Hey all just wanted to do a small shout out about my 2018 Scab Raptors latest on road trip.
1. Having the first 5.4L 2010 Scab for 2.5 years and doing the exact same drive up to Michigan regularly the ride and feel of this new truck is sweet! The old gen 1 felt slow and well, it felt like a truck. Ya ya ya I know that 8 years of technology makes a huge difference but still its leaps and bounds better than the first Raptor. The electric steering is a huge part of why it feel so crisp on the road. It is also a bit lighter but that really didnt feel like the main cause of the feel.
2. MPG's, running my 2010 empty I easily avg 16 all the time driving 5mpg over the limits. The 2018 empty at 5 over the limit I avg 16.8 and the speed limits are 5mpg higher now than they were in 2010. Loaded with 1k lbs the 2010 at its best was 13 the 2018 this trip up loaded with 1k lbs avg 15.3.
I will be heading up again this summer with the same trailer with the same cargo inside and will see what the mpg's are in comparison.
3. I have yet to do any off road stuff that will come this Jan at the snoball, so more to come
1. Having the first 5.4L 2010 Scab for 2.5 years and doing the exact same drive up to Michigan regularly the ride and feel of this new truck is sweet! The old gen 1 felt slow and well, it felt like a truck. Ya ya ya I know that 8 years of technology makes a huge difference but still its leaps and bounds better than the first Raptor. The electric steering is a huge part of why it feel so crisp on the road. It is also a bit lighter but that really didnt feel like the main cause of the feel.
2. MPG's, running my 2010 empty I easily avg 16 all the time driving 5mpg over the limits. The 2018 empty at 5 over the limit I avg 16.8 and the speed limits are 5mpg higher now than they were in 2010. Loaded with 1k lbs the 2010 at its best was 13 the 2018 this trip up loaded with 1k lbs avg 15.3.
I will be heading up again this summer with the same trailer with the same cargo inside and will see what the mpg's are in comparison.
3. I have yet to do any off road stuff that will come this Jan at the snoball, so more to come
