One sharp looking truck, at one sharp price. A bit too expensive? Maybe, but it will keep demand sharp and supply sharp as well. Formula for a very unique barn find in some 50 years. Not that you’ll ever loose an orange truck, but…

yeah sharp looking truck and i bet it runs nice now, nowadays ford trucks and cars have been reliable and good looking i might say..Fyi i can’t wait till the S H O comes out!!!!

Has Ford ever announced any production numbers yet for this beast?? I bet the build quantity will be simular to the GT500 production. Will sell as well as the Harley truck has.

Only in America…

Can you get a serious offroading machine… with 10 way adjustable LEATHER SEATS. Yet another useless gas guzzling vehicle for men with small penises to cruise around town in thinking they are bad-arse.

Only a maniac would spend $40k for that
DrFill

That is a bargain for a turn-key off road machine tuned for the Baja, full warranty and full North American support. The Baja is quite a rugged peninsula, if anyone has been there, they will tell you it is brutal terrain. Beautiful place.

Nothing else like this exists from any manufacturer. I can’t wait to see the specialized parts list, as I’m certain it is extensive and would cost at least double to do it aftermarket.

Ballsy marketing decision, and if you want one I doubt it may last 1 or 2 model years, unless the economy recovers.

Like the BMW X6… you either get it for what it is and love it or you don’t get it and hate on it.

It looks amazing in person I saw it at the 2009 Barret Jackson. I if I had the money I would buy it.

Screw the desert. This would make the ultimate urban assault vehicle. Curbs, traffic islands, speed bumps, low slung exotic sports cars, small children- just run over all of them and not feel a thing.

Lol.

$42k for a truck that is pure cop magnet and d!ckhead tatooed on your forehead all in one shot. They should have an entrance test for buying this one: 1) have you ever thought Truck Nuts were not just a laugh riot, but fashionable 2) do you enjoy the bouquet of your own flatulence 3) have you ever used the phrase “git er done” without irony 4) do you have any clue what irony is 5) you are convinced that even standing too near a MINI Cooper might make you catch “the gay” 6) you’ve kicked your stepdaughter in the chest for spilling your MGD at least twice, right? 7) you think the only guy funnier than Jeff Foxworthy is the genius who writes those Carl’s JR ads you have at least three cousins that you’d consider hooking up with

That is the ugliest, most ridiculous looking grille/front clip I have ever seen. What’s with the Jumbo-sized “FORD” letters? So awful. No wonder I only buy Dodge trucks.

That’s seriously expensive for something that looks like a cheap plastic toy. There’s too much ’stuff’ all over it or something, it looks like a whore.

They spelled “Tonka” wrong on the front grille.

It’s spelled “T-O-N-K-A”, not “F-O-R-D”.

How silly of them.

I agree that if you drive this around town, you’re a douchebag. But for those who off-road, this is a pretty serious piece of kit you could build on. Maybe you can build one better from scratch, but not with a warranty. But the interior and exterior accents (and especially the grill) are unacceptable on any level.

renton is right, either you get this truck or you don’t…if you think the trucks that run the baja 1000 are redneck, you’re mistaken…what’s redneck is racing trucks around ovals and road courses…trucks that can do the kind of high speed 4 wheeling this beast can, i really dig…i want one…bad…the suspension set ups on these kinds of trucks are amazing…

Laugh if you want but I talked to a guy just a couple of days ago who was mulling between getting his *second* AMG 6.3 liter coupe OR an SRT8 Jeep “because they’re fast and only cost around $50k”.

The SVT Raptor F-150 with the 6.2 liter engine is a “because we *can* built it” vehicle and there are plenty of speed freaks who cross shop all kinds of cars who will buy them.

I’m not one of those people but there is a market.

The Focus RS cannot come here any faster.

That front grille is kinda weird, but it’s very futuristic imo. I would love to try one off-road, looks very exciting for a pick-up. That interior belongs on a Kia Soul, not a F-150.

I would bet that the warranty is invalidated if you offroad it.

…what exactly is SHARP supply and demand, jayjc?

Who’s take this pig off-road?

Get a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited if that’s your thing.

This is one sweet and highly capable truck and actually a good price for its purpose.

As for those who say it is too expensive and nobody uses that capability bla bla bla, tell it to all those idiots who buy high-priced garage-queen M5s and M3s and AMGs and Astons and Cayennes and Vettes and V10 Toauregs (and and and) and never even come close to using the capabilities that are built into the prices. The chances of the average Raptor buyer using even some of the capability engineered into that truck are higher than your average M5 buyer.

It looks weird, maybe Dodge will put in the 6.1 Hemi to rival this, or the revival of the SRT10?

You know, even though trucks aren’t my thing, I like this. It’s a no-excuse real off road truck. I love the Raptor name and all the special effects on the outside. It’s maybe the most refreshing nostalgic car I’ve seen, it screams “80′a” and early 90’s when special edition trucks were all the rage. I’m not one to go off roading, but I think this has a market with those that do and with a ATV or Motorcycles in the back that you can’t do with the Wrangler and H2 SUT with it’s small rear bed.

Not knowing the future of the industry with fuel mileage standards may make a case for this truck to be collectors car too. It’s not badly priced either. Has anyone looked at what a loaded F-150 costs these days? For aftermarket parts alone to get a truck to look and be as capable aas this it would take some serious cash and time, plus you are under warrenty and can get the truck financed, unlike some aftermarket parts.

id pay 40 grand for something like this then 40 grand on a piece of crap that gm or chrysler make

Nuts.

@ RaineMan,

Umm… at least this thing has credible off-road capability. How silly is the Porsche Cayenne, or the BMW X5? Bot of which swill gas, carry/tow less and are less capable off-road?

I’d buy one…there’s probably not going to be a better off-roader this side of a Landcruiser/LX 570.

Having just spent the week in Daytona Beach, where I saw more lifted trucks than any other single type of vehicle there, I can there is definately a big market for trucks like this. Many of those trucks were fairly new diesel F350 or 3500 duallys, which cost about that (surpise!) $40,000. Then they had been given a lift and new tires, so paying $40,000 for a truck this capable is a bargain. If I was going to buy this, it would be black and I would pass on the decals

It’s good to know that, even if Hummer dies, the brand of conspicuous consumption will always live on somehow.

I would rather have a Sierra, but $40,000 for a truck is not alot. You can buy a toy-yo-DAA turd for over $50K and if your lucky only the tailgate will brake off.

I think it is great. A truck that has good off-road capabilities and is street legal with a warranty. I just hope it has a manual transmission and I hope you can turn all traction control off. It needs a sport package that removes all a/c, heat, cd/radio, stereo, and all the other crap that adds weight. So basically a lighter weight version. That would make it an amazing truck.

wow! i like it! a street ready rally truck! I LOVE IT!

I’ll wait to the US finally starts to really fall apart and get one with a machine gun mounted in the back.
Probably sometime in the next few months…

WRX- How could a rally guy not think this is cool? I dont like the tacky, uh tack ons at all, but. Some roads are perfect for a WRX, the rougher roads that will eat a WRX are ideal for desert race truck. Their will be a lot of these in the desert, remember 70 million people live near deserts in So Cal, Phx and Vegas.

I actually think this truck is pretty cool. Its a good value for a truck that is this loaded and comes with this type of off road hardware. If you think 40k is a lot of a full size pick up of this nature go to your local GMC/Chevy/Nissan/Ford/Toyota dealership and you will see half tons going for 35-36k that are not even that loaded

i need a Crew Cab.

I meant Super Crew Cab

So sweet! All the reviews (from C&D, R&T, MT, etc) praised how well this truck performed off-roading. The suspension supposedly makes Jeeps even look bad. 13 inches of travel? That’s impressive. I would love to rip around in the desert in a 6.2L SVT Raptor.

And to whoever said Dodge should put the 6.1L Hemi in the Ram and bring back the SRT10….the Ram SRT10 and SVT Raptor don’t compete. The Dodge is built for a road racing truck, verse the Ford which is designed for off-road.

The decals or whatever look cool. Personally, I’d opt not to have them, but for publicity’s sake and drawing attention, they work well.

Mind you I didn’t answer “yes” to any of WRXPSM’s questions in his failed attempt at humor. This is coming from a guy with an M3…..

@ DetroitWatcher: Noone buys the X5 or Cayenne for their offroading ability. The X5 and Cayenne are not advertised for their offroading ability anyways. The AWD is for when it gets wet/snowy. If you are pointing out that noone takes them offroad… noone will take the “cRaptor” offroad either. It’s an urban warrior… something that looks intimidating and takes up two parking spaces for absolutely no reason. I’d love to see some arse try to manouver one of these in the Wal-Mart parking lot or go through a drive-through window at McD’s.

shaver, there is no such thing as a “rally truck” — there are baja trucks, but not rally ones. And these are the worst enemy of a rally driver, no one wants a stupid 5,000lb lifted weekender truck tearing up a perfectly good gravel road. They can stay on the boulders and rocks, that’s fine by me, but get the hell off my forest road. And RaineMan is right, no would would spend $45k on a truck and then risk getting the emergency-cone-orange paint scratched off road, these things will get washed and waxed every third day by desk jockeys with bigger paychecks than sense.

well this canuck will test this new ford raptor to its limits i am buying one ordered today can,t wait the 4 months to get it best dam thing ford ever did.i owned 4 f 150,s now driving a 6 litre chev.can,t wait to see if the 6.2 will rip this chev apart.come to the north cause this is ford country

oh all u haters just can,t afford a real truck

Paint it something not orange, peel off those big ugly stickers, maybe give that grille a look.

Then we still won’t talk.

What is this Tonka BS? Seriously? Okay, so you built a capable off road vehicle. But why does it need to have those solid plastic ridges on the hood, the ugly stickers, the tupperware side vents, the silly grille, etc, etc, etc…

Come on now, the s*** they glue on these things!

hell yea, can’t wait to slap on some 24s , add a system , paint this thing chrome and NEVER take it off road ……. /sarcasm

Ford is in bad shape and this is what they come up with. This is one of the reasons they had to close so many truck plants.

hmmmm… finding your truck crowded in parking lots wont be a problem, just look for the orange one

I would def consider buying the black one. Might as well write DOUCHE BAG across the windshield of the orange one

Check out the new film about the Raptor – there’s a trailer at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsRrKAW-YP0. There’s a June 23 theatrical premiere for the industry in Hollywood and then its gonna be on TV July 12 on SPEED channel!

Interesting how the people that talk the most know the least!

Mr. 02WRXPSM, there is such thing as a RALLY TRUCK and I am proof of that! I have won numerous races/championships. My truck is a FORD RANGER and I was also sponsored by a Ford dealer! There is plenty that one can say about WRX people as well! Becareful with your stones, you might need a tissue when this is all said and done.

Just this afternoon, I received a call from my local dealer asking if I would like to have a meeting about racing a FORD RAPTOR! They asked how I would build it. I gave my input and hopefully we’ll see it in 10 weeks!

02WRXPSM, lets race!

Interesting…seems like someone would have thought to put to offer a navigation system for this thing??? Does that make sense if you are running around in the middle of no-where? I suppose while they were at it – they could make the leap to include Blue-Tooth integration??? My guess is most people that can afford this truck can afford a cell phone too…and sure would like to keep both hands on the wheel? I cannot figure out why Ford can’t “get it” with the technology that is out there today…when their foreign counterparts do…and as a result are passing them up on sales. If you are blowing $40K on a “just because I can”…what’s another $2K-$4K for kick-butt technology???

This is just GORGEOUS!!!!!! I am a girl, and drive an H3 at the moment and have been looking at an H3T.
If my children’s car seats fit, this truck will be in my garage fully loaded:) In the flaming orange color. with the trim inside and FORD blazing on the outside. Someone had me in mind when designing this outstanding truck. When I first saw it my first thought was “this truck looks like it could eat everything” including silly cars who rear end people they cant see…….

side note a mercedes 2 door actually didn’t see my yellow hummer and rear ended me on the highway! He just drove right into the rearend of my car…..Just wait til those numbskulls try and tango with this!

Way to step up to the plate Ford!!Go go go go and more go

btw if you need navigation, you don’t need this truck lol……

good luck and good night

To Rally Truck: where is the race?

I like the black one. I’ll get one after I pay down my Tundra.

Oh please, I have been waiting for a truck like this my entire life. I would be proud to drive it across town.
1)There is nothing fashionable about a real truck. Real trucks are built for kicking ass and getting the job done.
2) Flatulence is just gross
3) ‘git er done is not in my vocabulary
4) The irony here is you really think you are funny.
5) Your comment about “the gay” was just ignorant.
6) Is this something you have done before? If so maybe you need to get some assistance with your temper.
& 7) Jeff Foxworthy is a comedian and Carl Jr’s ads are a little childish don’t you think?
Oh and as for the hookup with the cousins, that’s just sick.
Wanting a Raptor has nothing to do with being illiterate. But My Masters Degree in Information Systems has nothing to do with it, so what do I know.

Also, you seem to know so much about the Mini Cooper, did you say you owned one?

You might be right about that gorgeousgal, I think I saw a picture of it eating a Mini Cooper.

This is one badass truck. I was going to build up my 2000 F-150 but look at that it was already done for me. Yea to whoever said that jeeps are better, lemme tell you that I have a wrangler that my father and I have built up and sunk well over $,10,000 into on lifts gearing and engine mods and it wouldn’t be able to touch this truck. Whoever the ***hole is that said that this truck is for men with small penises, Your just bitter cause you have never gotten laid, and your probably to small to get into one of these beasts. And to the GM and Dodge lovers hating on truck, don’t be mad cause dodge and GM didn’t think of building such a badass truck first. And I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t void a warranty if you took it offroad on a truck designed for off roading, honestly did you think before you wrote that message? Yea I’m pretty sure there are such a thing as rally trucks, did you ever watch the Baja 1000? Oh to the ignorant f***er that thinks rednecks only drive these trucks, if you ever see one of these trucks in your rear view mirror I suggest you get the f**k out of the way.

I am ordering one as soon as I’m done with coast guard training, and in orange and black, it matches the J-Hawk I fly for the USCG

last words…6.2L BOSS…enough said

Actually there is one thing ford forgot, Beadlocked rims, other than that, I wouldn’t change a thing.

+1 on the beadlocks.

Now, for the commenters that have no idea what the hell they’re talking about:

OutThere – There is an available in-dash navigation system available. Ford SYNC is also available. You really should go and find someone that has an 09 or newer Ford/Lincoln/Mercury and try it out; it’s arguably one of the best navigation and integration packages available (with Sync). Assuming you still don’t know what I’m talking about, Sync is the USB/Line In/Phone/Bluetooth/CD/Basically everything electronic in the car voice control system that you said doesn’t exist because Ford “can’t get it”.

Shanetrain – the vents on the hood and sides of the front quarter panel are fully functional heat extractors so that air can come from in front and below the truck and through the engine compartment to remove heat. If that’s such a grievous use of plastics maybe you should go back and buy a 30’s or 40’s roadster that has metal louvers instead. The running boards (if you think those are plastic too), are cast aluminum, coated with rubberized bed liner. This is hardly an Avalanche.

For all you people that hate Ford vehicles just because they are a FORD your stupid as hell, I would not change a thing even the color, maybe being noticed isn’t such a bad thing. I live in Michigan ill never take it to the desart but I bet I wont be stuck in the snow or mud.

Seriously thinking of getting one of these. The local Ford dealer in Huntington Beach, CA had two of these on the lot a black one and the orange one. It is a good looking truck inside and out and while the orange is a little bright for me, the black would be a little hot out in the desert. I go to the desert quite a bit to go shooting, dirt bike riding, or to catch a MDR race and this truck would be perfect for tooling around out there. For racing…. probably not, but way more off-road capable than any other factory truck from the domestics or imports.

It’s got the suspension to handle most of the dirt roads and trails out there. For the $38k-$40k you get a very capable truck with AC, Navigation, leather, factory warranty. I think if you tried to build a similar truck you could do it, but it would cost you more than $40k and then you would have voided your factory warranty or have to do without the use of your truck bed or something.

I think Ford has a winner on their hands. With Chevy and Dodge taking the bailout money you can bet that the excitement has left the building. While the govt. probably doesn’t want to start selling cars you can bet they are going to have a say about what direction Chevy takes, the govt. will want a return on the bailout money. As for Dodge well I think they are a little better off, but then again Fiat is not an American company. Fiat did not get where they are today building big trucks for the public, they got there by building smaller more fuel efficient vehicles for the masses. While I don’t think they would want to drop or screw up the truck division at Dodge, you can bet their bean counters will dictate what does and does not get built..

We set the truck in 4Hi and activated its unique off-road mode, which changes the engine’s throttle map, leaving the butterfly valve fully open when pushing the accelerator down through its entire arc. That’s intended to give it linear throttle response, like a race truck, instead of high power at the beginning that’s tapered at the end, like a street truck. In the first few miles through Borrego’s dry creek beds, we kept our speed to only about 30 to 40 mph. It gave us a chance to earn our Raptor legs. What was most amazing about the first few miles — and what quickly became expected behavior was how well-mannered the truck was while crossing washboard terrain that would have cracked our skulls on the roof of an ordinary half-ton. The Raptor doesn’t have the low-speed rock-crawling focus of the Dodge Ram Trucks Power Wagon or Hummer H3T, and the 5.4-liter version may not be powerful enough for some, but the Raptor’s overall versatility in the dirt is as close to perfection as you’re going to get if you want to take your off-road recreation to the next level.