I will go on record saying... I have absolutely no interest in the 2017 Raptor. I could list the reasons why, but simply put, I don't care for the appearance of it. I'm not going to knock anyone for buying one, we all like different things, otherwise nothing would ever change.
While completely different animals, in a round about way, its like my '69 Charger (that I no longer have) compared to the new Charger Hell Cat....The new Hell Cat is better in every single way... its faster, handles better, more reliable, more comfortable, its improved in every way. Granted the '69 Charger is a classic, my '14 Raptor is not. I know that.
But for me, my '14 is awesome, improved or not, I think Ford missed the mark with the new 2017, but like I said earlier, that is only my opinion.