You've got to be FKn kidding me

[R3G]

My personal feelings on the matter:

I've owned four F150s (and one F350 and one F450 for camper towing) for twenty years, mostly in Alaska, but now in the East Coast. I've never been a lead foot, it's rare that I feel the need to "gun it". I suppose I'd not be buying a truck if that was my goal.

I do like having power at my disposal, but there is a point where anything more is unnecessary (for me). There is a trade-off, there always is. The TRX gets around 9 mpg from what I've seen in reviews and heard from one owner I know. That would never be worth it (to me).

I suppose some people love the idea of a V8 under the hood, for the sound and the potential power (that I'll never use), but to me it feels like it would be like when we used to put playing cards in our bicycle spokes as a kid so that our bikes sounded cool. What's the point (again, this is just my opinion)?

Maybe I'm just an older demographic (I'm 46), but I like fuel efficiency, and I like having a truck that can handle anything I can throw at it, minus a street race. I also like being able to go approximately 500 miles on a tank.

People put so much value into the phrase "v eight" that it's like they lost understanding of what it used to mean and why it used to be so important. Engines like the one in the Raptor are ages ahead of what we used to see in the days of "old iron".

I'm very happy with the truck. If the only engine option had been a V8 that got 9 mpg then I probably would have bought a regular F150 (perhaps a Tremor).

Just like any vehicle, gas mileage depends on usage. I pulled a 6x12 Uhaul trailer from CO to Texas in my 17’ Raptor and got 10mpg flat and never got more than 15mpg in city, HWY 16-18. My TRX gets right at 12 combined, and 14 HWY in street mode I’d say I’m still a Raptor fan even though I’m currently driving a TRX. Functionally it was a very good vehicle and it was my first truck. I guess what I’m saying is, nobody buys a Raptor for fuel efficiency; we buy them because they’re badass. Just like the TRX, which does get ~3-4 lower miles per gallon than the Raptor but pushes more power. If you can afford a Raptor, you know you’re going to have higher maintenance and energy costs than a Prius. But personally, I’m fine with driving trucks that run on Prius’s. They should advertise Prius consumption per mile. I also like competition, TRX out there will push Ford to make the Raptor better. Raptor had a 36 gallon fuel tank and the TRX has 33. It’s a good time to be alive with trucks like these available.

 

[Vader]

Sooo much cringe. Why people spend crazy money on a truck only to spend even more messing it up…

Seeing more and more of these type builds around Phoenix and I shake my head every time.

To each their own, I guess…

Clearly you have never owned a Jeep.

 

[4x4ready]

its the buyers causing this - funny to blame on dealer.

 

[smurfslayer]

I’m fine with driving trucks that run on Prius’s. They should advertise Prius consumption per mile.

Agreed.

 

[pbtjrlmrt]

IndoRaptor Package. Not sure what all entails but they look sick on youtube. Is it worth the extra 30k? Maybe?

Not even a tiny bit....I'd consider asking for additional money off if it had this package

 

[beachz]

Not even a tiny bit....I'd consider asking for additional money off if it had this package

That clown is ******** up almost every truck he touches...

 

[abrown]

This is downright terrible. This dude is ******** cookie.

 

[jjm047]

I'm slightly a Ford fan boy, but I'll buy a TRX before spending that much on a 3.5 EB Raptor

Lol what kind of ‘**** would spend that on a raptor.

There are some dumb *** people out there. Good lord.

 

[WestTXRaptor6]

Is this an IndoRaptor I spotted in Odessa, Tx yesterday?? LOL

 

[GordoJay]

Maybe I'm just an older demographic (I'm 46), but I like fuel efficiency, and I like having a truck that can handle anything I can throw at it, minus a street race. I also like being able to go approximately 500 miles on a tank.

Actually, you're too young to get the V8 thing. Add twenty years and you'd understand. It's not about what's better now, it's about what was better when you were young. V8s are old guy motors. When the people reliving their childhoods die off, the V8 will be retired. As long as they have lots of money to burn, it will live on.