FORD F-150 RAPTOR

FORD F-150 RAPTOR

Ford F-150 Raptor - Awesomer than ever. 

Therefore the shared blitzes railbed slice through Southern California's Anza-Borrego Desert, 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor sashays gently side to side, with wide all-terrain Tire tracking the bumps and ruts in the sand. Ventilated seats are set to high, while our hands twitch the wheel back and forth with minor corrections to keep the truck pointed straight. Well, straight-ish. We created quite a cloud of dust, but it's less because her hips swung from us with the speed Governor. Raptor does not need to travel in three-digit through the wilderness of mesmerizing, but it certainly helps.

Good Riddance to the Old School.

For example, the new twin-turbo 3.5-liter V-6 and 6-speed automatic transmission help Raptor riveting in a straight line. The turbocharger whistle raise more (up to 6 psi) to the manifold than do those in the regular F-150 3.5-liter EcoBoost Mill, which itself has been updated to 2017. Combined with a new aluminum block, internal upgrade, port and direct fuel injection, and a lightweight valvetrain, turbos, this helps the engine to crank out 450 horsepower and 510 lb-ft of torque, an increase of 75 horses and 40 lb-ft over the 3.5 EcoBoost standard, which suddenly seem wimpy by comparison. More importantly, it is the horse 39 and 76 lb-ft more than the old Raptor 6.2-liter V-8, the advantage immediately visible. Raptor is noticeably faster than its predecessor, and we hope it will reach 60 mph in the low range-five seconds.

With three overdrive gears, 10-speed is above all play for the fuel highway, but its spread ratio keep twin-turbo six in its powerband meat, too. This transmission, however, is one of the few weak points of Raptor birds, although the original magnesium shift paddles. Even under full throttle, it slurs shift in Normal mode. For faster gear swap, you need to use the mode switch in the steering wheel to move the truck to the sport - one of the six available settings - at which point shift that sometimes a little rough. And, while sailing, each finger tip throttle foot to remind us what a large number of 10, such as transmission shuffles down to find the necessary equipment. We found it funny, though, that with the transfer case in low range, it is already the fifth gear by 15 mph. 5 percent reduction in aerodynamic drag helps transmission improves fuel economy Raptor from old truck 12 mpg city and 16 mpg highway to 15/18 mpg. Aero fixes not only the new Style but also for window grilles and air-smoothing effects of the skid plate, who has environmental benefits go beyond just reducing the incidence of 5W -30 festive pot oil penetrates the stone.

Commutes, too!

When a commercially available truck who repeatedly enter and return from (very) low Earth orbit without undue harm to the impressive, Raptor's ability to do so is in no way surprising. That's what has been engineered to perform. What is surprising is how well the vehicle with a suspension needed to do it do on the sidewalk. Raptor roll control ' s just very well. Yes, the BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A Tires KO2 blocking trucks adhesion paved limits, but the behavior to the extent that shocking. It was really quiet and comfortable cruiser, and handle the winding roads are much better than the Mustang will handle the desert runs. Of course, the Mustang doesn't have KO2s as high as 34 inches, reinforced-Emergency eye wash Bottle - which, incidentally, is the reason the speed limiter is set so low - mounted to the optional gt Beadlock-ready 17-inch wheels. They look awesome.

Dirty Bird.

Through Anza-Borrego, we hammered Raptor over Route 50 miles that comprises the coastal areas of quiet chatter washboard bumps and countless more big whoop-de-dos that Ford was thrown into the air. Lower a truck can crawl in this same Field without much risk. But before you try to do it at a speed of Raptor can achieve, you want to start a pool for what will happen first: Fox reducer expensive punching through a tent or a bed, rolling out of the shaft at the back of the truck, or nose sticking the landing and threw you into the endo. Raptor just pound on all suspension travel, with 13.0 inches at the front and rear ensure that the driver is 13.9 cry Uncle before the truck never wavered. So high was the verge of Raptor abuse size bumps, holes, or other obstacles seem almost doesn't matter; plowing into it, allow the suspension to absorb it, and bring.

To better endure the abuse of any self-respecting owner will be subject to a truck frame, reinforced over the Raptor F-150 regular with extra weld shock mount fortress. Shock Fox already 3.0 inch diameter, rising 0.5 inches from the Raptor parents. This allows the liquid volume 44 percent more endurance, increase heat and faded. To enable the Raptor surprising talent on the road, a soft shock absorbers in the middle of their journey but stiff as they near the complete compression and full extensions - former bottoming control, the second one to manage the movement of the suspension when the truck reached the takeoff.

More like Bwajaja Mode!

You can turn off the stability control completely. However, excess yaw can couple with unpredictable desert terrain to turn straight-line speed into multiple rollovers and a helicopter ride with no view but the faces of medics leaning over a backboard. Knowing that, we found the Baja driving mode an excellent choice. In this setting, the stability-control calibration is superb, allowing great leeway and stepping in only under extreme circumstances with smooth, subtle interventions. This mode also relaxes the ABS, allowing some lockup to pile sand in front of the tires, long a favored means of stopping in softer terrain.

The mode of steel also tweaked the engine-management program, turn off the flow of fuel, but keep the throttle open when the driver jumped off the gas pedal. This makes the air flow through the engine, which in turn continue turbos spinning and cutting lag when the driver got back on the gas. This function is limited to steel mode because of the negative impact of emissions and fuel economy. But the best thing about fashion is how Steel transmission gears hang onto such a stage of extreme, keep the engine response piano-wire tight. It will endure within just a few hundred rpm of redline for as long as your feet say it to, urge you to walk a little deeper, it's obvious they last couple revs, and grab the next tooth-and then started grabbing the next.

And drivers would still be achieved again and again. Some vehicles of any kind and any price - and there are no near Ford's base price is $49.520 - offer thrills or fulfill their mission as perfect as Raptor. Driving this off-road truck and Max attack is as exciting automotive experience as you will find.

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