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stock baja truck?
this is one hell of truck. 90+ mph off road is more fun than six flags!!!
YouTube - SVT Raptor 1 - Las Vegas, NV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItEOq1NPlJE
YouTube - 2008 SEMA - 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor
YouTube - 2008 SEMA: Ford F-150 SVT Raptor Unleashed
and fords press release...
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 4, 2008 – The Ford F-150 SVT Raptor, Ford’s new king of the off-road just found a best friend. The Ford F-150 SVT Raptor R, which features modified components, was developed by SVT and Ford Racing specifically to race in the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 – one of the most grueling off-road races on the circuit.
“Ford’s commitment to using racing as a test bed for new technologies is expanding to the off-road arena with the F-150 SVT Raptor R,” said Brian Wolfe, Ford Racing Technology director. “Racing the new truck in the elite Baja 1000 is the ultimate off-road test and will allow Ford to evaluate how well the F-150 SVT Raptor will hold up under the most unique and extreme conditions.”
Prepared for racing in long distance off-road endurance events, the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor R uses stock components of F-150 SVT Raptor, including the transmission and brakes. The frame – the part of the truck that will take the most stress – is the same proven fully boxed frame that delivers class-leading towing and hauling in the base F-150. The race truck is powered by a specially calibrated 500 horsepower, 6.2-liter V-8 engine.
While the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor has off-road capability that isn’t available in any other production vehicle, the F-150 SVT Raptor R adds to that capability with enhancements to prepare it for one of the world’s best-known off-road races.
“The race truck has even more suspension travel, better approach and departure angles, more horsepower, more ground clearance, and full racing specification seats, safety cage and harnesses, all of which combine to make an even faster, more visceral off-road experience,” said Jamal Hameedi, SVT chief engineer.
Even if the typical Ford customer will not be putting their truck through the punishing paces of the Baja 1000, the point is this, they could.
“You can say the average customer is not likely to take their vehicle and enter it in the Baja 1000, but if you look at the things that happen in that 1000 kilometer race, over the life of a vehicle, you just might repeat those events,” said Hameedi. “Maybe not all in one day, but over that 100,000 miles, knowing the vehicle will stand up to the Baja 1000 is important to off-road enthusiast customers.”
The Ford F-150 SVT Raptor R not only emulates the ‘Built Ford Tough’ motto with its toughness and capability, but it also shows the level of high-performance vehicles that SVT develops.
“Raptor R is a natural SVT extension of the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor,” said Hameedi. “It’s very analogous to what a race prepped Cobra R was to an SVT Cobra or what a Mustang FR500C is to a Mustang GT.”
The Ford F-150 SVT Raptor R in the Baja 1000 also serves as a test bed for the development of a lineup of race-proven, desert-tested, off-road performance parts that will be available through the Ford Racing catalog.
Ford Truck Motorsports has a successful past in off-road racing, sponsoring the desert endurance racing series “Best-in-the-Desert” with Ford trucks serving as the official vehicle.
Ford is bringing some of the best stock class off-road truck drivers together to drive the F-150 SVT Raptor R in the Baja 1000.
The team includes driver of record Steve Olliges and co-drivers Randy Merritt, Greg Foutz and Bud Brutsman who will compete in class eight for moderately modified full-size pickup trucks.
The Baja 1000 will run from Nov. 20-23. The intense off-road endurance race runs from sea level to 7,000 ft. altitude over 1,000 kilometers of sand, rock and mountain passes on the Mexican Baja Peninsula.
YouTube - SVT Raptor 1 - Las Vegas, NV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItEOq1NPlJE
YouTube - 2008 SEMA - 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor
YouTube - 2008 SEMA: Ford F-150 SVT Raptor Unleashed
and fords press release...
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 4, 2008 – The Ford F-150 SVT Raptor, Ford’s new king of the off-road just found a best friend. The Ford F-150 SVT Raptor R, which features modified components, was developed by SVT and Ford Racing specifically to race in the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 – one of the most grueling off-road races on the circuit.
“Ford’s commitment to using racing as a test bed for new technologies is expanding to the off-road arena with the F-150 SVT Raptor R,” said Brian Wolfe, Ford Racing Technology director. “Racing the new truck in the elite Baja 1000 is the ultimate off-road test and will allow Ford to evaluate how well the F-150 SVT Raptor will hold up under the most unique and extreme conditions.”
Prepared for racing in long distance off-road endurance events, the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor R uses stock components of F-150 SVT Raptor, including the transmission and brakes. The frame – the part of the truck that will take the most stress – is the same proven fully boxed frame that delivers class-leading towing and hauling in the base F-150. The race truck is powered by a specially calibrated 500 horsepower, 6.2-liter V-8 engine.
While the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor has off-road capability that isn’t available in any other production vehicle, the F-150 SVT Raptor R adds to that capability with enhancements to prepare it for one of the world’s best-known off-road races.
“The race truck has even more suspension travel, better approach and departure angles, more horsepower, more ground clearance, and full racing specification seats, safety cage and harnesses, all of which combine to make an even faster, more visceral off-road experience,” said Jamal Hameedi, SVT chief engineer.
Even if the typical Ford customer will not be putting their truck through the punishing paces of the Baja 1000, the point is this, they could.
“You can say the average customer is not likely to take their vehicle and enter it in the Baja 1000, but if you look at the things that happen in that 1000 kilometer race, over the life of a vehicle, you just might repeat those events,” said Hameedi. “Maybe not all in one day, but over that 100,000 miles, knowing the vehicle will stand up to the Baja 1000 is important to off-road enthusiast customers.”
The Ford F-150 SVT Raptor R not only emulates the ‘Built Ford Tough’ motto with its toughness and capability, but it also shows the level of high-performance vehicles that SVT develops.
“Raptor R is a natural SVT extension of the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor,” said Hameedi. “It’s very analogous to what a race prepped Cobra R was to an SVT Cobra or what a Mustang FR500C is to a Mustang GT.”
The Ford F-150 SVT Raptor R in the Baja 1000 also serves as a test bed for the development of a lineup of race-proven, desert-tested, off-road performance parts that will be available through the Ford Racing catalog.
Ford Truck Motorsports has a successful past in off-road racing, sponsoring the desert endurance racing series “Best-in-the-Desert” with Ford trucks serving as the official vehicle.
Ford is bringing some of the best stock class off-road truck drivers together to drive the F-150 SVT Raptor R in the Baja 1000.
The team includes driver of record Steve Olliges and co-drivers Randy Merritt, Greg Foutz and Bud Brutsman who will compete in class eight for moderately modified full-size pickup trucks.
The Baja 1000 will run from Nov. 20-23. The intense off-road endurance race runs from sea level to 7,000 ft. altitude over 1,000 kilometers of sand, rock and mountain passes on the Mexican Baja Peninsula.
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i see thousands take their 100k sand rails and r/v's out to the dunes every weekend during the spring time here in the phoenix area this truck would be perfect for them!
i see thousands take their 100k sand rails and r/v's out to the dunes every weekend during the spring time here in the phoenix area this truck would be perfect for them!
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summer of 09! stock with the 5.4 3 valve starting at near 40k(about the price of a nicely optioned fx4). then the 6.2 should be here fall winter 09 for a couple thousand more.
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Born to Fly: 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor
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Posted by Jared Holstein - November 04, 2008|12:01 am
Two words: Holy ****. Let's just start off by saying we're a bit jaded, have driven cars with over 1000 horsepower, yadda yadda, and we only got to ride in the Raptor, not drive it. Gene Martindale, lead test driver for this SVT program, hit the speed limiter (that would be 100 mph) three times in our fairly short ride-- in the desert, floating over ruts, jumping gullies, and in general producing just about as many smiles per mile as possible. This is one of the most extreme vehicles Ford's Special Vehicle Team has come up with, which is not to say that it isn't all sorts of streetable (it is), but that the truck has gotten an extremely thorough rework. It doesn't just look big and mean, it is-- a full eight inches wider in front and rear, and features almost all new bodywork.
The Raptor will launch with a 310-horsepower 5.4L Triton V8 installed, but the 6.2L Boss engine will be available shortly, which is, of course, the only engine to have. This is not just because it makes north of 400 horsepower and 400 lb-ft of torque-- the thing sounds brawny as all hell, and very much like a legit pre-runner truck.
Soaking up the considerable velocity of which is this truck is capable is a trick and trick-looking suspension. The front suspension shares no parts with the standard F-150, features neat stuff like forged control arms, and uses Fox Racing Shox coilovers with internal bypass. Bespoke 35-inch tires feature a special compound and construction to facilitate great grip in the dirt and not hum like a cement truck on the highway.
I've had the chance to ride in a six-figure Baja 1000 pre-runner truck, and I can't say that it felt much more capable than the Raptor. The Raptor should cost less than $50K, a relative bargain considering what's installed, the off-road insanity it is perfectly comfortable performing, and the fact that there won't be a whole lot of them. This truck will obviously appeal most to people with vast expanses in their backyards or on the border with Mexico, although the copious suspension travel would be a great fit for the sinkhole factory that is New York City.
Think of the Raptor as a Porsche 911 GT3 for the dirt; street legal but much better suited to compressing space and time.
Born to Fly: 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor
born-to-fly-2010-ford-f-150-svt-raptor
Posted by Jared Holstein - November 04, 2008|12:01 am
Two words: Holy ****. Let's just start off by saying we're a bit jaded, have driven cars with over 1000 horsepower, yadda yadda, and we only got to ride in the Raptor, not drive it. Gene Martindale, lead test driver for this SVT program, hit the speed limiter (that would be 100 mph) three times in our fairly short ride-- in the desert, floating over ruts, jumping gullies, and in general producing just about as many smiles per mile as possible. This is one of the most extreme vehicles Ford's Special Vehicle Team has come up with, which is not to say that it isn't all sorts of streetable (it is), but that the truck has gotten an extremely thorough rework. It doesn't just look big and mean, it is-- a full eight inches wider in front and rear, and features almost all new bodywork.
The Raptor will launch with a 310-horsepower 5.4L Triton V8 installed, but the 6.2L Boss engine will be available shortly, which is, of course, the only engine to have. This is not just because it makes north of 400 horsepower and 400 lb-ft of torque-- the thing sounds brawny as all hell, and very much like a legit pre-runner truck.
Soaking up the considerable velocity of which is this truck is capable is a trick and trick-looking suspension. The front suspension shares no parts with the standard F-150, features neat stuff like forged control arms, and uses Fox Racing Shox coilovers with internal bypass. Bespoke 35-inch tires feature a special compound and construction to facilitate great grip in the dirt and not hum like a cement truck on the highway.
I've had the chance to ride in a six-figure Baja 1000 pre-runner truck, and I can't say that it felt much more capable than the Raptor. The Raptor should cost less than $50K, a relative bargain considering what's installed, the off-road insanity it is perfectly comfortable performing, and the fact that there won't be a whole lot of them. This truck will obviously appeal most to people with vast expanses in their backyards or on the border with Mexico, although the copious suspension travel would be a great fit for the sinkhole factory that is New York City.
Think of the Raptor as a Porsche 911 GT3 for the dirt; street legal but much better suited to compressing space and time.
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