5. The Action Hero: Ford F-150 SVT Raptor
The 1980s were ripe with action heroes – Stallone, The Governator (Schwarzenegger), Bruce Willis, Van Damme, Steven Segal, Mr. T. Then they got old (see The Expendables) and the movies got worse (also, see The Expendables). Ask yourself, who was the big action hero between the mid-90s until the mid-2000s? Nicholas Cage? Will Smith? Smith is totally bankable, but Arnold in his prime would have torn his noggin off and spouted some awful “This guy’s going to have a whopping headache” joke.
The same could be said for American trucks – they’ve been good, but which truck has been a breakout vehicle the last ten years? The last real truck innovation, the in-bed trunk, was on a Honda Ridgeline. Was the Ridgeline a breakout truck? Enter the F-150 Raptor. The Raptor is the Jason Statham of trucks – a butt-kicking action star with street cred. We love the grille. We love the optional matte-black hood paint. And we love that it delivers on looks and performance. America loves its trucks, but we like our action heroes just as much. And like Statham, the Ford F-150 Raptor sure does turn heads.
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The 1980s were ripe with action heroes – Stallone, The Governator (Schwarzenegger), Bruce Willis, Van Damme, Steven Segal, Mr. T. Then they got old (see The Expendables) and the movies got worse (also, see The Expendables). Ask yourself, who was the big action hero between the mid-90s until the mid-2000s? Nicholas Cage? Will Smith? Smith is totally bankable, but Arnold in his prime would have torn his noggin off and spouted some awful “This guy’s going to have a whopping headache” joke.
The same could be said for American trucks – they’ve been good, but which truck has been a breakout vehicle the last ten years? The last real truck innovation, the in-bed trunk, was on a Honda Ridgeline. Was the Ridgeline a breakout truck? Enter the F-150 Raptor. The Raptor is the Jason Statham of trucks – a butt-kicking action star with street cred. We love the grille. We love the optional matte-black hood paint. And we love that it delivers on looks and performance. America loves its trucks, but we like our action heroes just as much. And like Statham, the Ford F-150 Raptor sure does turn heads.
5 Cars that Stand out from the Crowd: Declare your Independence from Boredom - Top 10 Lists - Vehix
