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Dec

Car News and Reviews:Ford F-150 SVT Raptor Wins 4×4 Award

Categories: Awards, Design, F-Series, Quality, Racing, Styling and raptor
Tags: 4x4, Ford F-150, Petersen's 4-Wheel & Off-Road magazine, raptor

Yet Another Win For Ford

Ford F-150 SVT Raptor 4×4 of the Year Winner

Ford’s specialty F-150 SVT Raptor truck has caught the attention of a lot of enthusiasts as well as Petersen’s 4-Wheel & Off-Road magazine which named the burly off-road truck winner of its 2010 4×4 of the Year award.

Introduced in late 2008 just as the economy tanked and soon after gas prices reached their peak prices, the timing of the Raptor’s release seemed to be a poor one. Nevertheless, Ford says that they straining to keep up with customer demand, in a niche product line that still has a lot of life left to it.

Tough Competitors For Raptor
Petersen’s evaluated the Raptor against three tough competitors: Dodge Ram 2500 Power Wagon, Hummer H3T Alpha and Toyota 4Runner Trail, judging the candidates on a 1,000-mile trail that evaluated the suspension, engine, transmission, transfer case and styling, and of course, off-road performance.

“The Ford F-150 SVT Raptor pickup handily won this year’s test, despite being pitted against top-of-the-line competition,” said Rick Péwé, editor-in-chief of Petersen’s 4-Wheel & Off-Road. “The pickup consistently placed well ahead of the competition in most areas, and great value and fun factors sent it over the top. Basic, solid construction gave us the confidence to take the truck wherever we wanted.” As one judge noted, “It looks cool, drives fast, and seems to take whatever you throw at it.”

New 6.2L V8
Kudos to Ford for building a winner. Even more impressive, the truck builder will be introducing an all-new 6.2-liter V-8 producing 411 horsepower and 434 ft.-lb. of torque early next year.

Customers can choose order that truck now or choose the Raptor outfitted with a 5.4L V8.

Dec

Ford SVT Raptor: A Truck To Enrapture The Imagination!

By cima Leave a Comment

Categories: 5 Star Rated, F-Series, Future Vehicles, Quality, Racing and production line
Tags: 5.4-liter Triton V-8, Ford F-150 SVT Raptor, Fox racing, Special Vehicle Team

The Ford Motor Company has certainly been taking its lumps over the past few years, with 2008 likely to go down as one of the worst years in the company’s history. Sales are down, consumer credit is tight, and fluctuating gas prices has wreaked havoc on an already strained industry.

Ford’s champion, the F-150 pickup truck, has seen its sales drop sharply as buyers avoid vehicles that consume copious amounts of gasoline in favor of smaller, lighter vehicles which squeeze out every drop of fuel possible. That shift has caught Ford off guard as their most fuel efficient cars can be found in Europe while its American operation leans toward heavier, more powerful vehicles.

Fortunately, fuel prices have dropped by more than 40% over this past summer’s highs, giving consumers real relief and allowing car buyers to consider larger vehicles once again. Certainly, a wholesale shift to bigger vehicles isn’t going to happen, but the balance appears to be righted, a move which can only help Ford.

Just in time for the next generation F-150’s release, the lower gas prices couldn’t have come soon enough. When Ford redesigned the F-150, they decided to go with a strictly V8 line up, figuring that the new base V8 would offer comparable fuel economy to the old V6 while giving consumers the power that they wanted. Unfortunately, that move has left Ford exposed as many buyers are shunning V8 power. As a result, Ford is hurrying the development of a new V6 and will soon make available a V8 diesel to supplement its truck series line up.

With the newest F Series, Ford has developed a special truck – the F-150 Raptor – a performance, off-road truck for enthusiasts. Ford shares the following about its latest specialty model:

Ford’s Special Vehicle Team (SVT) taps into growing off-road enthusiast market and builds on the solid foundation of the new Ford F-150 to deliver the ultimate off-road performance truck - the 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor

Industry-first internal bypass shocks by Fox Racing Shox help provide smooth ride; lower, wider design key to desert racing and off-road performance.

The F-150 SVT Raptor launches with the proven 5.4-liter Triton V-8 with 310 horsepower and 365 lb.-ft of torque; a 6.2-liter V-8 engine will be available after launch.

“Ford trucks have been a mainstay on the off-road racing scene for more that 20 years because of our long history of capability and durability,” said Derrick Kuzak, Ford’s group vice president for Global Product Development. “With the F-150 SVT Raptor, we are delivering a true off-road performance truck with the proven ‘Built Ford Tough’ capability and durability that is at the core of every F-150 and the best in performance thanks to the team at SVT.” “Like its fighter jet and dinosaur namesakes, the F-150 SVT Raptor is tough, fast, aggressive, and built with the off-road enthusiast in mind,” he added.

The 2010 F-150 SVT Raptor will be built along side the new F-150 at Ford’s Dearborn Truck Plant at the historic Rouge Center in Dearborn, Mich.

Mar

Miller’s track kicks off Mustang program

By Ron Olson Leave a Comment

Categories: Future Vehicles, Racing and mustang
Tags: mustang FR500s, Racing

The Salt Lake Tribune

Article Last Updated: 03/02/2008 02:01:29 AM MST

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    Miller Motorsports Park launched the Ford Racing Mustang Challenge for the Miller Cup program on Saturday at the track in Tooele. Friday night, Miller hosted a reception at Little America hotel in Salt Lake City that was attended by representatives from Ford Racing and presenting sponsor BF Goodrich Tires.
    Saturday, approximately 25 examples of the new Ford Mustang FR500S – the only production-line-built racing car in the history of Ford Motor Co. and an evolution of the Mustang Challenge car developed by MMP – were delivered to their new owners.
    Seminars were held to teach the new owners about the cars, the AIM data-acquisition system and series rules and regulations.
    Owners were able to get acclimated to their cars with track time in the afternoon.
    Miller Motorsports Park and Ford Racing announced the opening series last fall at the Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association (SEMA) convention in Las Vegas.
    Priced at $75,000 race-ready, the 325-hp Mustang FR500S is built on a special assembly line without the seats, carpet, noise insulation and other interior features that are normally included in a street car.
    The Grand American Road Racing Association, based in Daytona Beach, Fla., will sanction the Ford Racing Mustang Challenge for the Miller Cup. It will serve as a support race to many of the top pro road racing series in North America.
    The inaugural season will consist of eight races at venues throughout the U.S. and Canada. It will stop at MMP on Sept. 21.
    -Jay Drew

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