ford f150 svt raptor 2010
ford f150 svt raptor
Raptor SVT
F-150 SVT RAPTOR
F-150 SVT RAPTOR
F-150 SVT RAPTOR
F-150 SVT RAPTOR
The Raptor also gets a new truck engine, a 6.2L, two-valve (for better torque characteristics than multivalvers) overhead-cam V-8. Tuning isn’t final, but SVT says the oversquare engine will be rated about 400 hp and about 400 lb-ft of torque. The engine was an on-again, off-again project known as the Hurricane V-8. Its official name is simply “6.2,†and Ford will not use it in any other F-150s, so it’s mainly a Super Duty truck engine that might also be used in whatever is left of the Expedition and Lincoln Navigator lines.
From the A-pillar forward, the Raptor has unique sheetmetal from other F-150s and is bereft of a Blue Oval badge in the grille. SVT widened the track by 7 in., and so its 5.5-ft box is unique to the Raptor as well. Height is up 2 in.over a standard Supercrew. It has new, internal bypass shocks, designed by Fox Racing Shox for a smooth ride on-road that stiffens up when the driver reaches high speeds off-road. Fox’s new shocks are designed to do what external bypass shocks do, without the packaging problems. The Raptor has new leaf springs and shocks, new front upper- and lower-A-arms, and a new, wider, thicker-walled rear axle.
It’s the first Ford with hill-descent control and comes with a differential locker that lets the driver keep it locked at high speeds. It tows up to 6000 lb and has a 1000-lb payload. Interior changes include unique, high-bolster seats, a special steering wheel, and redesigned center console. Ford hasn’t determined price or volume yet, though it promises a “value price†and a multiyear run. SVT’s latest F-150 is far from perfectly timed, though by foregoing a high-performance street truck for one that’s highly capable off-road, it’s more in line with the move to pickups with “authentic†capabilities as suburban cowboys leave the segment in droves
