2013 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor SuperCab, 2013 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor SuperCab Images Review :
Ford's Special Vehicle Team can't stop fiddling with its off-road masterpiece.
The Raptor debuted for 2010 as a SuperCab model with a 310-hp, 5.4-liter V-8, but has since adopted a 411-horse, 6.2-liter eight-pot and also offers a choice of a full-four-door SuperCrew version. Last year saw the addition of a Torsen limited-slip front differential and a nifty, front-facing camera, both of which are quite handy for rock-climbing. For 2013, new 17-inch forged aluminum wheels have been added, and they feature a patented bead-lock system for keeping the 35-inch-tall tires on the rims at very low pressures. (This is a rare feature in the industry—Jeep also offers one through Mopar—as the tires can be mounted either normally or in the “locked” position on the rims and secured with a $135 kit from Ford Racing.).
A sand-ish color aptly called Terrain has been added to the palette for 2013, which combined with the chunky new wheels to make our particular example look like a prop for a G.I. Joe movie. The full MyFord Touch suite (here with redundant knobs) also is now available inside, for better or worse, and HID headlights have been added to the $4760 Luxury package (power and heated/cooled front seats, adjustable pedals, dual-zone climate control, navigation, remote start, heated and power-folding mirrors, and a trailer-brake controller). Our SuperCab tester based at $44,335 and had all of the above, as well as $1075 in bed graphics and the $525 front/rear camera systems for an as-tested total of $50,695.
Even more rapturous Raptors are soon to take flight. Ford’s SVT is cooking up a Raptor Special Edition for this fall that will crank up the truck’s cosmetics with big exterior graphics, Brick Red and black seat bolsters with honeycomb cloth inserts, and other interior touches. Not to be outdone, Shelby American will introduce its Shelby Raptor, supercharged and intercooled to the tune of 575 horsepower, and fitted with custom leather upholstery, a choice of three different body graphic themes, and other upgrades, starting at $17,995 over the price of the “base” Raptor
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VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, rear/4-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 2+2-door truck PRICE AS TESTED: $50,695 (base price: $44,335) ENGINE TYPE: SOHC 16-valve V-8, iron block and aluminum heads, port fuel injection Displacement: 379 cu in, 6210 cc |
TRANSMISSION: 6-speed automatic with manual shift mode DIMENSIONS: FUEL ECONOMY: |
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