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<blockquote data-quote="WhatExit?" data-source="post: 1184634" data-attributes="member: 14359"><p>Correct.</p><p></p><p>It's all about tools and applications. Which is better a rubber mallet, a hammer or a sledge?</p><p></p><p>Why include a Power Wagon and not include a Super Duty F-250? Why include those the ZR2 and not include a Taco?</p><p></p><p>Here's the gist of the Raptor's story according to those geniuses at Motor **** (a horrible magazine) - the underlines are my additions:</p><p></p><p><em><span style="color: PaleGreen">Third place goes to the mighty Ford F-150 Raptor. “The Raptor was my odds-on favorite before we got to Canada,” Scott said. “T<u>he biggest problem with the Raptor is its failure to perform the one job we brought it for: going fast off-road</u>.” We know the Raptor is capable of going fast on the dunes of the West Coast, but on the loose-packed gravel and the mud and dirt trails of northeastern Canada, the Ford is out of its element.</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: PaleGreen"></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: PaleGreen">Nothing was more telling than its performance on the TLH proper. “On the off-road sections, <u>the Raptor’s rear end kept moving dramatically from side to side on the dry gravel, but things got even worse when the rain started coming down and the road deteriorated</u>,” Miguel said. Its drive modes only made it marginally more stable, but <u>even with four-wheel drive engaged or in Sand/Mud or Weather modes, the Raptor handled the brutal TLH far worse than the other trucks</u>. “At speed off-road, the rear end was never settled, never confident,” Scott said. “Isn’t that what this truck is designed for?”</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: PaleGreen"></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: PaleGreen">As disappointed as we were with the Raptor, there’s still plenty to love. Its powertrain is easily the best of this group, with effortless power and seamless shifts. It rides phenomenally, and even more impressive is that it drives like a big sport sedan on pavement. Still, we expected more from the Ford.</span></em></p><p></p><p>Yeah, sure. The Raptor didn't do well going fast off road. Right!</p><p></p><p>Fer ****'s sake, if they put a couple-three hundred pounds of something in the back to give the rear end some weight the results would've been different.</p><p></p><p>The Raptor weighs less than the P-Ram and its rear end is much lighter. </p><p></p><p>You can tell the comparison is ******** when the puny ground clearance of the ZR2 didn't make a difference. Really?! 8.9 inches with tiny tires. Good luck with that off road. And if a ZR2 owner tries to put bigger tires he'll be throwing out the best part of that truck - the shocks. Enjoy that. At least they can get good money for them as take-offs.</p><p></p><p>Who the hell goes off road without preparing for the conditions? Magazine editors that's who! <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/flipthebird.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":flipthebird:" title="Flipthebird :flipthebird:" data-shortname=":flipthebird:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WhatExit?, post: 1184634, member: 14359"] Correct. It's all about tools and applications. Which is better a rubber mallet, a hammer or a sledge? Why include a Power Wagon and not include a Super Duty F-250? Why include those the ZR2 and not include a Taco? Here's the gist of the Raptor's story according to those geniuses at Motor **** (a horrible magazine) - the underlines are my additions: [I][COLOR="PaleGreen"]Third place goes to the mighty Ford F-150 Raptor. “The Raptor was my odds-on favorite before we got to Canada,” Scott said. “T[U]he biggest problem with the Raptor is its failure to perform the one job we brought it for: going fast off-road[/U].” We know the Raptor is capable of going fast on the dunes of the West Coast, but on the loose-packed gravel and the mud and dirt trails of northeastern Canada, the Ford is out of its element. Nothing was more telling than its performance on the TLH proper. “On the off-road sections, [U]the Raptor’s rear end kept moving dramatically from side to side on the dry gravel, but things got even worse when the rain started coming down and the road deteriorated[/U],” Miguel said. Its drive modes only made it marginally more stable, but [U]even with four-wheel drive engaged or in Sand/Mud or Weather modes, the Raptor handled the brutal TLH far worse than the other trucks[/U]. “At speed off-road, the rear end was never settled, never confident,” Scott said. “Isn’t that what this truck is designed for?” As disappointed as we were with the Raptor, there’s still plenty to love. Its powertrain is easily the best of this group, with effortless power and seamless shifts. It rides phenomenally, and even more impressive is that it drives like a big sport sedan on pavement. Still, we expected more from the Ford.[/COLOR][/I] Yeah, sure. The Raptor didn't do well going fast off road. Right! Fer ****'s sake, if they put a couple-three hundred pounds of something in the back to give the rear end some weight the results would've been different. The Raptor weighs less than the P-Ram and its rear end is much lighter. You can tell the comparison is ******** when the puny ground clearance of the ZR2 didn't make a difference. Really?! 8.9 inches with tiny tires. Good luck with that off road. And if a ZR2 owner tries to put bigger tires he'll be throwing out the best part of that truck - the shocks. Enjoy that. At least they can get good money for them as take-offs. Who the hell goes off road without preparing for the conditions? Magazine editors that's who! :flipthebird: [/QUOTE]
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