Reader Spots 2017.5 Ford F-150 Raptor, But Is There Any Difference?

Jack Baruth
by Jack Baruth

A sharp-eyed reader caught this and sent it to me on Monday. There’s been a variety of speculation about the “2017.5 Raptor” ever since a few Raptors with camouflaged rear ends were spotted on public roads late last year — but this truck, as you’ll see, isn’t wearing any disguise.

According to this blogger, who interviewed a Ford employee last month, there won’t be any updates to the Raptor for 2018. So why run a vehicle around clearly marked “PP” and “2017.5”? Is Ford playing games with us, or is there really that fanboy-rumored twin-turbo Voodoo V8 under the hood?

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  • MaintenanceCosts It's not a Benz or a Jag / it's a 5-0 with a rag /And I don't wanna brag / but I could never be stag
  • 3-On-The-Tree Son has a 2016 Mustang GT 5.0 and I have a 2009 C6 Corvette LS3 6spd. And on paper they are pretty close.
  • 3-On-The-Tree Same as the Land Cruiser, emissions. I have a 1985 FJ60 Land Cruiser and it’s a beast off-roading.
  • CanadaCraig I would like for this anniversary special to be a bare-bones Plain-Jane model offered in Dynasty Green and Vintage Burgundy.
  • ToolGuy Ford is good at drifting all right... 😉
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