Ford’s Special Vehicle Team has done it again with the brand new 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor. It’s not the first time they’ve done trucks before, the last being the 2004 Lightning. But this time around the car is built for off road not on. The Raptor is based on the F-150 and includes a distinctive grill featuring Ford in bold letters carved into it,features a 7-inch wider body then a stock F-150 and comes in a Super Cab with a 5 1⁄2-foot bed, which gives the truck the perfect proportions while maintaining a shorter wheelbase that is vital for getting over rough terrain. Power is provided by the standard 5.4-litre V8 that makes 320 hp coupled to a new six-speed automatic transmission. Later this winter a 6.2L V8 will be offered that will up the power to an even 400 hp. Suspension is astounding for a production vehicle with 11.2 inches of front suspension travel and 12.1 in the rear, damped by big-piston Fox Racing Shock absorbers all rolling on 35-inch BFGoodrich tires with three-ply reinforced sidewalls. So what does this equal? A factory-built, off-road racing truck that is one of the most capable truck money can buy. Canadian pricing for the base Raptor (with the 5.4L V8) will be $48,299. The price for the optional 6.2L version has not been announced, but in the United States it is an additional US$3,000. Dealers are now taking orders for delivery in the late fall.
#1 by jsanders on December 17, 2009 - 10:22 am
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Two Dealers now have them in the Lower Mainland. Key West Ford in New Westminster and West Coast Ford in Maple Ridge. They’re going for way over llist price though, about $57,000 to $60,000. This feels like a repeat of when the first challengers came out. The dealers are bringing in the cash. Kodi has already seen 6 on the roads.