2016 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor Spied
Published: July 22nd, 2014
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We don’t even know power or fuel economy figures for the next-generation Ford F-150, but these spy shots of the next-generation Raptor have emerged.
All we know so far is that the Raptor will appear as a 2016 model year. No word on powertrains or technical details – maybe we’ll see an Ecoboost version this time around?
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Why the extended cab business. As a Luddite, my idea of a pickup is a singe front seat. That plus a short style side bed and a performance truck is a walk in the park. The mere idea of a pickup being a raised 4 door sedan with a 10 foot bed on back is inane. And, outside of suburbia and a worksite, is impossible to park. They are land yachts. If I really wanted to haul stuff, I would get something bigger than 1/2 ton. Or tow something big. Either way, the back seat rounds to zero. The bane of automotive design is the 'do it all' mentality. A special purpose vehicle -- like a sport truck -- should do one thing well. Like go fast. And have enough space to throw a few things in the bed. And be able to tow your motorcycles or whatever. And keep the price low enough that people would actually consider driving them -- unlike the BMW/Mercedes priced luxe trucks of today.
Looks like they are running "old" Raptor" front and rear panels since they do not line up. I'd like to see a 5.0 with turbo's but most likely it will come out with a tuned 3.5 EB. The Raptor was too heavy for its intended design purpose but since I've only ever seen two if them that looked like they were off-roaded, weight isn't an issue to mall crawlers.