Ford F-150 Raptor!

[Duke Of Taint]

Originally Posted by Fishy_Frontier

It is indeed a very cool truck and I like almost everything about it. But why wouldn't you just buy a PRO-4X for say $25k and then put $10-15k worth of suspension and customization into it. Wouldn't it be just as good minus the big V8?

^x2 Imho ugly front end...headlights like a walleye... too wide (looks like Marty Feldman)lol. While this thing has some interesting toys, I could see it making more sense in the wide open spaces, but I'll take a properly equipped Fronty in the woods any day. And for 44G in an economy that is struggling, with unemployment being what it is, it seems more a needless extravagance niche vehicle (lightning) who made it's debut at the wrong time. Nice but meh they can keep it.

[nizmut]

Originally Posted by Lil Kim

Yup, wish they offered a diesel. Are the ford 5.8s/6.2s e-85 built hybrid engines?

All ford SVT's are performance vehicles, so probably not your e85 commuter

it's rated at 400 horse, so if any thing like the old fords(60's and 70's) probably closer to 450.

I had an 428cj in an old ford pu, lets just say it was a little touchy. Oh and it stopped at tire stores as often as it stopped at gas stations.

[roastbeef]

its nice to see vehicles like this on the market. unfortunately, i don't think it is going to last long. ford is going to have a really big headache with warranty claims. i would like to see what the warranty exactly covers.
also, theres going to be alot of these wrecked in the desert with paper plates still on them from middle aged men going through a mid-life crisis and didn't know what the frick they were doing.

[Lil Kim]

Originally Posted by roastbeef

its nice to see vehicles like this on the market. unfortunately, i don't think it is going to last long. ford is going to have a really big headache with warranty claims. i would like to see what the warranty exactly covers.
also, theres going to be alot of these wrecked in the desert with paper plates still on them from middle aged men going through a mid-life crisis and didn't know what the frick they were doing.

They're probably going to make a 12 month / 12,000 mile warranty on the wear and tear stuff, like the SVT Fox Shocks.

I want to see a new and improved ranger with the option of a SVT model

[kavonalair]

I drove the one sitting at the dealership just down from my house. Holy shiit.... I almost cried when I had to get out. I don't have $43 G's to spend on a new truck right now.. Actually I don't have 43 G's to spend on anything. But anyway, it's a sick truck.

[Yellowsnow01]

I saw one at a gas station last week... I nearly stole it.. It was gorgeous, and that truck is put thru the Baja offroad test, not every aspect, but it does pretty damn well for a pickup truck. I would seriously give my firstborn for one of those trucks.

Oh, and it sounds amazing, the guy had a stock exhaust, nothing changed, he had bought it a couple weeks ago.

I am seriously jealous of the people that get to test drive those things..

[nizmut]

They are using them for chase trucks at the races all ready. And us middle aged men going through mid life crisis, wouldn't have to crash so much if you slow a$$ punks would stay out of the way.

[roastbeef]

Originally Posted by Lil Kim

They're probably going to make a 12 month / 12,000 mile warranty on the wear and tear stuff, like the SVT Fox Shocks.

did you read that somewhere, or was it nothing and you just made it up?

[KylesTIER]

thats sikk

[hunterdan]

Drove by one today on my way to get my oil changed... Very sick looking.. I want one..