Jalopnik: 2012 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor: First Crawl

[KaiserM715]

2012 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor: First Crawl

"The Ford F-150 SVT Raptor pickup emerged in 2007 as a desert runner, was recast as a Michigan mudder and then as a snowbird-slash-missile-site-transporter. For its fourth phase, Ford is positioning the long-travel-suspension pickup as a rock crawler. Having never scrabbled the Earth's craggy layer in a truck before, I was a natural sucker for Ford's latest demo of the Raptor's abusage cycle in Moab. Who would crack first, the truck's frame or the on-roader's spine?"

 

[bstoner59]

Awesome!!! I can't wait to read all the typical hater comments!!! So entertaining!!

 

[White608]

Pretty cool, I'd like to see less "epic" video and more actual footage. I can't wait to go back to Moab with a Raptor.

 

[Badrap]

Some slow ass shit! Good find! Slap the mirrors back and let it rip.
Loved the spare in the bed and 30 camera guys at each corner.
Thanks!

 

[MiloX]

Great find. Thanks for posting.

 

[Truck Wolf]

Thanks for the link! Was in Moab this summer but didn't use my SCrew for any rock crawling. There are plenty of high-speed desert trails in the area that better suit the truck's capabilities, IMO. I highly recommend a trip to the area. Here's a pic from our ride on Chicken Corners (the wife was screaming and the kids never stopped laughing for nearly an hour) -

 

[swoop1156]

That was a great video. I really liked the music. I felt like I was running in the fields with a sword with Mel Gibson before he was a ****-addict.

 

[Bluoval1118]

That's a great find and looks like a hell of a lot of fun

 

[iceman302]

That was a great video. I really liked the music. I felt like I was running in the fields with a sword with Mel Gibson before he was a ****-addict.

LMAO. I was picturing Last of the Mohicans... without Mel Gibson or ****.

 

[executor485]

I didnt figure it was new thread worthy... But Autoblog just posted their experience and video that goes along with this. Different camera angles are nice to see.

2012 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor