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Detroit, 4:10 AM
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08/26/09
At the same time, right alongside this article is a link to another Jalopnik article from August 12th which states that Ford has already had 1,500 orders placed which maxes the capacity of the 5.4L engine production prior to 6.2L availability. The majority of those orders were through a pre-order program.
I have a feeling Ford will do just fine with this truck and have no issues selling out their initial production. Especially when it's only a $2,900 walk ($4,900 for the 6.2L) from a stock F-150 FX4 - and they manage to sell thousands of those every month!
08/24/09
"The 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor is fucking awesome" Jalopnik
08/24/09
Well at least they did it in the right order. Could you imagine them trying to make steaks out of leftover steak fajitas?
08/24/09
08/24/09
If I ever buy one, I promise my hat's bill won't be as flat as Saskatchewan.
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08/24/09
Sweet. How long until someone makes a manual override controller for the trans?
08/24/09
08/24/09
Grandpa Oly, while uncertain of the boy and his fancy tranny, never the less approves of his desert moves.
08/24/09
These tweaks, combined with the upcoming 6.2 liter, will go along way to making this truck damn near perfect.
08/24/09
But as an all-around offroader? I keep hearing words like "electronics" "suspension programming" and "on-road refinement" which when linked to a supposed off-road vehicle tend to make me sprint for the nearest restroom, hand clamped over my mouth.
Something tells me we can expect to see plenty of these overstuffed gussied-up flatland-cruisers sunk up to their axles in the Lucky Peak reservoir bed, while the good samaritans in CJ Jeeps and Toyota Tacomas come to fish them or their drivers out.
Crack pipe.
08/24/09
I had the same trepidations about all the refinement and stability too, but really, it's a capable crawler even if the long wheelbase isn't totally ideal for that application.
08/24/09
Get outta my yard, etc.
08/24/09
It seems as though Ford has come up with a great truck here, but I grew out of that "I want to use this bad-ass trail/dune/desert rig as my daily driver" phase somewhere mid-way through college (when the Baja Bug started spitting spark plugs out at innocent bystanders).
I do applaud Ford for coming out with the Raptor mid-carpocalypse while all the other manufacturers are dropping high powered indulgent performance machines like bad habits.
08/24/09
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08/24/09
And...you know, this thing makes a good argument for buying a homestead in California City.
08/24/09
Do you mean except for the Ford GT and the Shelby GT500? I'd imagine those took a little time to sort out.
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08/24/09
Regardless of who's name's on the back, SVT is responsible for the GT500.
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08/24/09
Just to be sure, I stuck my head between the rear wheelwell and tires, and sure enough, it had enough clearance to fit my noggin'. I had a great view of the SVT A arms =D
Ever since then I really wanted one.