The 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor isn’t exactly the first choice for drag racing, but what better way is there to illustrate how the new turbo Raptor stacks up against the old-school V8 Raptor? The result is that there is, indeed, a replacement for displacement.
Everybody loves pickups. Everybody loves horsepower. Everybody loves muscle. Put the three together and BOOM! Profits for car companies and happy truck owners everywhere.
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?
Every time we drive a Ford F-150 Raptor it's too short a trip. Why not extend the experience by moving into one with a tiny camper optimized for the truck's oversized body. It's perfect for outdoorsy types and drug smugglers.
The CIM-10 Bomarc surface-to-air missile was a lunatic collaboration between the Michigan Aerospace Research Center and Boeing. A rocket/ramjet hybrid of the rip-roaring postwar military-industrial complex, the Bomarc was designed to hurtle itself into an advancing formation of Tupolevs at 2 1/2 times the speed of…
Because apparently buyers asked for it, here's the 2011 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor SuperCrew. Four swingin' doors and 12 more inches of wheelbase for full-size adult haulage, a standard 411-hp 6.2-liter V8 and all the dune-pounding goodies of the original.
Hennessey Performance's "standard" Raptor is supercharged, produces 500 horsepower and is called VelociRaptor 500. Their new 6.2-liter Raptor produces 600 horsepower and is called the VelociRaptor 600. Creative? No. But who needs creativity when you've got two giant bumper-mounted turbochargers?
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.
Mike Levine at PickupTrucks.com scored the iPhone-found-in-a-bar of off-road pickup truck exclusives, with the first drive of the 6.2-liter V8-equipped Ford F-150 Raptor. So what's he think? In three words: "ultimate fantasy pickup." Suh-weet! He even got it dyno'ed! [PickupTrucks]
VelociRaptor 500 is the perfect name for a Hennessey-built, supercharged, 500-HP Ford F-150 SVT Raptor. It's fast, it's scary, and it appeals to the reptilian side of your brain. Stalk! Hunt! Kill!
Two crazy Chileans are running a mostly-stock Ford F-150 SVT Raptor in this years Dakar Rally, successfully completing at least four stages. They don't have Ford sponsorship, but should expect a case of pisco at their hotel if they finish.
The biggest complaint about the Ford SVT Raptor is the paltry 320 HP 5.4-liter V8. Ford rectifies that error today, announcing the new 6.2-liter V8 with 411HP and 434 ft-lb of torque as an upgrade option. Upgrade price? $3,000.
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.
Now it’s a rare insurance agency that’ll acknowledge cars are devices intended to be driven, much less pay out on a claim if you’re bold enough to venture outside your garage, so we’re impressed by the enthusiasm the Hagerty reps show for the kind of behavior which will clearly void any policies they might issue on…
Ford hasn't allowed to actually drive the 2010 F-150 SVT Raptor, though our main man, Wert, was driven around in the Vegas desert. That all changed this week at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. Sorta.
