Ford Lightning Raptor 2025

[RamseyF]

Ford missed the boat. the raptor econoline would have been perfect. ok. maybe not.

In seriousness I would have loved the excursion raptor. that isn't true to the purpose of the raptor but it would have been sweet from the factory. even the expedition now.

Is it wrong that I’m envisioning a windowless Transit Raptor???

its not wrong if you dont think me envisioning a full size suv raptor is wrong

 

[RamseyF]

btw. I dont see a Ford Lightning Raptor, unless they build in some sort of gas or propane generator that can recharge the beast when your battery dies in the middle of off-road trip. I dont see there being any charging stations in the middle of nowhere. the range will be shit.



The hummer EV is 10k lbs and very capable but its no desert racer. that much weight might not work as well in a high speed desert racer slow trail riding and rockcrawling fine. high speed ev might not work offroad on the road yes.

 

[crc]

They have a hard time making any Raptors right now !

 

[Donovan]

Ford missed the boat. the raptor econoline would have been perfect. ok. maybe not.

In seriousness I would have loved the excursion raptor. that isn't true to the purpose of the raptor but it would have been sweet from the factory. even the expedition now.





its not wrong if you dont think me envisioning a full size suv raptor is wrong

I would ducking buy that in a heart beat.

That is a RAPTOR EXCURSION if I ever saw one. 7.3 FREAKCOBOOST

LETS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[CruiserClass]

And I can't see a maverick raptor happening. No one buys a maverick wishing there was a more offroad trim.

...and yet:

• The new Tremor package is available on XLT and Lariat series trucks and includes a 1-inch lift for greater ground clearance, exclusive Trail Control™, unique off-road-tailored front and rear suspension, advanced all-wheel drive with four-wheel-drive lock and 2.0-liter EcoBoost® engine

https://media.ford.com/content/ford.../01/new-maverick-tremor-off-road-package.html

 

[Yoshi]

...and yet:

• The new Tremor package is available on XLT and Lariat series trucks and includes a 1-inch lift for greater ground clearance, exclusive Trail Control™, unique off-road-tailored front and rear suspension, advanced all-wheel drive with four-wheel-drive lock and 2.0-liter EcoBoost® engine

https://media.ford.com/content/ford.../01/new-maverick-tremor-off-road-package.html

I'm waiting on the Festiva Raptor.

 

[CruiserClass]

I'm waiting on the Festiva Raptor.

Everything old eventually becomes new again. Somebody is going to remake the AMC Eagle eventually, and a Festiva Raptor could be just the sexed up retro-modern interpretation we didn't know we needed.

 

[Donovan]

Damn... so no freakcoboost?

 

[HK92]

btw. I dont see a Ford Lightning Raptor, unless they build in some sort of gas or propane generator that can recharge the beast when your battery dies in the middle of off-road trip. I dont see there being any charging stations in the middle of nowhere. the range will be shit.



The hummer EV is 10k lbs and very capable but its no desert racer. that much weight might not work as well in a high speed desert racer slow trail riding and rockcrawling fine. high speed ev might not work offroad on the road yes.

I agree with this. EVs are heavy and meant to be low to the ground by their nature. The suspension needed to throw around the supposedly massive weight of a Lightning Raptor over the desert terrain simply doesn't exist currently. Would require major engineering efforts. In fact the whole concept of a Raptor would have to be redesigned.

 

[BlueOvalF22]

I'm probably going to make a 2010 SCAB long travel lightning raptor before I'm done with this truck.

Anyone else thinking EV swap?

It looks like a lighting drive assembly ought to fab easy into the front. In the rear, I guess it would be best pulled off with a multilink IRS. Get an extra set of uprights that match the front long travel kit and then fabricate tabs, 5 DOM links per side with heims..

www.fordraptorforum.com