The ultimate off-road runner is back, with the all-new 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor. A twin-turbo Ecoboost V6 engine. A 10-speed transmission. And it’s six inches wider than the standard model.
Ford’s not saying how much power the new Raptor has, but only that the turbo V6 will have “more” than the last generation’s 411-horsepower, 434-lb.-ft. 6.2-liter V8. But the story of the Raptor was never really about the power, as lots of things have power. It was about sheer mind-boggling off-road speed capability.
To help out with that, it’s got a new steel frame underneath the aluminum body tech it shares with all new Ford F-150s, helping it save more than 500 pounds of heavy metal. It’s got even beefier FOX Racing shocks, presumably to help it stop cracking under the most extreme pressures. And it’s got more suspension travel, too.
