TOTD: Should Ford Consider a Proper F-150 SVT Lightning Successor? - MotorTrend Magazine
“With EcoBoost power on tap, both trucks quickly and easily blast out of the hole, but the fun of mashing the long, skinny pedal to the floor at each stoplight wears thin quickly. Those hoping the Tremor can handle some corners ought to look elsewhere in the Ford lineup. ” We concluded: “The Tremor isn't only marred by aesthetics that write checks the truck can't cash, but it is also let down by a pretty steep sticker price for what you get… The 2014 Ford F-150 Tremor may be an excellent pickup truck, but it... For its price, and given its performance, I suspect most buyers would be happier with the truck the SVT team has been spending most of its time with lately, the [F-150 SVT] Raptor. Trucks have grown so big that a small truck today probably be about the size of a reg. Chevy SS454). I don't think a small-small truck would work (sized like the cyclone/typhoon). I also think a true sport performance truck should be quite body modified for aerodynamics. But in the end, I say, no, the SVT lightning was cool and the slick body of the F-150 in the second gen version was awesome. Next is the fact the Raptor is a big heavy truck, does not accelerate any faster than a focus SE (7. 4 sec 0-60) so things must be considered. Ford is bringing a 385hp/460tq version of the 3. 5 ecoboost. Source: wot.motortrend.com
