And at no point do you feel like you’re abusing it. The truck takes everything you can throw at it and asks for more. There’s no other word for it: it’s epic!
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After a week with the truck I was more than a little upset to hand it back. The Ford F-150 SVT Raptor remains unlike any other truck out there and probably unlike any 4×4 too: it is so unique and devastatingly capable of nailing anything that you throw at it. Take it slow – or fast – across rocks and fire tracks, low lying dunes or monsters. It just doesn’t matter.The Raptor devours all of them.
For that, the Ford is awesome in our books!
| Ford Ford F-150 SVT Raptor | |
|---|---|
| Engine: | 2V V8 SOHC / 6210 cc |
| Power: | 411hp @ 5500rpm |
| Torque: | 434 lb-ft @ 4500rpm |
| Transmission: | Six-speed automatic overdrive / tow mode / haul mode / four-wheel drive |
| Front suspension: | Coil-on-shock / long-spindle double-wishbone independent / aluminum lower control arm / forged-steel upper arm / FOX Racing ShoxTM |
| Rear suspension: | Hotchkiss-type non-independent live / leaf springs / outboard shock absorbers / FOX Racing Shox |
| Brakes: | Vented discs / ABS / RSC / 13.8-inch (front) / 13.7-inch (rear) |
| Wheels: | 17-inch cast-aluminum wheels |
| Tyres: | 315/70 R17 front and rear / AT / BSW |
| Weight (kerb) | 2728kg |
| 0-100kph: | N/A |
| Top speed: | N/A |
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