SVT Raptor Pricing Announced

[sandertheshark]

2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor: priced from $38,995
04/18/2009, 6:19 PM BY NICK AZIZ, Leftlane News

Ford unveiled its 2010 F-150 SVT Raptor back in November, but made no mention at the time of anticipated pricing. Over the weekend, Ford officially announced the high-performance truck will start at $38,995 for the 5.4-liter version and $41,995 for the ballsier 6.2-liter edition. A luxury package with 10-way adjustable leather seats will add $1,995, while the exterior graphics package (shown in some photos) will cost $1,075. An interior accent package for $395 adds orange mesh trim and orange seat inserts.

The off-road truck is powered by an updated version of the regular F-150?s 5.4-liter Triton V8 three-valve engine, delivering 320 horsepower and 390 pound-feet of torque. Also available will be a new 6.2-liter Boss V8 engine recently developed by the automaker, deliver 400 hp and 400 lb-ft of torque.

Ford says it performed extensive testing on the new powerplant, including subjecting fifty prototype engines to more than a dozen of the toughest engine tests at Ford?s dynamometer lab.

The SVT division used a 62-mile durability loop in the desert of Borrego Springs, California, to replicate the conditions of the Baja 1000 race, to further test the performance of both available engines.

While much of the focus will be on the new 6.2-liter mill, the 5.4-liter Triton also features a number of new technologies. A new open-valve fuel injection strategy improves horsepower during towing and higher rpm operations, while delivering lower emissions and better fuel economy.

Of course, engines are only part of the equation. A great deal of R&D went into the truck?s modified chassis and suspension. With 13.4 inches of usable travel in the rear suspension and 11.2 in the front, the Raptor promises to be a capable off-roader.

Raptor?s wider track and softer suspension mean it will glide over obstacles with relative ease. The suspension?s dampers were designed by Fox Racing Shox, giving the Raptor the only internal bypass shocks on a street truck. The position sensitive dampening internal bypass feature allows the shock to become significantly stiffer as it travels, preventing the truck from bottoming out.

The last component of the Raptor?s connection to the ground comes in the form of BF Goodrich All-Terrain TA/KO 315/70-17 tires. Mounted on 17-inch wheels, these 35-inch tires are designed to work on- and off-road.

High-tech features include: Trailer Sway Control, an Integrated Trailer Brake Controller, an Electronic Locking Differential, Hill Descent Control, an Off-Road Mode, and an Auxiliary Switch Board to facilitate aftermarket add-ons.

The F-150 SVT Raptor will be built along side the new F-150 at Ford?s Dearborn Truck Plant at the Rouge Center in Dearborn, Michigan.



Do want. 

[CALL_911]

That looks like something a freaking 10-year-old would design.

[sandertheshark]

That looks like something a freaking 10-year-old would design.

So does just about any car that makes me go

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

Whats up with the lil lights (LED?) in the grill and bumper?

[Speed_Racer]

Whats up with the lil lights (LED?) in the grill and bumper?

An homage to KITT?

[Cookie Monster]

Will it be available in an MT???

[TBR]

Will it be available in an MT???

No.

[Cookie Monster]

No.

Fail.

[TBR]

Fail.

Not really, who want a MT full size truck? The F-150 is no longer available with a MT period.

[giant_mtb]

Fail.

Obviously you've never driven off road.

[SVT_Power]

Obviously you've never driven off road.

I thought manual was better? Especially if it had a uber low first gear?

[Catman]

Hopefully you can get it without the graphics.

[giant_mtb]

I thought manual was better? Especially if it had a uber low first gear?

For high-speed baja-like driving (which this truck is mostly designed for, no?), I think an automatic or paddle-shift automatic is better.  If I'm driving 60+ MPH over huge bumps and jumps, I don't want to have to worry about trying to clutch and shift.  A lot of CORR racing trucks (that I've seen up close, anyways) use automated manuals or full automatics.

[Catman]

I would never get a manual with a truck.   

[CALL_911]

I thought manual was better? Especially if it had a uber low first gear?

That's what I thought too.

[Cookie Monster]

That's what I thought too.

Better for slow speed offroading...

[giant_mtb]

That's what I thought too.

Go rock-crawling with a manual.  Or watch some professional rock crawling on TV (or YouTube)...they don't use manuals.  They use a thing called "low gearing."  It works wonders.

[sandertheshark]

I thought manual was better? Especially if it had a uber low first gear?

That's what I thought too.

Better for slow speed offroading...

[Catman]

[GoCougs]

I prefer M/T in a truck (I've owned 'em both ways).

However, virtually no one buys $40k+ trucks and offroads them hardcore. This may have some chops, but it's a poseur ride.

And yes Ford, we get that it's a FORD. Good grief, that grill has gotta go.

[Tave]

Fail.

[sandertheshark]

I prefer M/T in a truck (I've owned 'em both ways).

However, virtually no one buys $40k+ trucks and offroads them hardcore. This may have some chops, but it's a poseur ride.

I'm sure the tens of thousands of well-heeled off-roaders who buy Range Rovers, Hummers and modified Chevies Fords and Dodges would protest being collectively labeled "virtually no one."


If I had an extra $30k I would trade in my Avalanche for this baby, grille, graphics and all.  I love it.  And I would I off-road the hell out of it.

[S204STi]

This sort of truck is good for only one kind of off-roading, but I know we've already beat that one to death in another thread.

I'd rather take a Tonka truck off-roading, frankly.

[Submariner]

A few problems

- It looks extraordinarily goofy.

- 40k? 

- No manual available on the F150 period? 

[Tave]

Let me qualify: I love manual trucks, and I would love to buy a manual Taco.

That said, have you (Sub, Rags) ever driven a full size truck with a stick shift? Or a manual truck period?

It's not exactly a loss to mourn.


(BTW, you can still purchase a 6 spd on the 250)

[MrH]

Hopefully you can get it without the graphics.

Yes, you can.

Also, the LED lights across the front:  If I remember correctly, the truck is wide enough, it needs those orange lights going across the truck like 18 wheels, and F350's have.  So they integrated them into the front like that.  Looks pretty cool to me.

I'd love to have one of these in black.

[Rupert]

Let me qualify: I love manual trucks, and I would love to buy a manual Taco.

That said, have you (Sub, Rags) ever driven a full size truck with a stick shift? Or a manual truck period?

It's not exactly a loss to mourn.


(BTW, you can still purchase a 6 spd on the 250)

My Ford stick shift is a piece. The whole truck is jerky as shit, and it's not because I'm not good at driving manuals.

I've driven a bunch of automatic 4x4s, and it really doesn't get in the way of off-roading, at least in the ways that I've ever done. Maybe people don't realize it, but you can downshift an automatic, which negates the advantages of a manual in a truck off road.

[Rupert]

I like trucks that are actually good at the things trucks are supposed to be good at, but I don't like penis-mobiles, so I'm in the middle on this one.

[MrH]

I like trucks that are actually good at the things trucks are supposed to be good at, but I don't like penis-mobiles, so I'm in the middle on this one.

You're in the middle of a penis mobile?

[S204STi]

Let me qualify: I love manual trucks, and I would love to buy a manual Taco.

That said, have you (Sub, Rags) ever driven a full size truck with a stick shift? Or a manual truck period?

It's not exactly a loss to mourn.


(BTW, you can still purchase a 6 spd on the 250)

Yeah I have to agree with that.  Driving a full size truck with a stick is not a pleasant experience in most cases, so it doesn't necessarily increase the "Fun" factor.  Maybe slightly more downhill speed control, but the loss in flexibility (stop/go, crawling up steep grades in low range is a lot of what I'm used to off-road) means that I think I would actually prefer an auto in a 4x4.

Now if you were to give me a Frontier with that slick-shifting 6speed behind the 4.0, I'd shake your hand with a big smile.