Ford F-150 SVT Raptor
Posted in Car on 05 Nov 2009 at 10:38 am
I am an avid chevy fan but it seems they have fallen off for the past year or so and Ford has held on strongly. I’m not a fan of Ford products, usually they are too much plastic or feels like they will fall apart but for once they have made an extremely appealing product. The Blue Oval has been talking about the SVT Raptor for over a year now, an off-road extreme straight from the manufacturer and it is as good as it looks.
Starting at around $42,000 the 6.2-liter V8 for the Raptor has been officially rated at 411 hp at 5,500 rpm and 434 pound-feet at 4,500 rpm. It has a lot of components for off-road use and can pretty much handle anything you throw at it. Hopefully more car companies will take on Ford’s cue and create for amazing specialized vehicles, as it seems they already have a lot of orders for this expensive truck.
Link: Autoblog
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November 5th 2009 at 11:59 am
you gotta love the f-150, and this has taken it to the next level!
November 5th 2009 at 4:32 pm
Apparently Chevy are working on a ZR2 truck to compete with the Ford SVT F150 Raptor… http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/03/sema-2009-chevrolet-silverado-zr2-isnt-a-raptor-wrangler-ye/
I still prefer Fords, they are just built much better and look much better to me.
Im a bit disappointed that the 6.2L V8 doesnt have forced induction…
November 5th 2009 at 5:15 pm
Well, Ford earned the respect especially in the financial crisis, it stood well financially and its F-150 was selling very well in this time too.
” I’m not a fan of Ford products, usually they are too much plastic or feels like they will fall apart .. ” I agree, but as a matter of fact all american cars are mediocre quality.
LAND CRUISER RULES!
November 5th 2009 at 8:55 pm
hehehe, i was going to post up the same link as BUMO, anyways yeah, i think last year it was fords chance, this year its chevy’s turn
November 7th 2009 at 5:16 pm
Big fan of this truck… I usually prefer Chevy’s though because their higher quality bits.