Recent content by spaceaholic

He actually received...or is anticipating an allocation? Allocations were not supposed to be issued to dealerships until next week. Anyone else had a dealership confirm they RECEIVED one or more 24 allocations for the "R"?

The OP needs to take a hike. What chutzpah!

Given order banks opened on the 13th...how could FORD have asked for numbers on the 9th?

Placed an order for a 2024 Raptor R, Shelter Green @ 10K over MSRP with a local dealer last Wendsday. Nobody has allocations yet but the order bank is open. 24 will be an interesting year as the Fed continues to raise rates to combat inflation which in "normal times" would suppress the inventory...

Was there any info on roughly when the first round of allocations would be issued (i.e. are we looking at that to occur in the next week(s), or months?

From TFL Offroad

With potentially additional HP (maybe a modest increase if so) do we think there will be slightly improved 0-60 times? Put another way, how much of an increase would be needed to realize an additional 1/10 of a second off the currently advertised 3.6 second 0-60 time? And how many gallons per...

Anybody seen an order guide?

Took delivery of a 23 Superduty in Azure...it really is a neat color with multiple personalities. Like most tricoats, images do not do it justice, you have to view in person from different angles and lighting conditions to appreciate its beauty.

Build and price is up? Where - just checked Fords website, only 23MY is reflected

Raptor R is getting a power boost for 24..."Over 700 HP"...we just dont know how much yet

I would also think about replacing all the Grade 5 with Grade 8 bolts. Pretty sad in a 110K plus vehicle one would have to do that but given these are supposed to be hard changing trail rated machines, IMO grade 5 fasteners for the suspension are unacceptable

2024 F150 (and presumably the "R") live reveal this evening @ 2000 East Coast Time from the Detroit Auto Show: https://www.youtube.com/live/WrfPo5n0oNA?si=4IRRUJ-MibvztSOQ

https://tfltruck.com/2023/09/2024-ford-f-150-raptor-r-shows-off-its-new-style-new-fox-live-valve-suspension-and-v8-sound/

Definately stay away - you'll acquire the impulsive urge to pull into Tim Horton's and spend all your loonies/toonies on triple/triples