New “Raptor” Ford F150 with long travel shocks and turbocharged Boss V8
Ford is reportedly working on a new project called the Raptor, essentially a very powerful Ford F150 with long travel shocks from Fox Racing and a turbocharged V8 from the new “Boss” family. The Fox shock absorbers are similiar to the extra long travel suspension used in Baja 1000 desert racers, and will allow the new Raptor to quickly cross bad terrain without a sweat.
The new Boss family of large V8 engines will start from 6.2 liters, and produce at least 425 horsepower and 576Nm of torque in normally aspirated form. A twin turbo Boss with direct injection reportedly produces about 880Nm of torque. The Boss V8 competes with engines like GM’s 6.2 liter Vortec.
Shown above is a standard Ford F150. The “Raptor” is expected to be wider than the standard truck.
January 30, 2008 @ 11:31 pm
wow..
powerful pickup..
just look at the horsepower..
January 30, 2008 @ 11:36 pm
wah a V8!!
January 30, 2008 @ 11:44 pm
WOW!
powerful pickup
January 30, 2008 @ 11:48 pm
That huge engine sure consume fuel badly and heavy. How about the drivetran (AKA Gearboxs not so high tech from what i reads in Ford forums is it true?).
This heavy trucks looks like more suitable for highway crusing then going off road as heavy offroad vehicles often stucked in mud and lost traction.
January 31, 2008 @ 12:00 am
will this car outsell the ford ranger if it is sold here?
January 31, 2008 @ 12:04 am
tis fuel gauzer will make our government cry by paying the subsidaries
same goes 2 the driver by paying petrol bill
6.2L v8
January 31, 2008 @ 12:12 am
absolute madness 6L + V8’s arent gonna sell… even in America. with fuel prices as they are..
January 31, 2008 @ 1:08 am
Depends.
Big engines dont really have to drink petrol
I had a 5.7L LT1 Camaro. On the highway it did fairly well, in fact not much off my modified Turbo Eclipse. It helps to have loads on low end torque to have it cruise at highway speeds just above idle. If I remembered correctly it was spinning something about 1200rpm at 120km/h in 6th. The Eclipse on the other hand screams at nearly 3800rpm at the same speed.
Obviously if you caned it (actually both of them) you better own an oil field.
The F150 is the benchmark that all pickup trucks follow. The tarrain that they have if much different from us. Its quite dry, but as with anything off road, ground clearance is important.
Big engines are needed there because they tend to tow all sorts of things, racecars, boats, campers, horseboxes……
If you watch the Baja races, its almost impossibly insane how fast the throphy truck classes “fly” over the desert.
January 31, 2008 @ 6:04 am
looks too clean to ‘cross’ even a pothole!
January 31, 2008 @ 7:45 am
wahlaueh…
remember last trip to US, i saw a lot of F150 on the roads.
January 31, 2008 @ 7:53 am
I went to Alberta Canada last few month on a meeting for Long Lake Upgrader Project. I rarely found a small engine cc on their truck. They are using 5.0cc & 5.8cc mostly at their work site.
By the way, this Ford 150 is truely something.
My dream now is to drive Ford Mighty Tonka. Really love that mighty looking truck.
January 31, 2008 @ 8:29 am
double cab king !!
January 31, 2008 @ 11:06 am
there are still a sizeable market for large suv’s and pickups in america. its more than just a vehicle, but its part of the local lifestyle and culture to own them.
the strange thing is, we in malaysia aren’t too clever when it comes to fuel consumption as well.. 7 seater 1.5 litre SUV is a good example.
January 31, 2008 @ 11:36 am
Ooooh… suits my name!!! Would love to own… and this truck is built for speed… sweet~
January 31, 2008 @ 7:56 pm
ganas…
February 1, 2008 @ 1:04 am
just don’t care about the fuel, I WANT THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
February 1, 2008 @ 1:29 am
use 3 months then cannot tahan, fuel cost so high