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<blockquote data-quote="WhatExit?" data-source="post: 1342654" data-attributes="member: 14359"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Rumor: The Ford F-150 Raptor Is Getting the Mustang GT500's Supercharged V-8</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Sources within Ford say that this 700-plus-hp super-Raptor will be a sendoff for the current-gen pickup.</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p>[ATTACH=full]290222[/ATTACH]</p><p>By <a href="https://www.caranddriver.com/author/220505/joey-capparella/" target="_blank">JOEY CAPPARELLA</a></p><p>MAR 22, 2019</p><p>[ATTACH=full]290223[/ATTACH]</p><p>Chris Doane Automotive</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A special version of <a href="https://www.caranddriver.com/ford/f-150-raptor" target="_blank">Ford's F-150 Raptor pickup</a> is coming with <a href="https://www.caranddriver.com/ford/mustang-shelby-gt500" target="_blank">the Mustang GT500</a>'s supercharged 5.2-liter V-8 engine.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">This powertrain would give this already impressive off-road performance truck upward of 700 horsepower—not to mention a more thrilling soundtrack than its current 450-hp twin-turbo 3.5-liter V-6.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Expect the V-8–powered Raptor to arrive sometime in 2020 or 2021, near the end of the current F-150's production run.</li> </ul><p>Ford is looking to bring back V-8 power for a special version of the F-150 Raptor. Multiple sources within Ford are telling us that the company is building a Raptor with <a href="https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a25862095/2020-ford-mustang-shelby-gt500-photos-info/" target="_blank">the Mustang GT500</a>'s 5.2-liter supercharged V-8. This super-Raptor will serve as a sendoff for the current-generation F-150, scheduled to be replaced in 2021 or 2022.</p><p></p><p>At this point, we only know that the supercharged 5.2-liter V-8 is slated to make more than 700 horsepower in its Mustang Shelby GT500 application, so it's safe to assume that the V-8 will provide a similar amount of power in the Raptor pickup. <a href="https://www.caranddriver.com/features/g15377492/ford-10-speed-automatic-transmission/" target="_blank">Ford and GM's 10-speed automatic transmission</a> seems like it would be plenty stout to hold up to this engine, given that it's used in the 650-hp Camaro ZL1, while Ford could easily source a sturdy enough live rear axle from component supplier Dana.</p><p></p><p>This would give Ford a strong response to <a href="https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a26910083/ram-rebel-trx-pickup-supercharged-hellcat-v-8/" target="_blank">Ram's planned TRX pickup</a>, which is all but confirmed to use FCA's supercharged Hellcat V-8 that makes upward of 700 horsepower. Ram is likely to get the jump on Ford in terms of timing, as the TRX is slated for a debut sometime in 2020.</p><p></p><p>The Ford should arrive late in 2020 at the earliest, as we hear that this V-8–powered version of the Raptor will have a short production run spanning either one or two of the last model years for the current-generation F-150 that debuted for 2015. Given the current Raptor's base price of $54,450, we might expect this V-8 version to command somewhere north of $70,000.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WhatExit?, post: 1342654, member: 14359"] [SIZE=6][B]Rumor: The Ford F-150 Raptor Is Getting the Mustang GT500's Supercharged V-8[/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=5][B][/B] [B]Sources within Ford say that this 700-plus-hp super-Raptor will be a sendoff for the current-gen pickup.[/B] [B][/B][/SIZE] [ATTACH=full]290222[/ATTACH] By [URL='https://www.caranddriver.com/author/220505/joey-capparella/']JOEY CAPPARELLA[/URL] MAR 22, 2019 [ATTACH=full]290223[/ATTACH] Chris Doane Automotive [LIST] [*]A special version of [URL='https://www.caranddriver.com/ford/f-150-raptor']Ford's F-150 Raptor pickup[/URL] is coming with [URL='https://www.caranddriver.com/ford/mustang-shelby-gt500']the Mustang GT500[/URL]'s supercharged 5.2-liter V-8 engine. [*]This powertrain would give this already impressive off-road performance truck upward of 700 horsepower—not to mention a more thrilling soundtrack than its current 450-hp twin-turbo 3.5-liter V-6. [*]Expect the V-8–powered Raptor to arrive sometime in 2020 or 2021, near the end of the current F-150's production run. [/LIST] Ford is looking to bring back V-8 power for a special version of the F-150 Raptor. Multiple sources within Ford are telling us that the company is building a Raptor with [URL='https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a25862095/2020-ford-mustang-shelby-gt500-photos-info/']the Mustang GT500[/URL]'s 5.2-liter supercharged V-8. This super-Raptor will serve as a sendoff for the current-generation F-150, scheduled to be replaced in 2021 or 2022. At this point, we only know that the supercharged 5.2-liter V-8 is slated to make more than 700 horsepower in its Mustang Shelby GT500 application, so it's safe to assume that the V-8 will provide a similar amount of power in the Raptor pickup. [URL='https://www.caranddriver.com/features/g15377492/ford-10-speed-automatic-transmission/']Ford and GM's 10-speed automatic transmission[/URL] seems like it would be plenty stout to hold up to this engine, given that it's used in the 650-hp Camaro ZL1, while Ford could easily source a sturdy enough live rear axle from component supplier Dana. This would give Ford a strong response to [URL='https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a26910083/ram-rebel-trx-pickup-supercharged-hellcat-v-8/']Ram's planned TRX pickup[/URL], which is all but confirmed to use FCA's supercharged Hellcat V-8 that makes upward of 700 horsepower. Ram is likely to get the jump on Ford in terms of timing, as the TRX is slated for a debut sometime in 2020. The Ford should arrive late in 2020 at the earliest, as we hear that this V-8–powered version of the Raptor will have a short production run spanning either one or two of the last model years for the current-generation F-150 that debuted for 2015. Given the current Raptor's base price of $54,450, we might expect this V-8 version to command somewhere north of $70,000. [/QUOTE]
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