One Extreme Raptor The Ford F-150 Raptor is one of the most aggressively capable off-road pickup trucks on the market. But it seems some folks are looking for a little more out of their Raptors — or, in some cases, a lot more. These rapacious off-roaders are turning to Hennessey Performance Engineering in Sealy, Texas,…
By Barbara & Bill Schaffer Occasionally, one of the new test vehicles catch us totally off guard. The most recent surprise came from the Lincoln Navigator. We?d previously pretty much written it off as being too humongous and ungainly, especially when compared to most of the competitors….
By Barbara & Bill Schaffer Ford sells nearly 100 new Ford trucks every hour, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With numbers like that the Ford F-Series trucks are easily the best-selling vehicles in the U.S. and they have been for the last 35 years ? if you only count trucks, they?ve been…
?2017 Ford F-150 Raptor SuperCrew 4×4? The Off-Road Rock Star (literally) Gets Better Nearly every vehicle manufacturer of both autos and trucks engage in the common practice of touting their latest wares by making bold and sometimes even outrageous claims about the vehicle?s performance capabilities. As far as trucks are concerned, each manufacturer portrays their…
An off-road superstar A common practice for auto and truck manufacturers when touting their latest wares is to make bold claims about the vehicle?s performance. In the case of trucks, each manufacturer portrays their vehicle as the toughest and most capable. Ultimately, a truck?s worth lays in the eye of the beholder ? in this…
Capable of leaping small hills in a single bound and performing areal feats previously only seen from the professional racers, the Ford SVT Raptor ?pickup has become the ultimate family and friends off-roader with its new SuperCrew cab option. Now with a standard new 411-hp, 6.2-liter V-8, the Ford Raptor offers new technologies and a…
