Modded 2010 Raptor vs. Stock 2017 Raptor

[Aaron]

Rear exhaust. Sign of a street queen.

#NoClearanceIssuesAtTheDragStrip

#DragQueenNotStreetQueen

 

[Jimbo]

 

[Aaron]

New summary of this thread:

 

[hkguns]

Awesome video. Listen to that 6.2!



Serious question, do you think they used a Gen 1 when they made the fake engine sounds they pump through the speakers of the Jen 2?

Pretty hard for the G2 driver to hear the 6.2L exhaust note when he is so far ahead.

 

[Truckzor]

Pretty hard for the G2 driver to hear the 6.2L exhaust note when he is so far ahead.

Cool story bro? Now I've got one for you. When a tree falls in the woods, it always makes a sound.

 

[Aaron]

Pretty hard for the G2 driver to hear the 6.2L exhaust note when he is so far ahead.

 

[BlueSVT]

Having owned a Gen1 for many years, with countless off road trips under my belt... I had the privilege of riding in a new Gen2 yesterday, including some off roading.

My impressions:
- Much faster than the first generation, both on dirt and pavement (well duh!)
- The fit and finish is incredible inside and out, it's a thing of beauty
- The different modes, while maybe handy, will also be confusing to many
- The suspension felt MUCH better than the Gen1 out of the box, including hitting some pretty good g-outs and never bottoming the suspension out
- Overall, the truck seems just "better" and more solid in every way, with the exception of the hotly debated exhaust note.

One thing that REALLY bothered us, was that you could not enable Baja Mode with 2WD and the rear diff locked! This is quite surprising, and a STAPLE of the Gen1 off-roading for many of us... You can, however, do this in normal sport mode, but then the shifting pattern and off-road calibrations for ABS and Traction are different! This is a big frustration. Then again, maybe we're missing something.

Overall, super impressed with the truck. But for the prices they're demanding for these things right now, I'd personally be hesitant to take it off road, especially when loaded with all the tech package goodies. The truck is just too damn nice.

 

[NewAgePhilosopher]

From someone who lives in one of the world's largest sand deserts, I would just like to say this: when you're stuck in the sand, let's see your turbo lag get you out of that mess. My naturally aspired V8 will almost always get me out just fine. Also, if I really wanted a drag racer for a Raptor, I'd slap on a big blower and probably rip apart any 2017 Raptor (stock or further modded) on the track. Or I would just use my Cayenne Turbo to do that, since this truck is not a street queen like my Porsche SUV. No way can a turbocharged V6 outperform a naturally aspirated V8 in the desert. And more gears just means more searching when you're stuck, going on inclines, etc., or doing anything else in the desert. Which is what, oh wait, this truck was made for.

For everything else, I'd rather have that new Raptor. Put a 6.2 and that old 6 speed in the new 2017 Raptor and you've got a great ultra capable modern vehicle.

 

[stealthfrc]

From someone who lives in one of the world's largest sand deserts, I would just like to say this: when you're stuck in the sand, let's see your turbo lag get you out of that mess. My naturally aspired V8 will almost always get me out just fine. Also, if I really wanted a drag racer for a Raptor, I'd slap on a big blower and probably rip apart any 2017 Raptor (stock or further modded) on the track. Or I would just use my Cayenne Turbo to do that, since this truck is not a street queen like my Porsche SUV. No way can a turbocharged V6 outperform a naturally aspirated V8 in the desert. And more gears just means more searching when you're stuck, going on inclines, etc., or doing anything else in the desert. Which is what, oh wait, this truck was made for.

For everything else, I'd rather have that new Raptor. Put a 6.2 and that old 6 speed in the new 2017 Raptor and you've got a great ultra capable modern vehicle.

there is no turbo lag..... man you guys are really grasping to justify keeping your gen 1's.... the new truck is better, who cares... thats what auto manufactures do... they improve on older models and make them better.

i sure hope after you slap a $10k blower on that you would beat a bone stock v6 with turbos... jeez you guys are unreal, sit back and read the shit your spewing.

 

[Aaron]

there is no turbo lag.....

Yo, Stealthfrc, I'm really happy for you, and I'mma let you finish, but...