And that means that a lot of Raptor owners are going to be waking their neighbors in the morning.īut Ford has thought of this too. That means the exhaust sounds even better. To fix it, Ford ran a 'trombone loop' in the shorter exhaust to make both left- and right-pipes the same length. That dramatically improves the aural pleasure derived from the exhaust note.

The “trombone loop” in the exhaust pipe from the right engine bank makes both left and right pipes the same length. I couldn't drive old-and-new back-to-back, but I suspect the Raptor might be the most comfortable F-150 to drive on-road (which will be a comfort for the many Raptor buyers who'll never get off the pavement). It did terrific things for the Raptor when we had it out on the dunes, but it also made a massive difference for on-road driving. Instead of standard leaf springs out back - which is basically what the Model T used - Ford has equipped the new 2021 Raptor with a trophy truck-inspired five-link rear suspension. If you’re the type of person who’s down to drive their truck home after racing it in the desert - instead of say, rolling it into the back of a trailer and chilling in the A/C of the team van - we can again declare, here in 2021, that the third-generation Raptor remains the truck for you.įord has outfitted the Raptor with a 450-horsepower, 510 lb-ft twin-turbo V6, mated to the most impressive suspension ever fitted to a Ford pickup. Not only did the truck finish third in its division, but the team drove it back to Phoenix afterward without issue. In 2016, Ford took a fully-stock second-gen Raptor (aside from a safety cage required by regulations) to the Baja 1000, a race across the Mexican desert that is brutally challenging for both man and machine. Thanks to 24-inch coil springs and up to 15 inches of wheel travel, the new Raptor is ready to conquer any obstacle - even if it involves getting airborne.

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