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Ford Raptor SVT F-150 is the first truck offered by Ford Motor Company that is made to be a offroad vehicle.

The Basics
The Ford Raptor is basically a factory-built, off-road pseudo-racing truck. This truck made it big after competing in the BAJA 1000 or BAJA races and really just out shining the competition. This truck is meant for mostly off-road but is also built to be used on the road and will most likely be used there. The Raptor was made by the SVT team which stands for Specialty Vehicle Team and they made this truck hoping to make another Ford Lightning. The SVT group really did cover everything you could need they even added the help from the Fox Racing team for the use of there racing shocks.

Engine
The Raptor also gets a new truck engine, the off-road truck is powered by an updated version of the regular F-150’s 5.4-liter Triton V8 three-valve engine, delivering 320 horsepower and 390 pound-feet of torque. a 6.2L, two-valve 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.

Body, Frame, and Features
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 Shocks 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.