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Ford is preparing a six part monthly video series on the 2017 F-150 Raptor. Filmed in the Mojave Desert, the series highlights the truck’s extensive capabilities. In the F-150 lineup, the Raptor represents the pinnacle of off-road performance.
The 2017 F-150 Raptor keeps Ford’s current truck mentality of lighter is better. With a high-strength, military-grade, aluminum alloy body, the new Raptor is 500 pounds lighter. Redesigned FOX Racing Shox provide more suspension travel for increased off-road performance.
The truck also features a new terrain management system and Torsen front differential.

The 2017 F-150 Raptor has a second-generation 3.5-liter EcoBoost versus the 6.2 V8. Numbers on the latter are 411 horsepower and 434 lb-ft torque. According to Ford, this new EcoBoost will top that. A new 10-speed transmission enters the mix for the 2017 Raptor as well. Ford’s off-road racing portfolio includes the Best in the Desert, Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, and the Baja 1000. The 2017 F-150 Raptor was designed to compete at the highest levels with regard to these events. Although, not everybody who purchases one will use it off-road. When I was a Sales Consultant at Sioux Falls Ford, I sold one of the first Raptors we had in stock – the guy who bought it said it was nothing more than a “power toy” for driving to work and back.
The Raptor will be built at the Dearb...