2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R
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DETROIT – As Ford Motor increases production of its F-150 electric van, it doesn’t give up on offering highly cost-effective new performance models with gasoline engines.
The Detroit-based automaker unveiled the F-150 Raptor R on Monday morning, a new version of its high-performance SUV with a supercharged 5.2-liter V-8 engine that produces 700 horsepower. power and 640 pound-feet of torque. The truck will start at $ 109,145, including destination and delivery costs.
Amid accumulated demand and record prices, automakers have been adding performance variants to their lines to increase profit margins before moving more to electric vehicles, which may offer high performance but have lower margins. than gas vehicles.
2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R
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The new “R” version resembles the company’s F-150 Raptor, but includes some design tweaks and offers a significant increase in performance and off-road parts. In comparison, the normal F-150 Raptor 2022 is powered by a 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 engine that produces 450 horsepower and 510 pound-feet of torque. Ford said the top speed of the Raptor R is 112 mph, limited by the vehicle’s 37-inch tires.
Ford has largely dominated the high-performance pickup truck market since the launch of the first Raptor model in 2009. But in recent years, Stellantis ’Ram Trucks brand has been monopolizing headlines with its Ram 1500 TRX, a pickup truck. of 702 horsepower with 6.2 liters supercharged. V-8 engine and 650 pound-feet of torque.
The new Raptor has nothing to do with the performance of the Ram TRX, but it does offer different pieces of performance. It is also the most powerful engine Ford offers. The company previously used the engine of the Ford Mustang Shelby GT500.
2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R
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Carl Widmann, Ford’s chief performance engineer, said the vehicle is the result of customers “asking for the sound and power of a V8 at Raptor.” Ford has not offered a V-8 engine in a Raptor model since 2014.
Production of the F-150 Raptor R will begin in the fall at Ford’s Dearborn truck plant in Michigan, the company said. Vehicle orders open Monday through Ford franchise dealers.
Current Raptor trucks start at about $ 70,000, about $ 40,000 more than a base F-150, but are less expensive than the higher-end luxury version of the F-150 that starts at about $ 77,000.
2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R
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