NAIAS: 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor is The Bulldozer for Your Sandcastle

Aaron Cole
by Aaron Cole

Ford unveiled Monday its 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor SuperCrew complete with four doors, a 3.5-liter turbocharged V-6 and 10-speed transmission because more numbers always wins, all the time — except for when that number is power output, because apparently we still don’t know that yet.

The supersized truck with a supersized engine shaved 500 pounds by shedding two cylinders and aluminum body parts, according to Ford. The SuperCrew’s 145-inch wheelbase is fully a foot longer than the SuperCab’s footprint, and six inches wider than the current F-150, but still, really, no power figures.

But if you’re really into shaking up four friends in the rear seats, the Raptor SuperCrew sports an available Torsen front differential.

The off-road bits are tougher, according to Ford. In addition to 17-inch BFG KO2 all-terrain rubber at the corners, the Raptor sports bigger Fox Racing shock absorbers with nearly an inch more suspension travel than the last model, and a new terrain management system with Street and Baja settings because why not race truck?

Under the hood, Ford stuffed a 3.5-liter EcoBoosted V-6 that makes more power than the 6.2-liter V-8. We’ll wait for details on output, which should be coming soon because the truck is slated to hit dealerships this year.

According to Ford, the 2017 Raptor sports a new transfer case that is electronically controlled, but still mechanically locking.

Ford didn’t say how much the Raptor will cost when it hits dealerships later this year.



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  • Dan Dan on Jan 11, 2016

    So much want. Even the V6 can't take that away. Blown Coyote, where are you?

  • Big Al from Oz Big Al from Oz on Jan 11, 2016

    The Raptor has done well for Ford and you can see why. It is designed as an accessory for those who can afford to own and operate one. It has some incredible off road creed, but that is quite limited to quite open country. If Ford really want to make a good off road pickup, then I suggest Ford make a Ranger Mini Me Raptor, off course with a diesel so you have some endurance and better low down torque. If I was after one of these "hairdresser" type pickups I would like to see the Titan Warrior built so I could buy one of them. I'd say the Titan will carry a lot more weight, have better and more usable traction off road with the diesel than this Raptor.

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    • IHateCars IHateCars on Jan 13, 2016

      @Lou_BC Yeah, it helps! But up here in Canuckistan they just give it away....right? Lol! Seriously though, I think thelaine's comment earlier in the thread stated it best, trucks like this just bring out the puritans and whiners. Meh, whatever...

  • CanadaCraig You can just imagine how quickly the tires are going to wear out on a 5,800 lbs AWD 2024 Dodge Charger.
  • Luke42 I tried FSD for a month in December 2022 on my Model Y and wasn’t impressed.The building-blocks were amazing but sum of the all of those amazing parts was about as useful as Honda Sensing in terms of reducing the driver’s workload.I have a list of fixes I need to see in Autopilot before I blow another $200 renting FSD. But I will try it for free for a month.I would love it if FSD v12 lived up to the hype and my mind were changed. But I have no reason to believe I might be wrong at this point, based on the reviews I’ve read so far. [shrug]. I’m sure I’ll have more to say about it once I get to test it.
  • FormerFF We bought three new and one used car last year, so we won't be visiting any showrooms this year unless a meteor hits one of them. Sorry to hear that Mini has terminated the manual transmission, a Mini could be a fun car to drive with a stick.It appears that 2025 is going to see a significant decrease in the number of models that can be had with a stick. The used car we bought is a Mk 7 GTI with a six speed manual, and my younger daughter and I are enjoying it quite a lot. We'll be hanging on to it for many years.
  • Oberkanone Where is the value here? Magna is assembling the vehicles. The IP is not novel. Just buy the IP at bankruptcy stage for next to nothing.
  • Jalop1991 what, no Turbo trim?
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