RHO vs Raptor vs Raptor R

[EricM]

These guys are at altitude, so the turbo trucks (all of them but the R) have a boost advantage.

 

[trav7314]

While I'm in the market for an R, I look forward to whatever Ford comes up with for the Gen 4 F-150 Raptor. It's currently beat out by the RHO, tuned Ranger, and likely tuned Bronco in the powertrain department.

 

[downforce137]

These guys are at altitude, so the turbo trucks (all of them but the R) have a boost advantage.

thank goodness for fast forwards...

 

[MKW1456]

Ford should have an answer and changes for the ecoboost Raptor. The RHO has much better numbers in HP, torque and at least straight forward performance- off-road different story. The ecoboost Raptor hasn’t seen engine changes since introduced in 2017.

 

[shigman]

I wish the 3.5 was a straight 6…regardless of HP that is a tip in the RHOs favor. I can’t imagine there is much more tune ability out of that 540 hp 3.0. If the Raptor had the same HP/liter thats 630 HP out of a 3.5…..from the factory…lol

 

[DFS]

Am I the only one perfectly content with the 3.5 in its current state? Great blend of power and fuel efficiency, with just very few bugs after all the years of development. I don’t need another 50 horsepower or anything like that since I don’t need to drag race from light to light, and don’t want to sacrifice reliability. Same with my PowerStroke, I can’t actually tell the difference between my high output or the standard motor. I want Ford to focus on improving quality without deleting features. But I understand horsepower is what sells.

 

[RaptorFan1988]

Am I the only one perfectly content with the 3.5 in its current state? Great blend of power and fuel efficiency, with just very few bugs after all the years of development. I don’t need another 50 horsepower or anything like that since I don’t need to drag race from light to light, and don’t want to sacrifice reliability. Same with my PowerStroke, I can’t actually tell the difference between my high output or the standard motor. I want Ford to focus on improving quality without deleting features. But I understand horsepower is what sells.

I’ve absolutely never felt like the power out of the 3.5 was inadequate - people already flip flop on whether the regular driving characteristics of the R are worth the price difference and some people expect ford to make that margin even narrower?

How anybody is willing to lay down 75k+ on a stellantis product in 2024 blows my mind. They’re circling the drain and their reliability/quality mirrors that. The last thing I’d want to hang my hat on is a new twin turbo motor coming from a company that changes CEOs more often than most people change their underwear.

 

[Coleblack]

You said a mouthful then big dog !

 

[DFS]

I’ve absolutely never felt like the power out of the 3.5 was inadequate - people already flip flop on whether the regular driving characteristics of the R are worth the price difference and some people expect ford to make that margin even narrower?

How anybody is willing to lay down 75k+ on a stellantis product in 2024 blows my mind. They’re circling the drain and their reliability/quality mirrors that. The last thing I’d want to hang my hat on is a new twin turbo motor coming from a company that changes CEOs more often than most people change their underwear.

I agree, if Stellantis is the benchmark we have problems. The only thing I thank them for is the TRX, which forced Ford to produce the Raptor R. While I’m not interested in the R, it satisfied a lot of Ford customers that just have to have a V8.

Curious to see if the RHO pricing impacts the Raptor pricing since it’s more competitive in its base configuration. The 37PP has lost relevance for me at $93,000 MSRP. I only picked up my F350 since it was almost $12,000 off MSRP of $102,000. It’s a lot more truck than a 37PP

 

[nelsonr103]

Am I the only one perfectly content with the 3.5 in its current state? Great blend of power and fuel efficiency, with just very few bugs after all the years of development. I don’t need another 50 horsepower or anything like that since I don’t need to drag race from light to light, and don’t want to sacrifice reliability. Same with my PowerStroke, I can’t actually tell the difference between my high output or the standard motor. I want Ford to focus on improving quality without deleting features. But I understand horsepower is what sells.

Preach brother! All raptors are perfect in their current state. Ford needs to up the quality ALOT