My thoughts exactly!! :beer:
Don't understand this truck
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the raptor blows the lightning out of the water!oke:
........LMFAO!!! :lol:
you are funny
a base focus doesnt have a 6spd or a DOHC motor. not that i like the svt focus but it was a lot different than any regualr pos foci.
only thing worse than the svt foci is the contour. what a pos
an entire tank of gas for my truck cost more than the oil of all shocks in the raptor combined.....:rolling:
see what i did there
I understand where the op is coming from to an extent, but this is the explanation. (some of these points may have been made, but I don't have time to read 4 pages this second)
Making a large vehicle that already has some off road capabilities BETTER at thoses capabilities makes a lot more sense than trying to make a heavy vehicle with a high center of gravity accelereate and corner better.
All it takes is a quick glance through ebay and you'll see there is a much bigger market for an offroad beast than here is a lowered sport truck. I am not referrring to the number of Lightnings for sale, I am referring to the number of people that have spent who knows how much lifting 150's and 250's, let alone Rams and the C/K trucks.
Now, instead of relying on the aftermarket, Ford is providing a factory backed offroad racer than I am sure they are going to have no problem moving. The fact that they are choosing it to introduce their new V8 is just a master stroke in itself. Do you know how many people have been clammoring for the 6.2 since the 1st leak of it's possible existience?
Maybe there won't be an explosion in Baja type raCing because of this truck, but I can bet you that at least 75% of these trucks will have the gas mashed off pavement. Just the ability to go anywhere and do anything appeals to a LOT of people. The fact that they are adding some power to the equation is all the better.
Making a large vehicle that already has some off road capabilities BETTER at thoses capabilities makes a lot more sense than trying to make a heavy vehicle with a high center of gravity accelereate and corner better.
All it takes is a quick glance through ebay and you'll see there is a much bigger market for an offroad beast than here is a lowered sport truck. I am not referrring to the number of Lightnings for sale, I am referring to the number of people that have spent who knows how much lifting 150's and 250's, let alone Rams and the C/K trucks.
Now, instead of relying on the aftermarket, Ford is providing a factory backed offroad racer than I am sure they are going to have no problem moving. The fact that they are choosing it to introduce their new V8 is just a master stroke in itself. Do you know how many people have been clammoring for the 6.2 since the 1st leak of it's possible existience?
Maybe there won't be an explosion in Baja type raCing because of this truck, but I can bet you that at least 75% of these trucks will have the gas mashed off pavement. Just the ability to go anywhere and do anything appeals to a LOT of people. The fact that they are adding some power to the equation is all the better.
I dunno....the Raptor doesn't even have the "look". Hell I'll admit the look/style of the Lightning was a major part of why I like it. The Lightning front fender badges make me sexually aroused when I see them. :rockon: epper: The Raptor looks like a overgrown brick with zero style? :shrug: (sorry if I offend any Raptor enthusiasts, it's just not my cup of tea at all) I think a GT500 will be my next ride....
epper: The Raptor looks like a overgrown brick with zero style? :shrug: (sorry if I offend any Raptor enthusiasts, it's just not my cup of tea at all) I think a GT500 will be my next ride....
I dunno....the Raptor doesn't even have the "look". Hell I'll admit the look/style of the Lightning was a major part of why I like it. The Lightning front fender badges make me sexually aroused when I see them. :rockon:
It definitely has the look. Just not the look you are looking for.
Look at it this way. If you are dating a fat girl, it's probaly not because you think she looks good in a bikini. You assue that she can cook, keeps you pretty warm in the cold, and is nice and squishy. Why buy an overweight, top heavy, vehicle with brick-like aeodynamics with the intent of going fast in the realm of cars and bikes?
Don't get me wrong, I love the Lightning, but I can almost never justify owning one because it has no 4wd and only comes in two seat variety.
Why is everyone saying you need 4WD/AWD for winter? I've driven my GT through four long New England winters, through INSANE snow storms. It's all in the tires. My first winter, I got stuck in once inch of snow. The next winter I got some good winter tires and I was rompin' around in a blizzard driving by people with FWD sedans, econoboxes and RWD trucks, all stuck in the snow because they have crappy tires.
Don't get me wrong, AWD/4WD is the best option in the winter, nothing comes close, but talking about not getting any winter use out of a vehicle because it's 2WD is absolutely ludicrous. With the right tires, any car can brave the winter months without getting stuck. I love driving my stang in the winter. Going from the wrong tires to the right ones, made driving in winter go from an absolute nightmare to something I look forward to.
Don't get me wrong, AWD/4WD is the best option in the winter, nothing comes close, but talking about not getting any winter use out of a vehicle because it's 2WD is absolutely ludicrous. With the right tires, any car can brave the winter months without getting stuck. I love driving my stang in the winter. Going from the wrong tires to the right ones, made driving in winter go from an absolute nightmare to something I look forward to.
Have you ever driven a truck with no weight over the rear wheels in the wet, let alone freezing conditions? Unless you have studs tires will not matter.
Spinning the wheels in my old 100rwhp ranger was no problem in the wet. Now add to that a 350rwhp lightning driving damp conditions is no fun.
for everyone who does not like the shape of the raptor, you have never seen a quality of froad truck, iv ridden in many different ls7 ls6....very fast sand rails with alot of travel, honestly in the shallow sand and just on hardpack the 6.2 raptor performs well enough to keep up with these 100k+ rails. the raptor is alot of work, which will show the second you go off road. ill post a vid of me doing like 75+through whoops. thats what the trucks meant for......the first time u ride with sum one who knows what they are doing you will prob pucker urself too...my friends do ha.
But youll be drifting with the best of them.
I have this for the off roading and whoop sections:
I personally wouldn't pay $30,000+ for a brand new vehicle just to bash it up off-roading, lol. I have hard time getting a $8000 motocross bike dirty, heh. ;-)
I personally wouldn't pay $30,000+ for a brand new vehicle just to bash it up off-roading, lol. I have hard time getting a $8000 motocross bike dirty, heh. ;-)
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I don't get it either, then again I have 3 Superduties, all long beds, all 4X4s and all Diesels. If I'm putting down the money the truck will have some usefulness to it. I just don’t see any use other then sand racing with this “Truck”. You can’t even haul the trash off with this “Truck”. It Might as well not have a bed on it at all. My girl likes it, then again women do like a lot of other completely useless shit.
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