The 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor testing tough - TheMustangNews.com
Topping speeds of 100 mph, Ford says the new 2017 F-150 Raptor is 25 percent faster than the current model based on lap times. Part of a new wind blowing from Dearborn, the 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor made its debut at the Detroit Auto Show along with two other Ford Performance branded vehicles, the Ford GT supercar which also has a similar EcoBoost V6 and the new Shelby... It has more than the 411 horsepower and 434 lb-ft of torque of the outgoing 6. 2 liter V8 though Ford doesn’t specify what it will have, though widely believed to be well over 500. It has more suspension travel with larger Fox Shox which get an... Like the old Raptor, the new one is wider than grandpa’s F-150 now by a heady 6”. Aluminum and high strength plastic bodywork gives us much of the same look of the last-generation Raptor seemingly grafted to the all-new body. The Raptor will for the first time have dual exhaust to go with its second-generation 3. 5 liter EcoBoost V6. An interesting add is a new 10-speed automatic transmission which should go a long way to increasing both acceleration and fuel-economy. An all-new four-wheel-drive system gets pretty high-tech this time around too. While it sounds like brain damage, Ford. Source: www.themustangnews.com
