish" horizontal on higher trims.