We’re not really sure how much more Ford can prove its tough, off-roading skills as it already has made huge headlines with the 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor. However, according to sources, Ford will take it all a step further with a new Raptor R later this year that will be powered by a the [...]
Meet the 2011 FR Raptor XT (FR stands for Ford Racing of course) – the most expensive Ford to ever come out of Dearborn (as far as we can remember at least). Ford says that the FR Raptor XT is nearly the same truck that finished the 2008 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, but with all [...]
Ford’s marketing team for the F-150 is really busy these days with the “Raptor – Born in Baja” documentary film that shows the development and the racing heritage of the Raptor program at last year’s Baja 1000. According to Mark Grueber, Ford’s marketing manager for the F-150, Ford has received more than 1,000 orders for [...]
Hoping to build up some interest in its Ford F-150 SVT Raptor before it makes its market debut, Ford has launched a new website (www.fordvehicles.com/f150raptor) for the off-road beastly truck featuring videos, 360-degree views, photos and tools to allow you to build your own Raptor. Ford will also have a driving simulator visiting auto shows [...]
As reported last week, GM is disbanding its High Performance Vehicle Operations. GM said that it will shift all of its focus on mainstream products and that all high-performance projects are on an indefinite hold. A GM spokesman was heavily quoted using Ford’s Special Vehicle Team as an example for the move by the Detroit [...]
After successfully finishing third in class at the 41 SCORE Tecate Baja 100, our favorite pickup – the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor R - will run in the 2009 “Best in the Desert” race series. Behind the controls will be veteran Ford truck racers and former “Rough Riders” Rob MacCachren and Steve Olliges. Ford said that [...]
