The Ford F-150 SVT Raptor 6.2 gives Dearborn's purpose-built off-roader an extra dose of power. Hennessey's 600-hp, twin-turbocharged version of the 6.2 gives it an Olympic-sized swimming pool full of testosterone.

Externally, the 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor is indistinguishable from the 2010 model. But under its skin lives a brand-new, 6.2-liter, 411-hp V-8. We didn't desert race it, but we did cover it in two inches of mud.

Headed to Montauk with the 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor there was one thing I had to get: a picture of all four wheels off the ground. I got it, but it turns out that's not the Raptor's point.

The Texas Auto Writers Association, made up mostly of people whose work you've never seen, has named the Ford F-150 Raptor SVT the "Truck of Texas." We question the decision makers but not the decision. Like Katemcy, the Raptor rocks.

SVT engineers had a choice: make another Lightning or do something no manufacturer has ever done before — produce a high-speed off-road super truck. The 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor, the fastest off-road vehicle we've ever driven, is the result.

Last week, PickupTrucks.com reported Ford's received numerous requests for a crew cab version of their upcoming off-road-ready, desert-running SVT F-150 Raptor.

According to a catheterized pickup truck-lover at PickupTrucks.com, the base price for the 5.4-liter V8-equipped 2010 F-150 SVT Raptor will be $38,995. That's only $3,000 more than a well-equipped F-150 FX4!