09-26-2011, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Bad company
The Toyota Camry with the larger engine will thrash a 6.2 Raptor from 0 to 60MPH.
Raptors are awesome, but not becasue of their mid 8 second time from 0-60. Drag racing a Raptor on the road is like mud bogging a Mucielago. You aren't playing to the vehicle's strengths. In fact, the 2012 Jeep Wrangler with the Pentastar is almost 2 seconds faster to 60 MPH, so don't mess with those either.
Raptors are differentiated performance wise against other vehicles typically by:
- Suspension travel
- variable rate shocks
- ground clearance
- tire size (re contact patch and ground pressure)
- rear locker
- traction control/stability control optimized for off roading
If you do beat another vehicle in a drag race, you are just proving that you are the tallest midget at the special school.
Take 'em down off road, where you are king.
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Think most mags have been seeing mid-6's 0-60 for a stock Raptor. Agree on the Camry bit though, 10 years ago that was fast, today most uplevel sporty vehicles can do the same. A 3000lb car only needs 200hp to run a Raptor....and there are a ton of 3500lb cars out now with 300hp engines, including family sedans.
The fact that a Raptor has a damn lazy stock shift schedule doesn't help anything in its impromptu-race ability.
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