Jalopnik: 2012 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor: First Crawl

2012 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor: First Crawl

"The Ford F-150 SVT Raptor pickup emerged in 2007 as a desert runner, was recast as a Michigan mudder and then as a snowbird-slash-missile-site-transporter. For its fourth phase, Ford is positioning the long-travel-suspension pickup as a rock crawler. Having never scrabbled the Earth's craggy layer in a truck before, I was a natural sucker for Ford's latest demo of the Raptor's abusage cycle in Moab. Who would crack first, the truck's frame or the on-roader's spine?"

Awesome!!! I can't wait to read all the typical hater comments!!! So entertaining!!

Pretty cool, I'd like to see less "epic" video and more actual footage. I can't wait to go back to Moab with a Raptor.

Some slow ass shit! Good find! Slap the mirrors back and let it rip.
Loved the spare in the bed and 30 camera guys at each corner.
Thanks!

Great find. Thanks for posting.

Thanks for the link! Was in Moab this summer but didn't use my SCrew for any rock crawling. There are plenty of high-speed desert trails in the area that better suit the truck's capabilities, IMO. I highly recommend a trip to the area. Here's a pic from our ride on Chicken Corners (the wife was screaming and the kids never stopped laughing for nearly an hour) -

That was a great video. I really liked the music. I felt like I was running in the fields with a sword with Mel Gibson before he was a ****-addict.

That's a great find and looks like a hell of a lot of fun

swoop1156 said:

That was a great video. I really liked the music. I felt like I was running in the fields with a sword with Mel Gibson before he was a ****-addict.

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LMAO. I was picturing Last of the Mohicans... without Mel Gibson or ****.

I didnt figure it was new thread worthy... But Autoblog just posted their experience and video that goes along with this. Different camera angles are nice to see.

2012 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor