I don't recall any Ford Rep ever admitting to the Raptor R with a V8

[Raptorial]

Will believe it when I see it. Until then, I'll continue watching TRX prices

 

[CoronaRaptor]

Or it could be the truth

Yes, could be true, so could anything I read on the internet, but I will wait until Ford says they are building a Raptor R and if they say it will be a v8, v10 or a 4 banger, until then I am very skeptical on what salesmen spew out of their mouths. I too am hoping it gets built, but I might of been born at night, but it wasn't last night.

 

[Badgertits]

Was told by Ford purchasing Mgr there will be a Raptor R w/ 5.2 SC engine, it’s not going to be a huge talking point b/c it’s going to be extremely limited production (of course if they have a huge interest/demand & can justify it probably see more volume)

guy made it seem it’d be like Ford GT type limited production not GT 500- real low

 

[CoronaRaptor]

Was told by Ford purchasing Mgr there will be a Raptor R w/ 5.2 SC engine, it’s not going to be a huge talking point b/c it’s going to be extremely limited production (of course if they have a huge interest/demand & can justify it probably see more volume)

guy made it seem it’d be like Ford GT type limited production not GT 500- real low

In that case, there will be a $300,000 ADM on it. So only the very rich can apply to own one and it wont even be seen offroad.

 

[Raptor911]

Yes, could be true, so could anything I read on the internet, but I will wait until Ford says they are building a Raptor R and if they say it will be a v8, v10 or a 4 banger, until then I am very skeptical on what salesmen spew out of their mouths. I too am hoping it gets built, but I might of been born at night, but it wasn't last night.

He is not a salesman. He is the head of f150 marketing. I don’t understand the pessimistic view. The world has plenty already.

 

[Olsen Motorsports]

Does anyone have any insight into actual production numbers for the R? or is it all 100% speculation at this point?

 

[Russ103]

Does anyone have any insight into actual production numbers for the R? or is it all 100% speculation at this point?

Yes

 

[Badgertits]

Yes

My info comes from one of the guys responsible for making sure they have the right amount of specific alloy ingot & molten metal to supply the production of all their engine platforms, so in other words- he would know if there’s going to be an increase in production volume for the 5.2 va the 5.0 vs the 3.5 HO etc etc etc

he didn’t get into much specifics other than confirmed yeah they’re making the Raptor R w/ V8 but it’s going to be a tiny fraction of overall Raptor production & said “think like Ford GT type #s”

 

[CoronaRaptor]

He is not a salesman. He is the head of f150 marketing. I don’t understand the pessimistic view. The world has plenty already.

I missed that part, lol. So, he works for corporate Ford?, not some district manager, if so, that appears more promising. Funny though how "Ford" marketed the new Bronco for 2 years before they were produced, but not a whisper in writing from FORD about the "R" yet, that is all I'm saying. And the fact that Ford said they would build the high performance version of the Raptor back in 2009 and never did, even after showing pictures of it.

 

[Russ103]

My info comes from one of the guys responsible for making sure they have the right amount of specific alloy ingot & molten metal to supply the production of all their engine platforms, so in other words- he would know if there’s going to be an increase in production volume for the 5.2 va the 5.0 vs the 3.5 HO etc etc etc

he didn’t get into much specifics other than confirmed yeah they’re making the Raptor R w/ V8 but it’s going to be a tiny fraction of overall Raptor production & said “think like Ford GT type #s”

Looks like my original plan of getting the R was wishful thinking, since I can’t compete with the Ford GT type of buyers.

This makes a TRX much more likely in the near future to me, I’m sad to admit it since I’ve always been a Ford truck guy, and I love my current Raptor, but the TRX just seems like the obvious choice for my needs as an all around practical daily driver.