This puts the Raptor R squarely in the lead in terms of machines operating in this segment, especially since the Ram 1500 TRX will soon get rid of this fatal coil. The supercharged 5. 2L V8 also produces 640 lb-ft of torque, a sum that, not so long ago, was reserved for diesel-powered heavy-duty vehicles.
Ford engineers achieved those benefits by reducing air intake losses along with optimized calibration, which also resulted in a wider torque curve. For those who don’t know, this means that more torque will be obtained over a wider range of engine speeds. These features will come in handy when running at top speed in places like Glamis Sand Dunes.
Not that the Raptor gets new Fox Dual Live-Valve shocks for this styling year, with position-sensitive compression control and new frequently variable rebound settings to further decorate the ride on and off the road.
In fact, there’s no mistaking the 2024 F-150 Raptor R for anything else on the road either, as it heads into next year’s style dressed in the automotive equivalent of a fitted T-shirt with tone-on-tone box sides. and furious flames in the wheels. This so-called “power dome” above the hood resembles in the eyes of the world like the overly cold “snake basket”-shaped intake channels discovered in a Taurus SHO of the time. This is not a criticism.
Up front, we find a metal bumper that’s been cut at the corners for wider strategy angles and adorned with auxiliary lights and sleek red tow hooks.
Orange marker lighting fixtures are incorporated into the grille of the F-O-R-D demonstration panel, a product of this truck that spans more than 80 inches wide. A red “R” badge is off-center on the grille, but anyone wondering where this truck comes from should consult an optometrist right away. The new headlights power the Raptor R in line with styling revisions made to the rest of the F-150 trims in 2024.
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