New 2017 Raptor, New Section.

[mike.s]

Pretty good video here:

http://youtu.be/XfxcLhbobZY

 

[BlackGhost_3]

Personally, I think it looks pretty nice and I do agree overtime it will grow on many people as time goes on

However, their is one thing that I do NOT like, and that would be how the Dual Exhaust exits the back of the truck. For some reason it reminds me of a Dodge Truck. Next time you see a Dodge Truck take a look and compare for yourself it looks very similar to the new Raptor.

This is one feature that I hope they change before final production.

Wow some of you guys are really piling it on now lol!

I think it will grow on more of you with time. Maybe instead of totally giving up on either the styling or the engine, maybe we should seriously make a list of final production changes we'd like to see. Maybe our photoshop/artist guys can adjust the pre-production model and incorporate our changes into a few different selections that can be forwarded off to Ford.

1. Tweak the front grill: Less Super Duty look (narrower and longer?)
2. Remove the big FORD on the tailgate (personally I don't mind it) or maybe keep the 'two tone' but remove the lettering or ???
3. Sharpen up a few angles (be specific)
4. Hood - Two vents again?
5. Better wheels - Beadlock option for sure!
6. Optional 5.0 to 5.4L V8 with at least as much horsepower as the Mustang GT 5.0 (435hp) Preferably 450hp+

Personally, I'm excited the more I think about it. No not about the TTV6 but a more powerful motor in a lighter truck with 3.0 shocks, more suspension travel, new 4x4 system (assume better), 10 speed (is this really better?) and a newer interior (I love mine so anything even better is just a bonus as far as I'm concerned).

I think more will be excited when they announce the Raptor will have say 450hp and 520ft/lbs and then all of a sudden we're talking 500hp with a few mods in a 500lb+ lighter truck. C'mon guys, it'll be fun off-road with those numbers won't it lol! I know the motor is a huge deal and it still is with me but to be perfectly honest, even our current Raptors don't sound nowhere near as good as the old pushrod v8's. They sound is decent at start up and lower rpms but no deep rumble, especially at higher rpms. So even that has been an adjustment for me. My 88 Mustang GT sounded with stock exhaust sounded much better than my 2013 Raptor with after market exhaust. So it is all relative.

I will admit that I would never give up my Gen 1 Raptor for this one, but I may very well add it to the stable.

 

[RaptorScrew]

Pretty good video here:

http://youtu.be/XfxcLhbobZY

Those paddle shifters are damn near the size of the steering wheel...

 

[dataustin]

paddle shifters? we don't need no stinkin' paddle shifters...

 

[Pt2285]

i spent some time building engines @ speed-o-motive back in the early 2000s. we did 383s and 540s mostly but we did some V6s... i get the idea of economy, but when you purchase a truck like this you openly throw that out the window. and then you say i like the TT but i really wish the option of 37s. so then you really dont care about MPG. BUT IT HAS THE TORQUE CURVE OF A DIESEL. a v8 naturally due to it displacement can naturally produce the numbers we want. asking a smaller motor on steroids to do the same on paper looks right but your asking so much from a smaller package. LIKE I SAID, THIS IS A GREAT TRUCK FOR THE STREET QUEEN MARKET. Livernois is gonna get some biz i guess then.


also if your bitching about the MPG but then bitch about not having 37s, you dont get it.

 

[Beenjammin]

I think there has been a major typo in the press. What Ford surely means is that the 2017 raptor is a V10 with a 6 speed tranny.

A10 speed really...? Im glad I jumped on one this year and didn't wait for the new one. If I wanted to be Eco-friendly truck, I would have never considered a Raptor to begin with..

 

[LITTLEELVISDAN]

Meh. The look is alright... I really cant wait until my LS S2000 project is completed. No replacement for displacement conversations will be so fun.

I had a S2000. I think I was following your build thread for a while. That is until I sold it for a Vette. I did love that little car. If you ever saw pictures on the web of a silver one that was eaten by dogs.. Yep that was mine.

Small world.

 

[pirate air]

At least Ford gave us something cool to bitch about. I'll take a ttv6 raptor over no g2 raptor at all.

 

[TangoUniform]

I am also in the minority about the tailgate. I am just old enough to remember the late 70s to mid 80's ford tailgates with the large letters. So this one has a little heritage in it - kinda Kool.

 

[miglo]

I think it looks pretty good, though not as good as my 2014 IMO. If the ecoboost can squeeze out a couple more miles, more power to it. V8 is great but the 12.5mpg kinda blows, even with the price of gas going down.

Will definitely get one, but will probably wait for the 2018+ model for all the kinks to get worked out.