Ford's 2012 model updates for the every-terrain F-150 SVT Raptor bless it with a few nifty new tricks, like a front grille-mounted camera. But it also decided kill the best Raptor color, Molten Orange. Why can't we have nice things?

Here's an exclusive camouflage-free broadside look at the 2011 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor Crew Cab. Raptor's suicide doors and stock 5.4-liter V8 disappear for 12 inches of additional wheelbase and 6.2-liter V8-only power. Desert-running for the whole family! (Thanks Chris!)

Our friends at PickupTrucks.com put the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor up against the new Dodge Ram Power Wagon. The not-entirely-apples-to-apples result? Yet another reason to wait for the expected 6.2-liter V8-powered Raptor Crew Cab (with a front locker!). [PickupTrucks.com]

The 2010 F-150 SVT Raptor has some massive 4x4 truck tires. How much does a 35-inches-when-mounted-and-upright LT315/70R17 BFGoodrich All-Terrain KO tire and SVT rim actually weigh? Check the picture above to see what Edmunds found. Remember, lift with the knees.

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.

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!