I do not "feel" the speed in my Raptor?

[EricM]

No sir. This isn’t a brand bias thing. I was “fortunate” enough to work next to a facility that serviced Chrysler products. It was an eye opening experience, which I found to be rather unfortunate because I do like a lot of what they have to offer.

Before I bought my car, I wanted a 392 Charger. (It’s a massive fat car with a tiny interior and a torque factory under the hood.)

The Viper was way ahead of its time along with both the Grand and original Cherokees.

When the Charger/Challenger and 5.7/6.1 HEMI came out in the mid 2000s along with the SRT program, they were very much ahead of their time.

The problem is, they don’t have the engineering budget that Ford and GM do and it shows. It’s shows in a lot of the corner cutting they do, it shows in their reliability, and it shows in their design.

Until they figure out how to solve that issue, they’ll always be the distant third unwanted brother to Ford and GM.

Chryslers are junk. Nice styling typically with big engines, but total junk.

 

[Donmatteo]

Call ********. There is no way in hell you have no idea that you are not going 125mph. I can tell even in my GT500 let alone the raptor. This is a troll post.

He's rolling 20's. He most likely didn't adjust the speedo for the diameter.

 

[tractorman]

I am a grandpa, I admit it. But I have owned a 200 plus MPH car, although I never had it over 150 mph for lack of a safe place to try it. I really enjoy the Raptor, much more so than I thought I would coming from a lightweight modded Z06, but I'd be reluctant to drive it for any length of time over 100 mph, even if I had a safe and legal spot to try it. It's just not designed for those speeds. Tires being the number one concern, aerodynamics and soft suspension following closely behind as major concerns. But to each his own, just don't endanger others.

 

[tomcruise]

Raptor does not have the aerodynamics, suspension, or brakes to handle high speeds safely. Raptors are still a truck and can't compare to a performance car.

I've driven 3 different cars at 120-140 mph; a Dodge Charger, Audi S5, and 911 GT3. Charger was not as quiet or smooth and took forever to get to 135 as well as slowing down, brakes are shit, S5 was quite smooth and got to 130 quickly and brakes work well, GT3 was at 130 in no time, very smooth and planted and the carbon ceramic brakes worked like nothing i've experienced.

 

[gopher870]

I just finished a 9500+ mile trip across the USA in my 2019 Raptor. I drove a significant portion of that in the 100-107 mph range for miles on end. I did throw a CEL for an O2 sensor and fried a catalytic converter apparently but the truck was smooth and handled very well at speed. So much so that driving less than 100 seemed way too slow.

I just ordered a Goosetuned COBB. I did not know you could remove the 107 limiter. I'd be hesitant because of the current tires rated at S (112 mph).

Put a loud exhaust on a slow big block V8 vehicle and all of a sudden it will "feel faster." It also depends on what you are used too...drive a certain vehicle a certain way and you become accustomed to the way it drives...even if it drives bad.

Ever had a blow out at speed - even on a front tire? As long as you do not panic, it is uneventful.

I agree...troll post.

Next, I'll tell you about how the Raptor Assault was boring....

 

[Deleted member 12951]

I agree...troll post.

Next, I'll tell you about how the Raptor Assault was boring....

Not sure if you are being sarcastic on Raptor Assault but if you are not, I agree with you, it was rather uneventful and somewhat boring to say the least.

 

[Cain]

I don’t feel the “speed” in my Raptor because it only has a measly 450HP. That’s what I thought this thread was going to be about.

My cruising speed in this truck is 95MPH btw. It feels just fine at 105 MPH as well.

I had this thought seeing the title of thread and got a little excited thinking, holy crap, i'm not alone that thinks this truck is slow!

But yes, in my experience so far, the truck rides very well even above 115 mph.

 

[gopher870]

Not sure if you are being sarcastic on Raptor Assault but if you are not, I agree with you, it was rather uneventful and somewhat boring to say the least.

The Raptor Assault was nothing more than a sales pitch for the Raptor. More specifically, the Off-Road driving modes (the ones to the right of Normal as the ones to the left are "On-Road" modes). If you could take the class before owning a Raptor, Ford would sell more Raptors!

If you have done any off-roading, mudding, rock crawling, donuts in the snow, etc. you might find the class a little slow. Since you are paired up in a truck, your driving time is cut in half. You don't get out in the trucks until after 9 AM and the class is finished by around 4 PM. Lunch included...so driving time is pretty short. Contrary to what the pictures look like, the jump is 35-40 mph max and you get yelled at if you stay on the gas after you leave the ground. Since your air time is probably less than a second, it's hard for most people to adjust. You do get to do the jump twice.

I attended the 8-13-2020 class. On the last run of the day, a guy turned a Raptor on its side on the "Baja Course." The rest of the class was literally lined up at the gate to return to base and they rushed us off very quickly. I did not know about the incident until we got back to the class room and one of the other classmates told me about it. The instructors said nothing about it until asked and only said no one was hurt and it was the first time it happened.

You do get a lot of swag at the end of the class.

 

[Green Goblin]

So I may be a little old in the tooth to have finally had this experience, but last year, at the sour old age of 62, I began to track my Porsche 911. I figure in 45 years of driving I had gone perhaps 120 or so once or twice on a public highway. Yeah, that's right. If you're going to claim you've never done it you are a pansy.

On track 11 times, especially on the straight at Watkins Glen International Raceway I hit about 135. In my instructor's GT3Rs, where I was a pansy passenger, he hit 155.

On track you are obviously wearing a full face helmet, most with plastic shield up. Windows are fully open. If you don't have oem then you better have gotten small wings that attach to the side view mirror where it is on the door to deflect wind away from the window. Small part, works wonders, cheap to buy, easy to install.

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Even at 155, perhaps because of the helmet, you don't really feel the sensation of speed.

When you do feel it is when you are heavy on the brake, scrubbing that speed off in a desperate attempt to not go head-on into the wall, but to be able to dive down into a right hand sweeper. It feels like your stomach is being sucked out by a toilet bowl plunger in reverse. Your eyeballs almost touch your glassed if you are wearing any.

Turns, curves, that's where you feel speed. My grandmother (even though she's been dead for 40 years) could step on the accelerator on the highway and go flat out. Big deal.

Tracking a sport bike at 165 mph and you will feel the speed in the straights, and dragging a knee is much more exhilarating than squeezing a seat!

 

[CoronaRaptor]

Tracking a sport bike at 165 mph and you will feel the speed in the straights, and dragging a knee is much more exhilarating than squeezing a seat!

No thanks, you need big balls to do that.