TFL: Gen 3 + GT500 V8 is confirmed

[realjones88]

The Ram is too heavy 700 + pounds heavier and it runs out of gas within a few hundred miles, where you gunna go in that thing? lol all that extra and it's only getting 560whp. A tuned or upgraded turbos on a S-Cab will walk allover that thing.

Well my supercab has a massive 23 gallon fuel tank so it might walk all over it to the next gas station if I'm lucky.

TFL is an auto gossip blog. They have good material with actual facts (like the TRX walkthrough video), but their "anon source confirms this" stuff is all BS.

 

[Richard Hinsley]

Id pass on the ppwerboost. If anything a upgraded 3.5 is plenty of power in the real world. It's interesting that the HP wars have moved to off road trucks that have to be the fastest on the street. Baja trucks run around 450hp so that tells you alot.

 

[NASSTY]

TFL is an auto gossip blog. They have good material with actual facts (like the TRX walkthrough video), but their "anon source confirms this" stuff is all BS.

Their source isn't FOMOCO. They banned TFL from attending the 2021 Bronco and 2021 F150 reveals for leaking pics of the Bronco.

 

[Tr4ckD4ys]

Gen 3 Raptor will be a subjective choice between Cybertruck, Badger and TRX.
Cybertruck looks like horse sh*#? but has crazy stats
Badger looks great but they’re likely bankrupt before that even rolls off of any imaginary production line
TRX is just for complex-driven V8 fanboys

all in all: Raptor will still be the most well rounded, highest quality offroad truck, if it has that hybrid to compete with Tesla, the looks to compete with badger, and the badass image to compete with TRX

 

[Fordraptorrrrrrrr]

So these two motor options will be available end of next year or next fall? Beginning of the year I'll be starting to save for a house thats #1 priority.
While I still love my 2019 I could do the S/C version in the future, not sure I'd want two Raptors though?

Time will tell If I decided to get the Supercharged version though, would be lots of fun on the street but so would a 4.2l stroked EcoBoost that that one guy builds for 750+ hp, would be about 1/2 the price too just no supercharger whine and v8 sound.

Decisions, decisions.....

 

[K223]

Limited edition S/C V8 sounds good. I'll stick with my 10 SCAB 6.2. Even $50k sounds expensive for a truck. Don't forget about Tesla and Rivian coming out with 750+ hp trucks and 3sec 0-60 times with lower pricing than the Raptor.

The tri motor that you speak of, is impressive based on specs. It this truck will be 75-90k as well with options. The 4.5s Dual motor 0-60 is 50-60k+ and the 6.3s 0-60 starts at 40k. A lot to be proven yet, but looks promising. Still your going to pay to play. And you have to dig the angular shape.

2-3 years should have a few electric players out with the electrics.

The hybrid Raptor does sound interesting and many ways Ford can go with it.

 

[FDHog]

Limited edition S/C V8 sounds good. I'll stick with my 10 SCAB 6.2. Even $50k sounds expensive for a truck. Don't forget about Tesla and Rivian coming out with 750+ hp trucks and 3sec 0-60 times with lower pricing than the Raptor.

Tesla and Rivian are just pickups. Not built for Off Road, so not competition for the Raptor, besides the range will be horrible.

 

[Badgertits]

After people buy the TRX and realize it's not good at anything other than going fast in a straight line on pavement, The Raptor will still be King of the offroad trucks. I would think that given 2 engine choices and putting a heavier V8 in the Raptor means that Ford will have to have to have 2 different suspension setups if they want both trucks to handle the same.
On pavement, the TRX will slay the Gen2 Raptor, but that's not what the Raptor is for.
I had an SRT Challenger and a few Corvettes. The SRT would blow the doors off the Vettes in a straight line, but put any turns in the road, and the Challenger was a Dog.
Now, I'm completely happy with my GT350.

the V8 isn’t going to be any heavier than a ttV6 + hybrid battery pack


It most likely will be more immediately tuneable tho

 

[Badgertits]

So if this were to happen with the 5.2 v8, what trans would be behind it? Dual clutch? I like the raptor R name too if it were to actually happen. I'm thinking it probably wouldn't be a daily driver either.

probably the same 10 speed that already works in more powerful camaro ZL1 for instance....

dual clutch? Haha dual failure in the desert

 

[Badgertits]

The Ram is too heavy 700 + pounds heavier and it runs out of gas within a few hundred miles, where you gunna go in that thing? lol all that extra and it's only getting 560whp. A tuned or upgraded turbos on a S-Cab will walk allover that thing.

1000 lbs actually isn’t it?