Ford will quickly have a solution to Ram’s 1500 Insurgent TRX which has been terrorizing the truck world because it arrived on the scene in 2020.
The Blue Oval is getting ready an F-150 Raptor geared up with a V-8 engine, and determined to offer a glimpse on the car to journalists throughout a launch occasion for the 2022 Bronco Raptor.
Video taken on the scene does not present us a lot however does present us with a great style of the throaty exhaust observe that can accompany the upcoming V-8-powered F-150 Raptor.
Properly, effectively. What do we’ve got right here? Positive seems to be like a #Ford Raptor, however that seems like a V-8. Hiya, Raptor R? We hear you. pic.twitter.com/2MSZre701M
— MotorAuthority (@motorauthority) June 14, 2022
As first introduced in early 2021, the tremendous truck will go by the title F-150 Raptor R, and phrase on the road is that it’s going to pack the 5.2-liter supercharged V-8 generally known as the Predator, at present discovered completely within the Mustang Shelby GT500.
Which means we might be as much as 760 hp within the F-150 Raptor R. The truck is not anticipated to obtain the Shelby GT500’s 7-speed dual-clutch transmission, although the usual Raptor’s 10-speed computerized can deal with loads of grunt, as most tuning corporations will attest.
The primary-generation F-150 Raptor arrived for 2010 and was provided with the selection of 5.4- and 6.2-liter V-8s. The 5.4-liter V-8 was quickly dropped, and a 3.5-liter twin-turbocharged V-6 changed the 6.2-liter V-8 when the second-generation F-150 Raptor arrived for 2017.
2021 Ford F-150 Raptor
The third-generation F-150 Raptor that arrived for 2021 is an evolution of the second-gen truck with a bolder, extra squared-off entrance finish, out there 37-inch tires on 17-inch aluminum wheels, and a brand new five-link rear suspension setup with coil springs.
Because the authentic F-150 Raptor’s launch, Ford has additionally launched the Bronco Raptor and can quickly add a Ranger Raptor. Each of those function twin-turbo V-6 engines, although Ford will supply a Bronco Raptor with a V-8 for racing.
