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2017 Ford F150 Raptor

2017 Ford F150 Raptor Overview

It is unbelievable how short sighted American buyers are, standing in lines for buying a gasoholic pickup truck just few years after the end of Economic Crises. But who care about that anyway. Important thing is that new Raptor is out and it was presented on 2015 North American International Auto show. New generation comes with a new turbocharged engine, that brings much more power and torque and there’s also much more off-road capability, if that is even possible, and few cosmetic changes on the outside, all packed into the new construction that was taken from the new generation F150 pickup truck.

2017 Ford F150 Raptor Exterior Styling and Construction

As we said in the overview, new Raptor comes with increased presence of aluminum, same as the new generation F150, but it also has the improved steel frame which allows it to handle well the full throttle, to jump over big rocks. Front fenders are made out of composite materials and they look bigger than ever and add up a lot on this vehicle rugged looks. Hood is also made out of composites and in combination with aluminum panels it makes new generation model more than 500 pounds lighter, which will increase its fuel efficiency… a little bit.

2017 Ford F150 Raptor Profile in the dessert
2017 Ford F150 Raptor Profile in the dessert

Styling changed only for a little bit and included a slight upkick in the back which makes it look much more powerful, and one of the exterior design features this truck is famous for, big Ford signature on the grill e was kept intact. Above and under the lettering we can see another six mark lights which are a federal must for a truck this big. In addition to this lights new model comes with LED accent lighting all over the place and few vents (on fenders and hoods) that make it look even more performance oriented.

2017 Ford F150 Raptor rear view in the mountains
2017 Ford F150 Raptor rear view in the mountains

2017 Ford F150 Raptor Off-Road Capability

Under this vehicle’s big fenders there are mighty Fox Racing shocks, coil-sprung aluminum control arms in the front of the vehicle and leaf-sprung solid axle in the rear. Its suspension goes from 11,2 inches in the front of the truck while it gets even higher, to incredible 12,2 inches in the rear. Its internal bypass is able to protects it from herd impacts, it comes with additional skid plates in the front of the vehicle which protect it from the dessert ruble and possibly devastating hits from the ground. Bumpers are made in the way to increase approach and departure angles. It comes with 17 inch alloy wheels which are wrapped in BFGoodrich All-Terrain 25 inch meaty tires.

2017 Ford F150 Raptor on 2015 NAIAS
2017 Ford F150 Raptor on 2015 NAIAS

2017 Ford F150 Raptor Competition

Well… There isn’t any. Only vehicle that can somehow compete with Raptor is the 1500 RAM Runner, but this truck is only sold from the Mopar catalog and is a very limited with all the kit that gives it the chance to even compete with Raptor.

2017 Ford F150 Raptor rear view on 2015 NAIAS
2017 Ford F150 Raptor rear view on 2015 NAIAS

2017 Ford F150 Raptor Price

There are still no officieal information, but the rumor has it that the new Raptor model will cost around $50,000.

Ford Raptor and a hot babe. Photo credits: Localfrs
Ford Raptor and a hot babe. Photo credits: Localfrs

2017 Ford F150 Raptor Engine, Performance and Fuel Efficiency

One of the key new features of second generation model is better fuel efficiency. Although this sounds a little bit funny for the truck this big and powerful, new model will probably come with fuel efficiency increase due to aluminum and composite materials introduction into its construction and the new twin-turbocharged engine.

Yes you heard it well, the old 6,2 liter V8 that was able to produce 411 horsepower will be replaced with 3,6 liter twin-turbocharged engine that’s going to produce from 450 to 500 horsepower, and we will have the exact figures as soon as Ford decides to share them officially. Similar engine built in EcoBoost technology could be found in regular F150 model.

Photos found on Car and Driver magazine web page.

 

 

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